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Welcome to the latest competition to find the best teenage writing talent in the UK and Eire today. This is the fifth such competition. The best eight to 10 storiesreceived will be published the following year as a book called The Perfect World?
| | | Grandparents for breakfast
To introduce this year's teenage writing competition, Jon Snow describes his perfect world. | | |
The Judges
Jon Snow, ITV news presenter, writer, journalist
Liz Elwes, Piccadilly Press author
Joanna Carey, writer and children's book reviewer.
Some top tips
We're looking for a story about a perfect world, but it doesn't necessarily need to be that perfect. It could be an ironic look at what would seemingly makethe perfect world. It could be your own world made perfect, or a perfect world forhumankind or animals. The story could be set in the past, present or future.It could be serious, satirical or humorous. Think of all the things that wouldmake up a perfect world, pick something and write about it.
Make sure each story has a beginning, middle and an end.
Don't forget to make your entry clear, on one side of paper only, typewritten in double line spacing. Entries must be no longer than3,000 words (or can be shorter if you like). Make a copy for yourself asmanuscripts will not be returned. Only one entry per person.
Remember to put your name, age, full address, telephonenumber and email address on your first page. We cannot consider entriessent without complete details.
Deadline for entries is January 4 2008
Send your entry to:
The Guardian/Piccadilly Press Writing Competitionfor Teenagers, 5 Castle Road, London, NW1 8PR. | | | Terms and conditions
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The competition is organised by Piccadilly Press Limited of 5 Castle Road, London NW1 8PR ('Piccadilly').
The competition is open to all residents of the UK and Eire who are in Year Eight to Year 13 inclusive on January 4 2008, except previous winners and employees of Piccadilly and their relatives.
Only one entry per person.
Final entry date will be January 4 2008.
The judges' decision is final, manuscripts will not bereturned and correspondence will not be entered into.
Piccadilly will have the exclusive right for two years topublish any winning entry in volume form throughout the world. All published manuscripts will be edited subject to the author's moral rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
By submitting an entry an entrantagrees to be bound by the above terms and to sign an agreement with Piccadilly (an example of which may bemade available upon request) if called upon to do so.
Entrants shall retain all rights in unsuccessful entries. |
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