Literacy news
Pen a Story to be in Pen Heaven!
8 Mar 2013
The National Literacy Trust's Words for Life campaign and Penheaven.co.uk have partnered to launch an exciting children’s writing competition for children aged 13 or under.
Words for Life has £500 worth of fantastic pens and prizes up for grabs for any child that enters the “Pen a Story” competition:
- The winner will win a fantastic Lamy Studio fountain pen, engraved with their name, plus a large Da Vinci journal
- 10 runners up will win a selection of 4 online pens
- The winner will also have their story published on www.wordsforlife.org.uk, on Pen Heaven’s blog and will be featured in First News newspaper
To enter the competition, all children have to do is finish off this story in 500 words or less. The introduction has been penned by children’s author Tom Palmer:
I picked up the pen and remembered what the old man who gave it to me had said: Whatever you write will come true, so use this pen carefully. I smiled, then I began to write...
The “Pen a Story” competition closing date is 5 May 2013. For full details of how to enter the competition, terms and conditions please visit www.wordsforlife.org.uk/penastory.
