About Litlinks
Eligibility
Litlinks is a writing competition open to all ACT school students in years 9-10 & 11-12.
Outcomes
This competition is an excellent opportunity for students and schools alike. All involved will receive:
- Book containing the overall top entries from around the ACT
- CD-ROM containing the best entries from each school for use as exemplars in the classroom
- Free teaching resources to help you integrate this competition into your curriculum, including assessment ideas and class lesson plans
Categories
All forms of writing are eligible, including:
- Short Stories (entries that fit the genres of speculative fiction, journeys and quests, crime fiction are encouraged, but all are welcome)
- Poetry
- Journalism (including news articles, sports journalism, blogs and other forms)
- Children’s stories
- Life stories (including biographical and autobiographical)
- Other (this essentially is a category which caters for those entries which do not fit the categories above
Submissions
- Competition opens 23 March and closes 24 September 2010
- Entries must be submitted online via the online entry form (available 23 March 2010)
- Entries may be accompanied by original artwork/photography (this could be produced by a student other than the author, as long as due credit is given)
Contact
Litlinks Coordinator Suzanne Kiraly
Email litlinks@actate.org.au
Judging
The organisation and judging of this competition is coordinated by ACTATE in conjunction with teachers throughout the territory.
Sponsorship
This competition is proudly sponsored by Paperchain Bookstore Manuka.