This term several students from Highfields took part in the Wolverhampton Grammar School’s annual writing competition, the Wolverhampton Young Author’s Prize. From over 700 entries, two year 7 students were shortlisted as finalists in the years 6, 7 and 8 category.
Jaya Badhan and Tegan Fitzwater were invited to the awards ceremony at the Grammar School this week, where they not only heard the winners being announced but took part in some creative activities and met the award winning author, and competition judge, Cliff McNish. McNish shared some advice on becoming an author based on his own experiences and answered questions from the finalists, including a question from Tegan about where he finds the inspiration for his stories.
Jaya was among the prize winners on the day, in the Highly Commended category. She received a certificate and a copy of Mr McNish’s latest book, both signed by the author. For making it to the finals Tegan received a certificate, also signed by the author.
Miss Hallam, school librarian who accompanied the students said, “We are very proud of both of our young authors for their work to make it to the final out of so many submissions is a great accomplishment, and Jaya’s Highly Commended prize is a special treat. I hope they are both very proud of themselves and their work, and that they continue to hone their creative writing skills. I’m very much looking forward to seeing what our students produce for the competition next year.”
