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You are here: Home Story Writing Competition Shuters 2009 Story Writing Competition

Shuters 2009 Story Writing Competition


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The Shuters’ annual Story Writing Competition for children in primary and secondary schools is

NOW CLOSED!

WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED

BY

30 OCTOBER 2009



COMPETITION RULES
  1. The closing date for the Shuters Story Writing Competition is 30 July, 2009.
  2. Late entries will not be considered.
  3. Prize winners will be notified by 30 October 2009.
  4. Stories should be suitable for children between the ages of 6 and 10 years and written by learners attending either Primary or Secondary school.
  5. Illustrations to support the story are welcomed but not essential.
  6. There is no restriction on the length of the story, and stories can be written in any official South African language.
  7. Entries will not be returned to the writer under any circumstances. The onus is on the writer to keep a copy of the manuscript should he/she wish to do so.
  8. Entries must be typed or neatly handwritten – illegible writing will result in disqualification.
  9. It is Shuter’s intention to publish a collection of winning stories to be launched in 2010, but this remains at the discretion of the publishers.
  10. Postal entries should be sent to: Shuters Story Writing Competition, PO Box 13016, Cascades 3202, KwaZulu-Natal.
  11. E-mail entries should be sent to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  12. Postal and e-mail entries must include all the information in the entry form below, excluding e-mail addresses if none are available. (Photostats and reasonable facsimiles of the Entry Form are permissible, providing handwritten and typed entries contain all the information requested.)
  13. The judges’ decisions will be final. No further correspondence will be entered into.
  14. Bulk entries from schools are accepted providing each story has a completed entry form attached to it.