{"id":2056,"date":"2009-03-21T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-21T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/jill-papworth-on-the-childrens-writing-competition-that-looks-like-a-money-making-exercise\/"},"modified":"2016-01-20T15:04:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T08:04:05","slug":"jill-papworth-on-the-childrens-writing-competition-that-looks-like-a-money-making-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/jill-papworth-on-the-childrens-writing-competition-that-looks-like-a-money-making-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Papworth on the childrens' writing competition that looks like a money-making exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAny proud parent would be delighted to see their child’s story chosen for publication – unless, as Jill Papworth discovered, the motivation seems to be more about making money than genuine achievementIt’s a typical weekday morning rush. As you hurry the kids to finish their breakfast and get off to school, the post arrives. In it there’s a letter that thrills everyone. It’s from a company called Young Writers announcing that “an imaginative mini saga – a story using 50 words or less”, written by your 10-year-old and sent in by her school, has been chosen for publication in a book. “The Adventure Starts Here is the 18th annual Young Writers’ competition and we have received in excess of 20,000 stories from all over the UK and overseas,” it says. “I am therefore delighted to let you know that Julie’s piece has been chosen for publication.” Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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