About the Competition

Students in Years 3 to 6 are invited to take part in Tell Me a Story writing and illustration competitions.

Tell me a Story competition is a local competition that has been running successfully in the Barrington Coast region since 2018 and is popular with students.

Competition goals:

• Support schools in their effort to improve students’ literacy level;
• Increase children’s creativity and confidence;
• Provide out-of-school opportunities for students where they can experiment and put their skills to the test;
• Help the children to discover passion through a fun creative process.

Competition values:  “Celebrating learning”.

Competition objective:  Encourage students to have a go and discover joy in writing and illustrating.

Key elements of the competition:

• Tell Me a Story competition invites schools in the same region to participate;
• All students participating in the writing competition receive a feedback from judges and a certificate.  There are trophies and cash prizes for top entries;
• Illustration competition follows the writing competition and is based on top stories from the writing competition;
• Winners are announced in a local newspaper and published on Tell Me a Story website;
• Writing and illustration entries are published in Tell Me a Story book;
• All participating illustrations are exhibited at the Awards Ceremony, together with short-listed stories;
• Funds are raised in the local community, raising awareness and gaining support from the community;
• There is one Awards Ceremony for Tell Me a Story writing and illustration competition.