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Creative Writing Competition - 02.02.2025
Deadline: 27 March 2011Open to: four different categories ( Junior, Senior, College, Adult)
Award: netbook computer, kindle e-reader, MP3 player
Concern Worldwide works with the poorest people in the poorest countries of the world to enable them to transform their lives.
Topics
For this year’s competition, Concern Worldwide want you to imagine you are a journalist, stationed in a developing country, writing for an internationally renowned newspaper. Your editor has asked you to write a 1,000 word article on one of the following topics:
Living on less than $2 a day in the developing world
Imagining the future of a child born today in the developing world
Important lessons we can learn from the developing world
Rules
Rules for Concern’s Creative Writing Competition:
Entries must be written in English
Only one entry per person
All work must be original and unaided
The word limit is 1,000 words, please aim to keep within this
We reserve the right to use entries for publication or promotional purposes
Individuals will be notified by email in the event of their entry being selected for publication
Entries must be submitted online by midnight on 27 March 2011
Late entries will not be accepted
Entries received on paper or via post will not be accepted
Please make sure your contact details are entered correctly on the online form
Concern Worldwide will arrange all publicity surrounding the competition winners and prize-giving
Categories
The competition is divided into four different categories:
Junior: age 12-15 years
Senior: age 16-18 years
College: full or part-time student in college or university
Adult: age 19+ and not in college or university
Prizes
The following prizes will be awarded in each of the categories:
First place: netbook computer
Second place: kindle e-reader
Third place: MP3 player
All entries must be submitted online by midnight 27 March 2011.
Only entries submitted online can be accepted. Submit your entry.
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