Character Development and Hollandaise

Award winning author Mandy Hager led a writing session with the Wrappers at the last meeting. Her expertise in both writing and the teaching of writing was invaluable as she took the Wrappers through the steps to develop a character with depth and realism.  By the end of the session 'Hollandaise' from the sauce making family seemed to come alive and a plot outline was beginning to develop.

Does anyone want to develop that story?  It would be great to read the story of Hollandaise now she has been created.The character description is below. 

William Kent, Soldier by Ashleigh

Ashleigh has written a story in the form a diary entry by a World War One soldier that describes the horror of life in the trenches. It doesn't make for 'enjoyable' reading but it's a gripping and moving account of the desperate circumstances so many young men faced in 1915. 

The full story is published on the Teen Writing page.  Here is the introduction:

Statement of Intent:

This is a diary entry written by William Kent a soldier during WW1. William has written on Christmas Eve 1915 and has reflected back on the last year he has experienced while fighting in the war. He was aged 19 when he wrote this diary entry. William's grandson is reading this entry today as he has discovered his grandfather's belongings in his parent’s attic.   

Read on ...

 

Teen Writing Competition Winners

The winners of the 2014 Kapiti Children's Writers' Group Teen Writing Competition are:

1st place - Jaden Fearon (12) Waikanae School

2nd place - Alexandra Schaefer (17) Otaki College.

3rd Place  - Claudia Gittins  (14)  Kapiti College

Highly Commended Certificates:

Loren Whithair (15) Kapiti College

Ella Brown  (13) Te Horo School.

Congratulations to these young authors for the high quality of their writing and their well deserved winning places in the competition. 

The stories that placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd are published on the Teen Writing page of The WRAP for you to read and enjoy.

Teen Writing Competition

Are you planning to enter the Teen Writing Competition run by the Kapiti Children's Writers' Group? If so, your entry must be received by 5:30 pm on Wednesday 18 June. Entry forms are available from the teen section of Paraparaumu Library (see the teen notice board).  Use the theme of "I Can Do It' to write a short story of no more than 500 words. See full rules and conditions on the entry form. Your entry must be mailed or hand delivered to the secretary of the writers' group (address on the entry form). 

The winners of the competition will be announced at the next Wrappers meeting on July 4th and winning stories will be published here on the Wrap as well as read on local radio.