About the competition
Students in Years 3-4 and 5-6 are invited to take part in Tell Me a Story writing and illustration competitions.
Tell Me a Story, a local competition running successfully in the Great Lakes and Manning regions since 2018, has proven most popular with students.
Competition values
- Celebrating creativity
Competition goals
- To advance/broaden/benefit children’s imagination and confidence.
- To help children discover a love for writing through a fun creative process.
Competition objective
- to encourage children to ‘have a go’ at 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 reviewers and a certificate.
- Illustration competition follows the writing competition with entries based on top stories from the writing competition.
- There are trophies for short-listed entries.
- Winners are announced in a local newspaper and published on Tell Me a Story website.
- Writing and illustration top entries are published in Tell Me a Story competition book.
- Funds are raised in the local community, raising awareness and gaining support from the community.
- Awards and certificates will be presented at the schools in Term 4.
Tell Me a Story competition logos are copyright protected.
Competition logos
Artist
Monika Maria Klenner
Artist
Nyaree Donnelly
Competition Founders
Teresa Siminska and Monika Maria Klenner