Open to all schools and pupils living in East Lothian and Midlothian

 How many of your students will enter this competition which encourages young people to write creatively?

 Competition subject

Let your imagination run wild – entries will be accepted on any topic

 Two categories of entry

• P4- P7
• S1 – S4

 Prizes

There are two sets of prizes – one for East Lothian and one for Midlothian consisting of:

Best poetry
Best prose      

All the winners will receive a £10 book token plus a family day pass to the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick.         

Overall Young Writer of the Year winner P4- P7 will receive an iPod Shuffle plus a family day pass to the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick.       

Overall Young Writer of the Year winner S1- S4 will receive an iPod Shuffle plus a family day pass to the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick.      

 Award Ceremony

Winners of the competition will have prizes presented at Tranent Library on Monday 23 September at 4.30pm

Closing date for entries

Friday 14 June 2013

Why participate

• Fits with Curriculum for Excellence
• Good evidence for HMIe inspections
• Encourages creativity

For more information contact aguyon@eastlothian.gov.uk