2017-Syllabus

CREATIVE WRITING
JUNIOR & INTERMEDIATE SECTION - continued
135 10 & under 13 years
An original SHORT STORY not exceeding 500 words
a) On the Run
or b) The Trouble with Cats
or c) Own Choice
136 12 & under 15 years
An original POEM of not fewer than 12 nor more than 24 lines
a) After Dark
or b) Washed Up
or c) Own Choice
137 13 & under 15 years
An original SHORT STORY not exceeding 600 words
a) When the Lights Went Out
or b) Across the Sea
or c) Own Choice
138 15 & under 19 years
An original SHORT STORY not exceeding 750 words
a) Style over Substance
or b) Lost and Found
or c) Own Choice
139 15 & under 19 years
An original MONOLOGUE not exceeding 500 words
The scene should be set in not more than 20 words
a) Fish out of Water
or b) I Let You Go
or c) Own Choice
140 All ages under 19
HAIKU
a) Forgotten
b) A favourite book or television programme
c) Own Choice
SENIOR SECTION – 19 years and over
EVELYN SANDFORD SENIOR LITERARY TROPHY
The Competitor gaining the Highest Mark in Classes 141 - 147 inclusive will be the Winner of the
Evelyn Sandford Senior Literary Trophy. A £50 poetry prize will be awarded to the competitor with
the highest overall mark in Classes 141, 144, 146a, 146b & 147; an additional £50 prize will be
awarded for the highest overall mark in Classes 142, 143 & 145.
141 An original POEM of not more than 40 lines
a) A Long Walk Home
or b) Split Second
or c) Own Choice
142 An original MONOLOGUE not exceeding 500 words
The scene should be set in not more than 20 words
a) The Last Time I Saw You
or b) Let’s Dance
or c) Own Choice
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