Palmers Scream have published more details of the great prizes that children can win by writing a spooky story
Great Prizes to be won by children writing a spooky story for Palmers Scream.
If you are 8-12 you can win a prize by writing a scary story about your area. Whether about the Bogwarts of Bounds Green, the witches of Winchmore Hill, the spookiness of Southgate, apparitions of Arnos or the phantoms of Palmers Green, we want you to create a story that we will all enjoy!
Your story should be:
Your story should be:- no more than 1000 words
- set in a place around here
- submitted by the end of this school term
Prizes for the winners
- An invitation to Baskervilles Tea Shop to attend a Spooky Story extravaganza, including:
- The real truth about ghosts and witches by Professor Owen Davies, academic expert from the University of Hertfordshire
- Story reading by Children’s Author Alex Woolf
- Story reading by Author Martin Jenkins
- Why the winners won by Dr Jennifer Young, prize winning author and lecturer in Creative Writing
- Local spooky tales and artefacts introduced by local legend Ralph Hutchings
- 4 tickets for Jay Walks led unique tour of the Spooky Tales sites by Blue Badge holder and local historian Joe Studman.
- Free Venture Photography Family Photography Experience - valued at £150, including the option to be photographed with the old manuscript or handbill
- Author and illustrator signed copy of the Spooky Tales of Palmers Green book
- Winning stories will be highlighted on the Palmers Scream web site
- Winning stories will also be considered for inclusion in the Scream at Halloween extravaganza in Broomfield Park with the support of drama group Playing Space
It may also be possible, subject to official approval being obtained, for the winners to see the witches bottles discovered in Broomfield House before the great fire.
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