Skip to main content

Home | COMPETITIONS | .....Young Writer

 

 

 

 

Young Writer

 

Objective                This competition provides an opportunity for Rotary to

                                encourage excellence in writing among children in their local community. 

                                The competition aims to provide a mechanism for young people to participate, using their writing skills, imagination and creativity.  It can be targeted at schools and youth groups.

 

Age Groups              The competition has three age groups:

 

Junior:                  7 to 10 years

Intermediate:     11 to 13 years

Senior:                14 to 17 years

 

                                 Ages are calculated as at 31st August 2012

 Format                    Entries are to be in the form of a letter written to anyone living dead or yet to be born and should not begin with the author's address but with

Dear .......................   The letter should not exceed one sheet of A4 and can be handwritten or typed. 

  

For 2012 - 2013 the theme for all age groups is ”Peace”

 

Competitions are organised at Club, District, and National level.

 

Prizes                       All entrants will receive a certificate.

 

For the National Final the winners will be given appropriate awards including a fountain pen from Cross Pens. 

 

Judging Criteria      Entries will be judged on:

 

·         Imagination relative to the subject

·         Ability to engage interest

·         Ability to be consistent in the power of argument

 

Dates                       The District competition will be judged during January 2013 so that prizes can be presented at the District Youth Speaks Final on Sunday 3 February.

 

Entries for the District competition should be submitted to Bryan Bamber by 31 December 2012.

 

Please note these dates are different from the dates in the rules available from the RIBI website

 

 

Entries                     Each Rotary Club is entitled to submit a participant for the District competition. Where one club organises a joint competition on behalf of several clubs, each of the several clubs is entitled to submit a participant to the District competition.

 

Rules                       Click Young Writer D1100 Rules.doc for an abridged version of the National rules. These will apply at the District and national competitions. Clubs are free to use their own rules for their club competitions.

 

Posters                    Click on Young Writer poster. for a printable poster which clubs can customise for their own use.

 

 

Further Information      For further information or assistance, please email District1100Youth@sky.com