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Teenage Judges Competition 2010Entry Form
What would you doif youwereinvisible?
Bod, the main character in Neil Gaiman’s
The Graveyard Book
, thewinner o the 2009 Booktrust Teenage Prize, can become invisible toliving people, when the situation calls or it – he can ‘ade’.What would you do i you could ‘ade’? How would it work? Where wouldyou go? Think about the dierent interpretations o invisibility, not just theliteral meaning. Would you eel powerul or lonely?In no more than 500 words, write a short story that is original andcreative. You might like to read
The Graveyard Book
or backgroundand inspiration.
What you can win
A panel o judges will select the best our short stories and the prize oreach winner will be:
•aplaceontheBooktrustTeenagePrizejudging
panel to help choose the 2010 teenage book o the year
•atickettotheawardceremonyinLondoninNovember
•thechancetomeetandinterviewalltheshortlistedauthors,
using a ipcam – yours to keep
•acompletesetoftheshortlistedtitles
•yourwinningstorypublishedontheBooktrustwebsite.
You may attach typed sheets o your work. Remember to make sure you have completed your details on the back page.
Important dates
9th June 2010
Entry orms sent to you and availableto download rom the Booktrust website
5th July 2010
Deadline or short story entries
w/c 16th August 2010
Four winners notifed and sentshortlisted titles
9th September 2010
Shortlist announced
w/c 4th October 2010
Final judging meeting (winners toattend) and winner o 2010 TeenagePrize decided
1st November 2010
Booktrust Teenage Prize award
ceremony,London(winnerstoattend)
Now turn over to fnd out what to do next...
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