| WINNERS OF THE IMAGINARY JOURNEYS 2010 ‘TALL
TALES & LIKELY LEGENDS’ STORY COMPETITION FOR WRITERS UNDER 12. |
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Whilst we didn’t have quite so many stories in this year’s competition as last year’s bumper crop, the seventy nine we did have were lively, interesting and fun to read. Many came in from Able Writers groups, featuring top writers from several different schools and organized by the National Education Trust, to whom we are grateful for their sponsorship of the book prizes.
Our judge this year was, Mary Medlicott, storyteller and author of Shemi’s Tall Tales and other titles. Mary received copies of the top 25 stories with no names or other details included, so had no idea that she was choosing our very talented first prize winner for the second year running! Well done Ella and all the other talented and very able young writers who sent in their stories. If you didn’t win a prize this year, you are in very good company.
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Rob Parkinson 28th
July, 2010
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2010 IMAGINARY JOURNEYS STORY COMPETITION
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Book prizes are sponsored by the
National Education Trust.
The competition was judged by Mary Medilicott author of
several children's books including 'Shemi's Tall Tales'. |
| FIRST PRIZE WINNER
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£75 and a copy of Shemi’s Tall Tales:
ELLA
RICHARDS
of Gosport, Hampshire, for her story 'The Legend of the Selfish King'. |
I am very pleased about winning this year as this is the last time I could enter and it shows that all my hard work did pay off! I found this year’s theme a bit harder than last year’s but I still enjoyed writing my story.
I love reading as well as writing and I have read lots of books including the Harry Potter Series, many Roald Dahl books, quite a few Michael Morpurgo books and I have nearly finished the Twilight series, one more book to go! I also love performing: I love dancing, playing the piano and I am fond of a bit of acting.
I live in a town called Gosport with my Mum, Dad and my 8 year-old sister Millie. I would like to thank them and other members of my family for all the support they have given me with my story writing.
Ella's winning story, 'The Legend of the Selfish
King' will be available to read here soon.
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SECOND PRIZE WINNER
- £30 and a copy of Shemi’s Tall Tales :
ANNIE BLUNDELL of St Thomas Catholic Primary
School, Sevenoaks for her story 'Was it a dream?'
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| THIRD PRIZE WINNER
- £20 and a copy of Shemi’s Tall Tales :
ELEANOR BUSVINE of St Thomas
Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks for her story
'WonderWorld Toy Shop'. |
TOP RUNNERS UP - copy of Shemi’s Tall Tales and special
certificate:
SHANNON BROOK of Shoeburyness, Essex for
her story 'The Mysterious Cloak'
SADIYA QUAZI of
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire for her story 'The Pendant' |
SPECIAL
PRIZE FOR YOUNGER WRITERS
(for writers under 8 at the
time of writing) - £15 & a
copy of Shemi’s Tall Tales:
KATIE ALLEN of East
Grinstead, West Sussex for her story 'Laugh or Lost'.
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HIGHLY COMMENDED STORIES
(reached the final shortlist)
These writers receive a special certificate:
JOSHUA CHADWICK of Sevenoaks, Kent for his story My dragon Friend Fumer
ALEXANDRA GALLAGHER of Deal, Kent for her story ‘What I did last Tuesday – it’s true!’ |
COMMENDED CERTIFICATES:
The following writers reached the penultimate shortlist in the judging and receive a commended certificate:
VEENA SEHJAL of Handsworth, Birmingham for the story
'The Shop of Surprises'
CHARLOTTE SCHOLES of
Southborough, Kent for the story The Indian Orphan
AMONDEEP KAILEY of Handsworth, Birmingham for the story
'Trapped!'
KATY WHITLOCK of Ash, Kent for the story
'Turvy-Topsy'
LUCY ANDERSON of St Thomas RC Primary
School Sevenoaks, Kent for the story 'The Lost Jungle'
CIARA COGAN of St Thomas RC Primary School Sevenoaks,
Kent the story 'My Secret Alien'
ISABELLA PHILLIPS
of St Thomas RC Primary School Sevenoaks, Kent the story
'Me and my Flying Pig'
NATALIA MARIA CHEBLOWSKA of St
Thomas RC Primary School Sevenoaks, Kent for the story
'Wooly Sulphur'
HANNAH CROFTS of St Thomas RC
Primary School Sevenoaks, Kent for the story 'Too Good to
be True'
NIALL COONEY of St Thomas RC Primary School Sevenoaks,
Kent for the story 'Picture Perfect Day' |
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