We're inviting your pupils to create a superhero or villain, inspired by real-life pets or favourite animals, then write a story about their amazing adventure in up to 250 words.
Will your pupils' hero be a courageous cat or a brave badger? Perhaps they'll go with a villainous viper or sneaky stick insect! What superpowers will they have? Your pupils will love the freedom of creating their very own super pet, and more reluctant writers will be reassured by the familiar superhero theme.
Benefits of entering:
🐶 Free to enter
🦆 Opportunity to be published in a real book!
🐱 Engages your pupils to help increase writing stamina
🐠 Gives your pupils a purpose to write
🐢 Creates confident writers
🐷 Fantastic prizes to be won
🐳 Ready-made lesson plan to save you time
🐍 Downloadable scaffolded worksheets available
There are also loads of free resources to download, including example stories, a sequencing activity and scaffolded worksheets with alternative plot ideas to support your pupils' needs. Make sure you hit the download button to access them.
You'll receive a free copy of the book your pupils feature in, and for every 30 entries you send in we'll give you an extra copy, so share these great resources with your colleagues and get all your 4-7 year-olds writing today!
Every hero has a story, so let's get writing!
Closing Date: 22nd December 2023.
[Rules] =>The school that submits the best overall set of entries will win The Young Writers' Award of Excellence and a £100 National Book Token for their class.
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 5 favourite published writers will each win a fantastic creative writing goody bag!
PLUS
Every entrant receives a bookmark and sticker. We award a certificate of merit to all young writers chosen for publication.
(Winners will be chosen from entries received in the Autumn Term 2023. The prize will be sent in the following term. Goody bag image is an example, contents may vary.)
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We loved reading all of the entries we received.
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Will your child's hero be a courageous cat or a brave badger? Perhaps they'll go with a villainous viper or sneaky stick insect! What superpowers will they have? Your child will love the freedom of creating their very own super pet, and will be reassured by the familiar superhero theme.
Benefits of entering:
🐶 Free to enter
🦆 Opportunity to be published in a real book!
🐱 Engages your child to help increase writing stamina
🐠 Gives your child a purpose to write
🐢 Will help your child become a confident writer
🐷 Fantastic prizes to be won
There are also loads of free resources to download, including example stories, a sequencing activity and different worksheets with alternative plot ideas to support your child's needs. Make sure you hit the download buttons below to access them.
Every hero has a story, so let's get writing!
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 use the link below.
OR
Post your child's entry along with their, name and full address to:
Young Writers - Super Pets
Remus House
Peterborough
PE2 9BF
Closing Date: Friday 22nd December 2023
Our 5 favourite published writers will each win a fantastic creative writing goody bag!
PLUS
Every entrant receives a bookmark and sticker. We award a certificate of merit to all young writers chosen for publication.
(Winners will be chosen from entries received in the Autumn Term 2023 and independent entrants are eligible to win. The prize will be sent in the following term. Goody bag image is an example, contents may vary.)
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Congratulations to all the winners! The results for this competition have been published.
View WinnersOpen competitions can be found here.
Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive, Peterborough, PE2 9BF
[email protected] | 01733 890066