COMPETITION TIME
What do you think of when you hear the word Fift y?
To celebrate our 50th birthday we’re holding a writing
competition on the theme of “Fift y”.
Open to all SPARK readers age 3-7, we’re looking for original
unpublished stories, fact writing, or poetry, up to 250 words in length.
Winning entries will be published in the winter 2017 edition of SPARK
and first prize is a gift voucher worth £25.
WIN £
25
VOUCHE
R!
Young writer HANNAH MEHR will help judge
the entries. Hannah writes regularly for the
internet. She off ers her top tips for your writing:
igned
Ba n ner des
by Hannah
1 This competition has the theme of “50”. You
can use it in any way: 50 minutes, 50 people
or even 50 places. Be as creative as you can
but stick to it.
2 Keep to the word limit
3 Think of a great title that links to your story
4 Write what you love and love what you write!
Send your entries marked
“50th birthday competition”
by email to: spark@poten tialplusuk.org
or by post to: SPARK, Potential Plus UK,
Suite 1.6, Challenge House, Sherwood
Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6DP.
Entries in please by
September 3rd, 2017.
SPARK
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