Well known author Mark Greenwood (and his dog Banjo) present two online writing workshops filled with writing tips and encouragement to enter the Armadale Young Writers' Awards. Mark is a prolific award winning author of fiction and non fiction books for children including Simpson and his donkey, the History Mysteries series. His latest books are Moonwalkers and The Book of Stone. Workshop 1: Available from Wednesday 19 May This creative writing session will cover creativity, planning, character development and more. Workshop 2: Available from Wednesday 2 June This session will cover polishing, editing, revision and more as you get ready to submit your entry. Visit library.armadale.wa.gov.au/armadale-young-writers-awards to access these workshops and learn all about the competition. These are suitable for anyone interested in creative writing including teachers and parents. The Armadale Young Writers’ Awards is a creative writing (prose only) competition which is open to students who reside or attend school in the City of Armadale and are in years 3 - 12. We look forward to receiving your entry! Important Dates Online Workshop 1 View from Wednesday 19 May 2021 Entries Open Tuesday 1 June 2021, 12.00am (AWST) Online Workshop 2 View from Tuesday 2 June 2021 Entries Close Wednesday 30 June 2021, 11.59pm (AWST) Finalists notified By Monday 26 July 2021 Winning entries on website Monday 6 September 2021