Posted on: July 19, 2023
Here at House of Books & Friends we love to get creative. Whether we’re writing, storytelling or drawing, we’re keen to explore a connection with art and the benefits of taking the time to tap into our imaginations. Feeling artistic?! We’d love you to get involved! For the summer holidays, we are launching writing and drawing competitions for kids of all ages. Read on to find out more.
Our first competition is our Drawing Competition, for children 9 and under. You’re the illustrator! Sharpen your pencil and give your best Quentin Blake. We want you to design a character that you think would fit into a storybook. Mystical, magical or realistic, we’re open to options. What adventures would your CHARACTER go on? Are there any special qualities they’d need in order to act their part? Think about what they do and decide what they look like based on their role. Choose one object to give them and add it in. Do they need a postcard to send in the invisible post to a secret faraway land? Whatever it is, sketch it in. Add glitter, metallics, colour and craft to transform your design and make their extra-special features extra-special. Anything goes!
Writing Competitions
We are also launching two writing competitions, one suitable for children 9-12 years old and one suitable for children 12+. The theme is connection, and we want you to connect the dots between our words and yours. We’ve written a prompt to get you started, which you can take in any direction you choose. Use language, genre, form, style and plot to construct your story, skillfully plotting. What is the relationship between your characters? How do they talk to each other? Is there any disconnect? Is there a reunion? Explore what our subject means to you and tell it to us in the most creative way. Surprise us!
Good luck!
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