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 Tell us a story...Teenage Judges Competition 2010

Entry Form

What 

would you doif you

wereinvisible?

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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 winA 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 dates9th June 2010Entry orms sent to you and available

to 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 2010Shortlist announced

w/c 4th October 2010Final judging meeting (winners to

attend) and winner o 2010 TeenagePrize decided

1st November 2010Booktrust Teenage Prize award

ceremony,London(winnerstoattend)

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www.booktrust.org.uk

Entry and eligibility criteria

Please complete this orm and return to:

Teenage Judges CompetitionBooktrust

Book House45 East HillLondon SW18 2QZ

Closing date is 5th July 2010

• Entrydeadlineis 5th July 2010

• Allentriesmustbesignedand dated

• Theorganiserswill not be responsible orthe loss o or damageto any entries

• Entrieswillnotbereturned• AllentrantsshouldbeUK

residents, in ull-timeeducation and between 12and 16 years o age

• Allwinnerswillbenotiedby phone or email duringthe week commencing16th August 2010

• Nocashalternativeto the prize will be oered

• Proofofpostagewill not be taken as proo o entry

• Entriesmustbewritten in English

•  Jointentrieswillnot be eligible

• Entriesthatexceedthemaximum word countwill not be judged

• Thejudges’decisionisnaland no correspondencewill be entered into

• Organisersreservetheright to inorm the media o all results. Winners agreeto take part in publicity

• Allagreedtravelexpenseswill be paid or by theorganisers

• Youmustbeaccompanied to the fnal judging meetingand the award ceremonyby a parent or guardian

• Winningshortstorieswill be publishedon www.booktrust.org.uk

Name

Postcode

Email

Telephone

Age Male Female

Where did you fnd out about this competition?

I have read and understood the conditions o entry and agree to abide by the rules

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