Charles Leayr Chairperson Friends of Maitland City Library. Award information, conditions of entry, entry form and poster

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1 RE: WRITE NOW! CHILDREN S LITERARY AWARD 2018 The Write Now! Children s Literary Award sponsored by the Friends of Maitland City Library is now in its 11 th year. The aim of the award is to encourage literacy development, foster creativity and promote pride in achievement for children in the Hunter region. The Write Now! Award is presented for excellence in writing and is open to K-6 students in the Hunter district. It is administered in partnership with Maitland City Library and the University of Newcastle s Faculty of Education. Bachelor of Arts (Primary Teaching) students from the University of Newcastle will present a number of workshops at Maitland City Library branches for children with the aim of assisting in the development of creative writing and presentation skills. While attendance at the workshops is beneficial, it is not a pre-requisite for entrance to the award. It would be appreciated if the award could be promoted to teachers and students at your school. Please find attached further information about the award, including conditions of entry, poster and sample entry form. This information is also available from any Maitland City Library branch and the Library s website at Please don t hesitate to contact myself on phone O or City Librarian, Keryl Collard on phone if further information is required. Members of the Friends of Maitland City Library would be pleased to talk to teachers and students, if requested. Charles Leayr Chairperson Friends of Maitland City Library Enc: Award information, conditions of entry, entry form and poster

2 WRITE NOW! CHILDREN S LITERARY AWARD Friends of Maitland City Library are sponsors of the Write Now! Maitland City Library and University of Newcastle Children s Literary Award for infants and primary school aged students. The award is presented during Children s Book Week in August each year. Prizes include: First place Highly commended Winners schools Stage 1 $ $50.00 Book voucher $ Stage 2 $ $75.00 Book voucher $ Stage 3 $ $ Book voucher $ All entrants will receive a write now! Pen and certificate 1. Due date: all entries must be submitted to any branch of Maitland City Library no later than pm on Friday 15 June Entrants: must be completing primary school (including home schooling). 3. Text type: literary description 4. Theme: ii woke up in the library.. 5. Length of text: varies according to stage of entrant. Stage 1 (up to year 2) maximum of 200 words Stage 2 (year 3 or 4) maximum of 350 words Stage 3 (year 5 or 6) maximum of 500 words 6. University writing buddies: University of Newcastle primary teacher education students will conduct writing workshops at Maitland City Library branches on the dates below. All young writers are invited to take part in these workshops to help them prepare their submission. Bookings are appreciated. East Maitland Mon 7 May Mon 14 May Mon 21 May pm Maitland Tue 8 May Tue 15 May Tue 22 May pm Rutherford Wed 9 May Wed 16 May Wed 23 May pm Thornton Thu 10 May Thu 17 May Thu 24 May pm 7. Adjudication process: initial evaluation of entries will be conducted by the school of education at the University of Newcastle to create a shortlist of entrants. Shortlisted entrants will be required to present their text and diary to a panel at East Maitland Library in august. Please note entries not complying with presentation requirements will be eliminated and prizes will be awarded at the judges discretion. The judges decision is final and no discussion or correspondence will be entered into. 8. Presentation of awards: will be conducted at East Maitland Library on Wednesday 22 August at 6.00pm. All are welcome to attend. All entries will be displayed at East Maitland Library during Children s Book Week August. 9. Enquiries: May be directed to City Librarian Keryl Collard on phone

3 WRITE NOW! CHILDREN S LITERARY AWARD Sponsored by friends of Maitland City Library Entry form Name Address Postcode School Class/Stage Telephone I declare that this is the work of the child named on this form and has not been published previously or won a prize in any other competition. I give permission for the entry to be included in a publication of selected competition entries. I understand that the child shall retain the copyright. I declare that all the conditions of entry for the award have been met. Signed (entrant) Signed (parent/guardian) Signed (teacher) Entries close 15 June 2018

4 WRITE NOW! CHILDREN S LITERARY AWARD Sponsored by Friends of Maitland City Library Presentation of entry 1. The completed text must be presented on A4 paper. More than one (1) page may be used to include drawings and images. 2. The created text must show connection to the given theme. 3. The entry must follow the requirements of the nominated text type. 4. A writing diary, with each step of the writing process dated, must be submitted on A4 paper. The diary must represent the writing phases and processes undertaken by the entrant. 5. The text and diary may be typed or handwritten. 6. No name may appear on the entry or diary. 7. Each entry must be accompanied by a completed entry form, which has been signed by a parent or guardian of the entrant. 8. All entrants must attend school, including home schools, in the Hunter area. 9. Last date for submission is 15 June 2018.

5 Write Now! Children s Literary Award Text Type Title Description I woke up in the library. Before starting, decide whether this description will be fact or fiction or, perhaps a combination of both. Introduction You may include: - What - Where - When Details Statements describing the scene and any activity You may include: - Who/what can be seen - Looks like? - Sounds like? - Smells like? - Any activity that is taking place - What makes this special Conclusion A final statement to sum up your description Tips Your description will be better if - you use lots of good adjectives - you use a variety of verbs - you have interesting sentence beginnings

6 Write Now! Children s Literary Award My Writing Diary for I woke up in the library Date Action

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