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Seven Stories and Faber and Faber Competition

IRON MAN COMPETITIONS
FOR NORTH EAST SCHOOLS
The Iron Man is a modern folktale which captures the timeless spirit of storytelling and was written by Ted Hughes in the late 1960s. It is being reissued by Faber and Faber with a new jacket this year.

Seven Stories, the centre for children's books, are running several competitions for children of all ages.

1. KS2 pupils working with their teacher are invited to create an Iron Man Model inspired by Ted Hughes’ story The Iron Man and win a collection of Ted Hughes’ books as well as a VIP group visit to Seven Stories and the opportunity for entries to be displayed alongside the work of Britain’s foremost illustrators today.

2. KS2 pupils working with their teacher are invited to enter a creative writing competition inspired by Ted Hughes’ story The Iron Man and win a VIP group visit to Seven Stories.

3. KS3 and KS4 (Years 7-11) Art and Design Technology pupils working with their teacher to create an Iron Man Sculpture inspired by Ted Hughes’ book. The prize will include a collection of Ted Hughes’ books for your school library as well as a VIP group visit to Seven Stories and the opportunity for all entries to be displayed alongside the work of Britain’s foremost illustrators today.

The deadline for submissions will be Friday 20 January 2006.
For an entry form and terms & conditions please contact Helena McConnell:
E helena@sevenstories.org.uk T 0845 271 0777

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Posted by Barbara-Ann Brown on December 14, 2005 11:42 AM

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