My Home in the Chilterns Story Competition

by Chalk, Cherries & Chairs

Wycombe Museum is partnering with Chalk, Cherries and Chairs Project – an ambitious five-year scheme which aims to connect local people to the wildlife and cultural heritage of the Central Chilterns, overseen by the Chilterns Conservation Board. 

This competition invites children aged 7 – 15 to create a story based on the theme of ‘My Home in the Chilterns’. Each entry should be up to 500 words. This story can be fiction or non-fiction, written or a spoken word recording.

Prizes for winning entries:

• Having their story published in a book
• A copy of the book with their story in
• Discover & Make tickets for the winner & their family
• A free Wycombe Museum schools session for the winning school

The story could focus on:

• The Chilterns as your home in the past, present or the future
• What does home mean to you, and how does (or doesn’t) the Chilterns fit into that?
• What is a home in the Chilterns like, or could be in an ideal world?
• What piece of the Chiltern’s would you take with you were you to find a new home?

Stories will be judged in four categories:

• Non-fictional story
• Fictional story
• Soundscape or spoken word story
• Poetry story

How to get involved:

If you would like your school or group to take part, request an information pack from Wycombe Museum.

Email lauren.baileybarber@wycombemuseum.org

Competition closes 31st March 2023

Related Events

tue14feb(feb 14)11:00 amfri17(feb 17)3:00 pmStory Competition Support Drop InFor the My Home in the Chilterns competition

Event Details

Running 11am – 3pm between Tuesday 14th – Friday 17th February. Want to take part in our My Home in the Chilterns story competition,

Event Details

Running 11am – 3pm between Tuesday 14th – Friday 17th February.

Want to take part in our My Home in the Chilterns story competition, but not sure where to start? Or maybe your child needs a little help actually getting their idea down onto paper?

Come along to our free drop in workshops for some help getting your story off the ground, and to pick up your free Roald Dahl writing tips ahead of the competition closing on Monday 20th February.

More about the competition:

Wycombe Museum and Chalk Cherries & Chairs project are running a story competition that invites children aged 7-11 to create a short story that talks about ‘My Home in the Chilterns’. This could focus on:

• The Chilterns as your home in the past present or future
• What does home mean to them, and how does (or doesn’t) the Chilterns fit into that idea?
• What is a home in the Chilterns like, or what could it be like in an ideal world?
• What piece of the Chilterns would you take with you, if you were to find a new home?

Find all competition information here.

Time

14 (Tuesday) 11:00 am - 17 (Friday) 3:00 pm

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