We asked you to make up a story for children on the theme of "Monsters & Magic" using some or all of the words below: SWORD HAIRY BUCKET DRAGON SLIMY JAM SQUISHY CHEESE GRUMPY SOCK
Thank you to everyone who sent in a story for the 'Monsters & Magic' competition - we were inundated with great stories about dragons with a soft spot for cheese and jam sandwich, and monsters with squishy socks! There were over 160 entries and it took our judges - Tommy Boyd, BBC Southern Counties afternoon presenter, Nicci Holliday, BBC Southern Counties Radio Managing Editor and Miriam Moss a local children's author, a while to read through them all! After much deliberating they managed to choose 20 finalists to go onto two special BBC Story Writing workshops which are being held in April in Brighton and Guildford with children's story editor and expert Laura Atkins. The workshop will give them the chance to develop their stories for a place on the BBC Children's Bedtime Story CD which is going to be sold to raise money for the Rainbow Trust's SMILE Appeal with the radio station is supporting. So congratulations to the finalists who are:Judith Sampson from West Molesey, Tricia Hatherley from Epsom, Karen Flynn from Ashford, Alison Bailey from Redhill, Jackie Brooker from Sheerwater, Fiona Scullion from Epsom, Hayley Mcilroy from Croyden, Michael Louw from Frimley, Suzi Hopkins from East Chiltington, Sharon Littler from Epsom, Jo Benson from Brighton, Adam Cook from Crawley, Siobhan Sullivan from Hastings, Stephen Keogh from Hove, Karen Downer from Sharpthorne, Liza Smith from Newhaven, Les Page from Worthing, Gill Tipping from Lewes, Helen McCondach from Littlehampton, Richard Attfield-Davis from Lewes Some of their stories will be appearing on the website shortly so watch this space Don't stop writing!
Thank you to everyone that entered the competition, all the stories were fantastic, so please keep writing and using your imagination, these websites can support you: BBC Story Writer on the RaW website, great for writing children's stories BBC Get Writing - Hints and tips on improving your writing - www.bbc.co.uk/getwriting BBC Writers Room - information on other BBC writing competitions and a chance to submit your stories and scripts - www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom
If writing for children is something you'd like to develop then why not come to Brighton on Saturday 21st April for the Children's Book Festival, where a wealth of authors and artists will be talking and running workshops about children's books. For more information visit www.thesouth.org.uk or call 01273 571700 Some of the SCR presenters have tried their hand at writing a tale or two. Hear their efforts here! |
