Smart Alex Creative-Writing Competition for Secondary School Students

The Friend of the Turnbull Library is proud to declare their exciting contest the “Smart Alex Creative-Writing Competition for Secondary School Students”. The contest is open to all students who are currently attending a secondary school in New Zealand or in the Pacific Islands and includes secondary home-educated students.

The competition is divided into two parts one for 9-10 years old students and second for 11-13 years old students. The award will be distributed in two categories- first 9-10 years old winner student will get $500 and second 11-13 years old winner student will receive $1,000.

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Who May Eligible:

To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following criteria:

Students should enroll in a secondary school in New Zealand or in the Pacific Islands, and includes secondary home-educated students.
Students must be a citizen of New Zealand or Pacific Islands.
Age limit for this contest is 9-13

How to Apply & Competitions Rules:

To participate, the applicants must submit an application online form through the given link:

http://www.turnbullfriends.org.nz/smart-alex-creative-writing-competition-entry-form/

Rules:

For Years 9-10, the word limit is 250 words, or up to 3 A4 pages if including illustrations.
For Years 11-13, the word limit is 500 words, or up to 6 A4 pages if including illustrations.
Entries may be in English or Te Reo Māori.
All entries must be the original work of the entrant.
There is a limit of one entry per student.
The competition commences on 7 March 2018.
Winners will be contacted through their school, or, if home-schooled, through the contact provided on the entry form.
All entries must be attached (as a PDF, TXT or Word attachment) to the official entry form, which is on the FoTL website.
All entries must include the Alexander Turnbull Library reference number of the item you’re writing about.
All entries (excerpts or in full) may be used by FoTL and the Alexander Turnbull Library for publicity purposes.
Prize-winning and highly commended entries will be considered for publication online or in print. Copyright will remain with the individual writers.

Benefits:

There are two categories of the prize as the following:

Years 9-10 old winner students will be awarded by

Winner: $500
Runner-up: $200
The winner’s school library also receives a $150 book token.

And years 11-13 old winner students will get

Winner: $1,000 cash
Runner-up: $300 cash
The winner’s school library also receives a $150 book token.
Students with highly commended entries will receive a certificate.

Application Deadline:

All applications must be submitted before 22 July 2018.

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If you have any questions regarding the competition process, send an email to fergiehill@xtra.co.nz