Calling all young writers
READ Educational Trust encourages budding young authors to challenge their creativity in the Word Warrior Competition.
EVERY year, READ Educational Trust encourages budding young authors to challenge their creativity in the Word Warrior Competition.
This year’s competition continues the focus on the Trust’s furry hero, the foxy Detective Inkomba, and entrants aged nine to 16 are required to write fresh, authentic dialogue for a play, a movie or to use in a story.
READ encourages entrants’ imaginations to run wild, creating a scenario where Detective Inkomba solves a mystery of sorts. He could set off on interplanetary travel, engage in covert affairs, local affairs or even a love affair – the sky’s the limit!
The first prize is R1 000 cash and books to the value of R5 000 for the winner’s school.
Entries close on 31 October. Parents and teachers are encouraged to tell children about the competition to develop budding young South African writing talent.
Entrants are invited to view the sample scene, dialogue extract and conclusion, at https://bit.ly/2PJJEvEContact READ Educational Trust on 087 237 7781, or visit www.read.org.za.
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