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Inter-Trust Poetry Competition

Students from both phases at KSA are being invited to take part in this year’s inter- trust schools poetry competition to coincide with National Poetry Day.

 

Students from both phases at KSA are being invited to take part in this year’s inter-trust schools poetry competition to coincide with National Poetry Day.
The Light in the Dark competition has been launched by Thomas Clarkson Academy and the invite is going out to all students from the Brooke Weston Trust primary schools and secondary schools to take part.
The Academy is looking for students to produce an original piece of creative writing around the competition’s title of The Light in the Dark.
An independent and impartial team of judges from the local community will be looking through the entries and will be deciding on one winner from the primary schools and one winner from the secondary schools.
The first prize is a £25 Amazon gift voucher and an invitation for the winner and a friend to attend a poetry day at Thomas Clarkson Academy on 12th January 2016, when they will get the chance to enjoy a performance and take part in workshops run by a visiting poet.
There will also be two runners up prizes of Amazon gift vouchers.
Prizes have been donated by Wisbech Rotary Club.
 Leader of the Learning Information Centre at the Thomas Clarkson Academy, Mrs Debbie Trafford said: “We were delighted to be hosting this competition after so many of you took part in the writing competition that we ran in March. Feedback afterwards was very positive and participants asked if we could repeat the experience. So here it is!
“The entries will be judged on creativity, originality, reader engagement and use of literary devices.
“The Light Cinema in Wisbech has also offered to display the winning poems in their exhibition space, so be sure to present them attractively.”

The closing date for entries is on Friday, 27th November at 7pm and winners will be notified as soon as possible after this date.

All poems should be emailed to
Library@thomasclarkson.cambs.sch.uk, and must be clearly labelled with the entrant’s name, age, and school.
The school will also accept hard copies – these must be posted toThomas Clarkson Academy for the closing date.