Do you love poems? Are you learning English? Do you like writing in English? Are you between 7-16 years of age?

If you have answered YES to all of these questions then enter the Children's Poetry Competition. We will publish all the winning poems in our school’s newspaper, as well as our website. All winners will receive certificates.

Interested? Then read on!

            THE COMPETITION
The topic of this year's competition is 'heroes and heroines'. Who are your heroes or heroines? Perhaps your hero or heroine is:

*a famous person - somebody who is great at sport; a great actor or a singer; or even a great politician or a person from history.

*a character from a book, a film, a fairy story or a cartoon.

*somebody you know - a person in your family, or a person who helps people, like a fire fighter or a teacher.

       

          Poems must be:

about the theme of heroes and heroines

no longer than 25 lines

written in English

 

Please remember that you must be aged between 7 and 16 years old.

 

If you want to enter the competition, please tell your teacher  first. 

CLOSING DATE: 1st of March,  2010