Next Tuesday sees the prize-giving for the Isle of Wight Winter Story Competition and some super prizes have been announced today.
The competition, organised by the Wight Fair Writers’ Circle, can also boast some great authors confirmed to present the prizes.
At a time when we’re being told by the Government that it’s hard to get young boys to write, five of the eight under 12s who are prize-winners in this competition are boys (all from Nodehill School, as are the girls).
Proceeds from the competition are going to the Love Russia Charity, The Multiple Sclerosis Society and The Barely Born Appeal and the winning stories will be published on VentnorBlog, Wight Fair Writers Website and the CP Website.
If you’ve taken part and are in the running for a prize, check out the list below.
Adults prizes
£30 (Donated by Paul & Jean Corbett CPA Pools)
A case of wine 6 x bottles (Donated by Rosemary Vineyard)
Wightlink Car & Four Passengers (Donated by Wightlink)
Waterstones £20 Gift card (Donated by Waterstones IOW)
Book – Trowel & Error signed book (Donated by Alan Titchmarsh)
Pen Set in beautiful case (Donated by The Old Smithy – Godshill)
Bottle Calvin Klein Perfume (Donated by Margaret Norris Books2Love – Newport)
Teenage prizes
£10 (Donated by Paul & Jean Corbett CPA Pools)
Set of Gold leaf Russian Dolls (Donated by Love Russia Charity)
Case of Apple Juice (Donated by Rosemary Vineyard)
6 x Portsmouth FC Tickets – Pompey v Hull It – Fratton Park – 3pm – 3rd January 2011 (Donated by Portsmouth FC)
Pets At Home Gift card £25 (Donated by Pets At Home IOW)
2 x Complimentary Tickets Seaview Animal Park (Donated by Seaview Animal Park)
£20 National Book Token Gift Card (Donated by the Isle Of Wight College)
Cuddly Toy and Selection Box (Carol & Bob Bridgestock)
Under 12s
£10 (Donated by Paul & Jean Corbett CPS Pools)
Signed book – Tube of Galaxy Minstrels (Donated by Author Diana Kimpton)
Signed book – Tube of M&M’s (Donated by Author Diana Kimpton)
IOW Zoo Family Ticket (Donated by The IOW Zoo)
IOW Steam Railway family ticket (Donated by the IOW Steam Railway)
Dinosaur Island Family Ticket (Donated by Dinosaur Island)
2 x Tickets Southampton FC Match – League 1 Saints v Notts County, St Mary’s Stadium 15th January 2011 (Donated by Southampton FC)
£5 – Cuddly Toy & Selection Box (Donated by Maggie Jones)
Image: Charles Jeffrey Danoff under CC BY 2.0