Writer in Residence Patrice Lawrence announces her writing competition
Published on: 15 January 2025
Send in your stories or poems to enter her writing competition.
Transcript
Hi, my name’s Patrice Lawrence and this is my competition for you. I was walking down by the beach yesterday morning, and it was sunrise, and this beautiful sun came up. I also love a song by Aretha Franklin called Hello Sunshine because it's just full of joy and optimism. So my prompt for you is hello, sunshine.
That's how you start your piece of work. Except one thing. The character who's saying hello, sunshine isn't a human being. So, who is saying hello, sunshine? Is it a planet? It could be a vampire. It could be an old, damp shoe left out overnight. It could be a seed. It could be absolutely anything at all. So, rack your imaginations and say hello, sunshine. Who's saying it? And tell the story, poem, picture with captions, piece of writing. It's down to you. Good luck.
Prize
You can win a bundle of books, including books by Patrice, plus some of her recommended favourites!
To enter, send your stories and poems to [email protected] by 11pm Friday 14th February 2025. Please tell us your age or year group, as there are two prizes – one for ages 5-7 and one for 8-11.
Terms and conditions
- Entrants entering on behalf of a child must be at least 18 years old.
- To enter the competition, you must be a resident of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
- The competition is not open to employees (or members of their immediate families) of BookTrust.
- Only one entry per person.
- Entries must be submitted by 11pm on Friday, 14 February 2025.
- There will be two winners selected at random (from all eligible entries).
- If a chosen winner does not respond to correspondence within one week, a new winner will be selected.
- Our decision will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
- The prize will not be transferable to another person.
- No part of the prize is exchangeable for cash or any other prize.
- The prize is run by BookTrust of No. 1 Aire Street, Leeds, LS1 4PR.
- By entering you are agreeing to the terms and conditions in our privacy statement.
- BookTrust reserves the right to amend the competition end date at any time.
Topics: Writer in Residence, Features, Patrice Lawrence