IF you’re a high school student in the Upper Hunter and you’re interested in showing off your creative writing skills, then start hitting the keys on your keyboard.
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There’s fame and fortune to be had with a 500 word story featuring the theme of “Magic and Power.”
The writing competition is a key feature of the upcoming Scone Literary Festival program and the organisers are keen to support creative writing amongst high school students from the Upper Hunter and Muswellbrook shires.
“We are all about encouraging the love of writing and literature and this creative writing competition is so important to our festival’s aims,” the festival’s president Janie Jordan said.
“And what high schooler wouldn’t want a chance at winning $1000 worth of prizes.
“That’s a whack of pocket money!”
Last year’s inaugural contest was won by Year 12 Scone Grammar School student Kaitland Parker with her touching story ‘Stargazers’.
Kaitland won $400 and was awarded a certificate by well-known author Rosalie Ham, who wrote highly acclaimed book The Dressmaker.
“‘Stargazers’ is both well written, subtle and engaging,” Rosalie Ham said of the story.
“The author uses literary devices and is descriptive though doesn’t use extraneous words.
“It’s also an evocative story, emotive with a sense of tension and ‘mystery’.
“A simple story with great resonance.”
Second prize went to Year 9 Scone High School student Phoebe Farley for her story ‘A light in the Darkness’, and third prize to Year 9 Muswellbrook High School student Ella Murray with her atmospheric, poetic and clever story of a budding new romance ‘A connection by coffee’.
Entries close October 1. To enter, simply go to the Festival website and click WriteUp!
