World Literacy Canada
presents its annual
WRITE FOR A BETTER WORLD
contest
for Canadian students in Grades 5-8
This year, the writing theme was created by
Jonathan Auxier
(who will also be the final judge)
author of the award-winning
The Night Gardener
Reviewed here
The Night Gardener
Puffin
978-0-670-06772-5
384 pp.
Ages 10+
2014Reviewed here
What to do:
• Using this story starter, tell what happens next in 400 words or less:
People often say that "every person is the hero of their own story." What they don't tell you is that sometimes you are the villain in someone else's story. This is the story of the day I learned that lesson the hard way.
Deadline:
• April 15, 2016
Full Details:
• Details of prizes and the entry form can be found at worldlit.ca/write2016
• World Literacy Canada has a teacher resource for the contest here
