Tuesday 8 April 2014

A New Competition!

The Elsie Locke Writing Prize is a NZ competition which commemorates Elsie Locke’s life, both as a writer and as a person who was concerned about peace, the environment, women’s issues, and community.

The winner receives $250 together with a commemorative bookplate and certificate, and their story is published in a School Journal.

Theme for 2014 – Water
Water is a crucial resource. It matters to people, to countries, to the planet. So who does water belong to? How should it be used and controlled?
Students should write a piece of fiction in which water plays a key role. The story could be about
people finding water, using water, needing water, or fighting over water. It could be set in the past,
present, or future – but it needs to show that water matters.


Details on the competition page!