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Combine the excitement of history with the fun of imagination to create Ancient Adventures! Your pupils can pick any person, place or event from history to inspire their mini saga, a story told in up to 100 words.

From discovering a pharaoh's tomb or a soldier in the trenches to being Queen Victoria or an explorer sailing the seven seas, it's a great way to tie creative writing with your current history topic. Your pupils will have fun as they put their writing skills into practise creating original stories.

The opportunity to see their work in print will inspire your pupils to get writing, and everyone chosen for publication will receive a certificate of merit. There are also fantastic prizes to be won - our 10 favourite stories will each win their writers a creative writing goody bag and the school with the best set of entries will win an incredible £500! 

There are many additional resources to download that will inspire your pupils and help them to plan their stories. If you need more colourful worksheets to get your whole class involved, you can request as many as you need and we will post them to you free of charge. 

Let's take your pupils on an Ancient Adventure today!

[Rules] =>

• Only one entry per pupil, there is no limit to the number of entries per school. Teachers please submit your entries altogether where possible.
• Ask your pupils to write their story (or an adult can scribe/type it), ensuring their name, age and school name are included.
• Work can be on the entry form or an A4 sheet of paper or typed (on a computer or in the Online Writing Portal).
• 100-word limit (this does not include the title).
• Pupils' stories must be their own work! (Please note on the entry if there is anything we need to take into consideration when reading the work.)
  
• UK entrants only.
  
• Free to enter.
• Ideal for 7-12 year-olds but pupils outside this age range are welcome to enter.
• Copyright remains with the author.

[School Prizes] =>

1st Prize will win £500 & Young Writers’ Award of Excellence

2 x Runners-Up will receive an awesome book bundle.

PLUS every participating school receives a free copy of the book their pupils feature in!

(Remember, you receive 1 free copy for every 30 entries you submit! E.g. 1-30 entries you receive 1 copy, 31-60 entries you receive 2 copies, etc.)

[Student Prizes] =>

Our 10 favourite published writers will each win a fantastic creative writing goody bag!

PLUS

Every entrant receives a bookmark & sticker and we award a certificate of merit for all young writers chosen for publication.

(School & pupil winners will be chosen from entries received in the Summer Term 2024. Goody bag image is an example, contents may differ.)

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A huge thank you to everyone who took part in Ancient Adventures national creative writing competition.

We loved reading all of the entries we received.

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Take the excitement of history and mix it with imagination to create ancient adventures!

Your child can pick any person, place or event from history to inspire their mini saga, a story told in just 100 words.

From discovering a pharaoh's tomb or a soldier in the trenches to being Queen Victoria or an explorer sailing the seven seas it's a great way to get them having a bit of fun and to create original short stories.

There are many additional resources ready to have your child raring to write, so download them and take a look!

How To Enter

Email your child's entry along with their name and full address to: [email protected]

OR

Upload their entry at www.youngwriters.co.uk/competitions/enter

OR

Post your child's entry along with their, name and full address to:

Young Writers - Ancient Adventures
Remus House
Peterborough
PE2 9BF

Closing Date: 19th July 2024

[Independent Rules] =>

• Only one entry per child.
• Ask your child to write their story (or an adult can scribe/type it), ensuring their name, age and address are included.
• Work can be on the entry form or an A4 sheet of paper or typed.
• Stories must be your child's own work. (Please note on the entry if there is anything we need to take into consideration when reading the work.)
• 100-word limit (this does not include the title).
• UK entrants only.
• Free to enter.
• Ideal for 7-12 year-olds but children outside this age range are welcome to enter.
• Copyright remains with the author. 

[Independent Prizes] =>

Our 10 favourite published writers will each win a fantastic creative writing goody bag!

(Independent entrants are eligible for pupil prizes!)

PLUS

Every entrant receives a bookmark & sticker and we award a certificate of merit for all young writers chosen for publication.

(Winners will be chosen from entries received in the Summer Term 2024. Goody bag image is an example, contents may differ)

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