Deadline: 1 May 2012
The 2nd ANNUAL FOBISSEA SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2012
Entry is now open for the 2nd Annual Short Story Competition for FOBISSEA schools.
This year’s theme is ‘LOST’ and can be interpreted in any way the writer wishes to pursue, although they must keep to the general theme. It could be, for example, Lost Love, A Lost Object, Lost Memories, Being Lost, Lost Somewhere, etc.
This year, we are very honoured to have the shortlisted stories judged by Australian author John Marsden. John has been the recipient of numerous Australian and International literature awards and is the author of the widely acclaimed Tomorrow Series, with Tomorrow, When the War Began made into a successful film. He has written or edited over 40 books and has sold over 5 million books worldwide.
There will be two categories: Secondary with a word limit of 1000 words, open to Years 7 to 13. The new Primary competition is open to students from Year 3 to 6. The winners and two runners-up in each category will receive trophies and have their stories published on the FOBISSEA website.
Schools are encouraged to run their own ‘in house’ competitions to find the eventual winning entries. Please note that each school can only enter ONE story for Primary and ONE story for Secondary.
Rules and Procedure
1. All entries must have a cover page. This must include:
• The title of the story.
• The category entered (Primary or Secondary).
• The student’s name.
• The student’s school and school address.
• The contact teacher’s name and email.
• The word count.
2. Pages must be numbered.
3. The story must be written in Times New Roman, Size 12.
4. The story must be double-spaced.
5. The story must be written on one side of the page only.
6. There must not be any illustrations, pictures, marks etc on the story’s pages.
7. The story must be original and in English. It must not have been published previously.
8. By entering the competition, the writer agrees that their work can be published on the FOBISSEA website and used in other FOBISSEA media.
9. All entries must be received on or before 1st May via email as a Word file. Please save the file using the School’s name and category, i.e. Shrewsbury International School: Primary.
10. The Judges’ decision is final.
After May 1st, the stories will be shortlisted by members of the organising committee. Six entries will be chosen in each category and sent to John Marsden. It is anticipated that the judging process will take around one month. Winners will be announced via email and on the FOBISSEA website. Trophies will be sent out soon after.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: email David Carr at david.c@shrewsbury.ac.th
Website: http://www.fobissea.org
The 2nd ANNUAL FOBISSEA SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2012
Entry is now open for the 2nd Annual Short Story Competition for FOBISSEA schools.
This year’s theme is ‘LOST’ and can be interpreted in any way the writer wishes to pursue, although they must keep to the general theme. It could be, for example, Lost Love, A Lost Object, Lost Memories, Being Lost, Lost Somewhere, etc.
This year, we are very honoured to have the shortlisted stories judged by Australian author John Marsden. John has been the recipient of numerous Australian and International literature awards and is the author of the widely acclaimed Tomorrow Series, with Tomorrow, When the War Began made into a successful film. He has written or edited over 40 books and has sold over 5 million books worldwide.
There will be two categories: Secondary with a word limit of 1000 words, open to Years 7 to 13. The new Primary competition is open to students from Year 3 to 6. The winners and two runners-up in each category will receive trophies and have their stories published on the FOBISSEA website.
Schools are encouraged to run their own ‘in house’ competitions to find the eventual winning entries. Please note that each school can only enter ONE story for Primary and ONE story for Secondary.
Rules and Procedure
1. All entries must have a cover page. This must include:
• The title of the story.
• The category entered (Primary or Secondary).
• The student’s name.
• The student’s school and school address.
• The contact teacher’s name and email.
• The word count.
2. Pages must be numbered.
3. The story must be written in Times New Roman, Size 12.
4. The story must be double-spaced.
5. The story must be written on one side of the page only.
6. There must not be any illustrations, pictures, marks etc on the story’s pages.
7. The story must be original and in English. It must not have been published previously.
8. By entering the competition, the writer agrees that their work can be published on the FOBISSEA website and used in other FOBISSEA media.
9. All entries must be received on or before 1st May via email as a Word file. Please save the file using the School’s name and category, i.e. Shrewsbury International School: Primary.
10. The Judges’ decision is final.
After May 1st, the stories will be shortlisted by members of the organising committee. Six entries will be chosen in each category and sent to John Marsden. It is anticipated that the judging process will take around one month. Winners will be announced via email and on the FOBISSEA website. Trophies will be sent out soon after.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: email David Carr at david.c@shrewsbury.ac.th
Website: http://www.fobissea.org
