Spring Success in Creative Writing!

Creative Writing Club has become a celebrated part of our Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday lunchtimes at Braunton and we’re really proud of our student successes in many competitions over the last term. 

We have stormed Young Writers competitions recently.   Hetty, Sylvia, Coco, Clodagh (year 9), Amelie and Daisy (year 7) are in ‘Ghost Stories’ and Amelie is also printed in ‘I have a Dream’. As well as this, Shore (year 8) has been printed in ‘Stranger Sagas’ and we have students pending for an additional poetry anthology and flash fiction series coming very soon. 

As well as this, we have entered our first international competition! Chloe (year 11), Georgia (year 7), Bianca (year 9) and Florence (year 7) entered the Never Such Innocence ‘In Someone Else’s Shoes’ writing competition where students were tasked with writing from the perspective of those impacted by war and challenged to use their empathy skills. They could write a poem or even create a piece of art.   We didn’t place this time round but we did receive some lovely certificates for our participation and the girls all did a fantastic job. We’re looking forward to trying again next year.  We have also had our first Highly Commended entry to The Tacchi Morris Arts Centre from Flo (year 9) - huge congratulations!

Florence (year 7) has been our most prolific competition entrant this year, entering the Author of Tomorrow adventure fiction competition, the Canterbury Tales competition and Never Such Innocence. She also won our English Department postcard design competition. She’s always working on something and we’re amazed at her imagination! We’re awaiting news on her latest entries. 

Finally, following the news of two of our students reaching the regional category of the Rotary Club Young Writer competition, Bea (year 7) and Chloe (year 11), we have since been notified that Chloe  has gone on to the National round of the competition for her piece depicting winter. We’re excited to hear how she gets on. 

Moving forward, this term sees us launch our illustration competition where students have the challenge of creating a 12-page picture book, hand illustrated and including text, on the theme of nature/faeries/fantasy.  We’re delighted to have had contact with a local illustrator, Joseph Witchall,  who has agreed to judge our competition and has offered a prize as well. Entry deadline is the 3rd July. Please see Miss Reed for further details. 

 Creative Writing Club:  Tuesday after school, Wednesday lunchtime in Rm 66.