We have lots of fun things for kids this year, from writing competitions to treasure hunts - see below for details.
Events for Kids
Captain Wombat's Treasure Hunt
for school age students
How well do you know Trentham?
Captain Wombat's Treasure Hunt will have you scratching your head and searching high and low to unravel the clues!
You will need to pick up a map and your envelope containing the clues from Captain Wombat and The Winter Fairy who will be at Trentham Neighbourhood Centre (TNC) at 9.30am on Sunday 28th August.
Then - it's a race! You have to decipher the clues to find the answers to Captain Wombat's questions and get them back to TNC as fast as you can.
So come along, join in and if you would like to, dress up! Come as a pirate, a treasure hunter or any thing else that fits in with Treasure Hunting.
The winner will be announced at The Last Word on Sunday 28th August at 4pm at the Trentham Neighbourhood Centre.
How To Enter
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Register from 9.30am at TNC. After you have registered, you will be able to collect your clues, your map and your special entrant's badge. Then, listen carefully to the instructions from Captain Wombat so you know what to do.
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The competition starts at 10am when you can open your envelope containing the clues, and then, off you go! The competition closes at 11.30am when all participants have to be back to TNC.
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You can enter as an individual or in teams of two or three people. Only one set of answers per team will be accepted.
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Get your answers back to the TNC as fast as you can - the first team with all the right answers wins! If more than one person or team has all the answers correct and gets them back at the same time, then the winner will be decided by a draw.
Ellen Kemp Short Story for Under-18s
The Ellen Kemp Short Story for Under-18s is supported by the Ellen Kemp Memorial Writer's Prize which is run every year. Our judge for 2016 is Agnes Nieuwenhuizen, retired manager of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature and author of numerous books on youth literature and fiction for children.
There are two prizes this year: one for high school aged students of $75.00, and one for primary school aged students of $25.00.
How to enter
The theme for the short story is Silence; you must include the concept of 'silence' in your story in some way.
Word limit: your story must be between 500 and 1500 words.
Entries open 9.00am on 17/06/2016
Entries close 5.00pm on 15/07/2016
The Rules
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Entries must be your own, original work and must not have been previously published, won a prize or be in consideration for publication or prizes anywhere else.
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Limit of one entry per person.
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Fill in an entry form and upload your work online here
- Hard copy entries:
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Pick up an entry form from TNC, Trentham Library or Dr Bs Bookstore.
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Your work must be typed and double spaced in a clearly legible font.
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Name and contact details must appear on the entry form only and not on the manuscript (judging is anonymous).
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Post entry form and work to Words in Winter Trentham, Ellen Kemp Short Story for U18s, c/- Post Office, Trentham Vic 3458.
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Submit your story by the deadline; late entries will not be accepted.
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The judge's decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
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Winning and selected shortlisted works may be used as promotional material for the competition, the Words in Winter Trentham website, or the TNC website, or in print. Published entries may be subject to editing.
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Entry indicates acceptance of these rules.
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Winners will be notified and prizes will be awarded at The Last Word on Sunday 28th August at 4pm at Trentham Neighbourhood Centre.
Words & Images for U18s
Exhibition Saturday 27th August and Sunday 28th August at Trentham Neighbourhood Centre from 11am to 3pm.
All entries will be exhibited under your own name, or a tag, or a pseudonym.
How to enter
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Take a photo and capture a moment from a time in your life, or, something you feel strongly about.
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Write a short story to go with it.
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Photos:
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colour or black & white
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size - 8 megapixels or 2480 x 3508 pixels (minimum)
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landscape or portrait
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Stories:
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up to 100 words
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Arial font, size 16
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You can find an entry form to print here, or pick one up at Dr B's Bookshop, TNC or the Library.
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Email your photograph and story to: Email to wiw@trentham.org.au (reference Words & Images for U18s) by Monday 17/8/2016
Enquiries may be directed to wiw@trentham.org.au
