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Take the excitement of history and mix it with imagination to create ancient adventures!

Your pupils can pick any person, place or event from history to inspire their mini saga, a story told in just 100 words.

From discovering a pharaoh's tomb or a soldier in the trenches to being Queen Victoria or an explorer sailing the seven seas it's a great way to tie in creative writing with your current history topic, to get your pupils having a bit of fun and to create original short stories.

There are many additional resources ready to have your pupils raring to write! There are several ways to enter your pupils' work too from post to email or even using the Online Writing Portal... which ticks another cross-curricular link & there is even a how to handy guide to download for it!

[Rules] =>

Only one entry per pupil, there is no limit to the number of entries per school. Teachers please submit your entries altogether where possible!

Your pupils' entries must be their own work.

Mini sagas can be submitted on the entry form or an A4 sheet of paper or typed or an adult can scribe/type (on a computer or using the Online Writing Portal)

Each pupil's name, age and school name should be included on their entry.

100-word limit for mini sagas (excluding the title).

[School Prizes] =>

1st Prize

The Young Writers’ Award of Excellence and an awesome selection of books.

2 x Runners-Up

Each school receives a framed certificate and an awesome book bundle.

(Winners will be chosen from entries received in the 2021/2022 academic year)

[Student Prizes] =>

Our 10 favourite published writers will each win a fantastic creative writing goody bag!

PLUS

Every entrant receives a bookmark and we award a certificate of merit for all young writers chosen for publication.

(Winners will be chosen from entries received in the Summer Term 2022. Goody bag image is an example, contents may differ)

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Congratulations to our school and pupillwinners! We have loved reading every story, thank you for taking part.

School Winners

1st Prize - £100 National Book Token & The Young Writers' Award of Excellence
St Peter's CE Primary School, London

2 x Runners-Up - Huge book bundle & a framed certificate
Grangefield Primary School, Gloucestershire
St Columba's College, Hertfordshire

The school winners were chosen from entries entered into our 2021/2022 writing competitions (Adventure Hunters, Bonkers Monsters & Ancient Adventures).

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Take the excitement of history and mix it with imagination to create ancient adventures!

Your child can pick any person, place or event from history to inspire their mini saga, a story told in just 100 words.

From discovering a pharaoh's tomb or a soldier in the trenches to being Queen Victoria or an explorer sailing the seven seas it's a great way to tie in creative writing with your child's current history topic, to get them having a bit of fun and to create original short stories.

There are many additional resources ready to have your child raring to write, so do download them and take a look!

[Independent Rules] =>

Only one entry per person.

Please include your child's name, age and full postal address on their entry.

Independent entrants must have a UK address to enter.

Independent entries are still eligible for pupil prizes.

Mini sagas have a 100-word limit (not including the title.)

Your child's entry must be their own work.

[Independent Prizes] =>

Our 10 favourite published writers will each win a fantastic creative writing goody bag!

(Independent entrants are eligible for pupil prizes!)

PLUS

Every entrant receives a bookmark and we award a certificate of merit for all young writers chosen for publication.

(Winners will be chosen from entries received in the Summer Term 2022. Goody bag image is an example, contents may differ)

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