500 Words Story Telling Competition
This Story Telling Competition is another first for Smithsonian’s H2O Today! Celebrate Water Week from March 16th – 22nd 2020 at Sci-Bono Discovery Centre with a story tell!
Water theme
For kids & teens 6-18yrs old
Awesome prizes for the winner & their school
The five best stories will be read at a special event at Sci-Bono Discovery Centre on International Water Day, 22nd March 2020.
Great Prizes to be won
Don’t miss this chance to win some great prizes. Spend the day with your family at Sci-Bono, and get to hear your stories read by celebrities. Imagine That! But wait, there’s more:
Schools are in the win too!
There’s an awesome line-up of prizes for schools. So, teachers, get your learners to write, write, write!
Gold Winners: A Tablet for the winner & a Desktop Computer for the school that the winner attends.
Silver Winners: A Kindle Reader for the winner & 100 Books for the school library
Bronze Winners: A R500 Exclusive Books voucher for the winner & 50 Books for the school library
How to enter
Tick off these requirements and you’re ready to go. It is very easy to enter.
Requirements:
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- Pen an original story, no more than 500 words in length
- In ANY South African Language
- It can be set anywhere, BUT, it must have Water in its theme.
- Check your age category:
5 to 8 years,
9 to 13 years,
14 to 18 years.
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Submit your entry
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- Write, scan and email your story OR
- hand it in at the reception at Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, Jhb
- Note: stories are judged anonymously, without regard to grammar, punctuation or spelling.
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Closing Date
Friday, 6th March 2020.
Finalists will be notified and will spend International Water Day at Sci-Bono.
NB! Getting to Sci-Bono Discovery Centre will be the finalists own responsibility.
Contact:
For further information contact
Colin Law on 0713457276 or
Email your entry or enquiry.
My son is 6 and I would like him to participate email address please
Hi Matlale, Please email your child’s story or any questions to 500words@h2otoday.com
Good luck
Regards
Merle
Hello my eight year old daughter has written more than 500 words, it’s hard for her to edit out to fit it in. In the spirit of originality will more than 500 words be considered?
Dear Mellisa, Please email your question to 500words@h2otoday.com
Best regards Merle
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