13-year-old Kinsale Community School Student and Kinsale native, Sarah Fitzgerald is a finalist in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in the junior social and behavioural sciences category.  Her project is entitled “A Statistical Investigation Into the Decline In Reading Among Ireland’s Youth and How We Can Prevent This From Impacting Future Generations.”  This follows Sarah’s appearance on The Late Late Toy Show in December 2017 where she was selected to review the best selling children’s...

This picture is of Sarah Fitzgerald, aged 13 from Kinsale, with her little brother Cillian, aged 9, in the RTE Green Room prior to the Late Late Toy Show, the highest viewed show in Ireland this year. Her dreams came true to discuss her passion for books and was delighted to win a trip to UK publishing house WALKER BOOKS – the world’s leading independent publisher of children’s books. She brilliantly reviewed THE SENSATIONAL NO.1...

As part of the 2017 Robert Louis Stevenson Day celebrations, Scottish Book Trust is delighted to announce that the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship for professional writers is now open for applications. Scotland-based writers, who would benefit from time away from their usual environment to develop their work, are encouraged to apply. The Fellowship was initiated in 1994 by Franki Fewkes, a Scottish Robert Louis Stevenson enthusiast then living in France, and is supported by Creative...

Competition Deadline: 1st December 2017 Alma Books are offering ten children the chance to have their “journey” story printed in a special collection. Want to win? All you have to do is write a 500-800 word story about “journeys” and get an adult to send it to competitions [@] almabooks.com with your name and age, to be in with a chance of winning! Open to children aged 7-11 • UK residents only • Closes 1st December 2017 Terms and...

Competition Deadline: 8th December 2017 Are you aged between 8 –11? Do you love writing stories? Then is definitely for you! Rye Books have teamed up with Scoop Magazine to bring us this fantastic short story competition – what they think is their best challenge yet! Write a story beginning with the following words: ‘Late afternoon, the storm arrived…’ The winner will be chosen by award winning author S. F. Said whose books include Varjak Paw, The Outlaw...

The Junior Galway Film Fleadh is delighted to announce an exciting, engaging and inspiring programme of cinematic events for the young people of Galway and Ireland. Featuring  a wide range  of feature films, short film programmes, and special events, the Junior Film Fleadh is proud to showcase the best in cultural cinema to young audiences.  The Junior Film Fleadh is also a unique platform for some of the country’s Future Filmmakers to exhibit their work...

Competition deadline: Monday 23rd October Creative Ardagh are delighted to present the second annual Frightful Flash Fiction Competition in association with this year’s Ardagh Fright Fest. We are looking for entries from anyone aged 13 or over. Get your creative juices flowing and send us in your scariest, spookiest or most twisted tales. All genres welcome: gothic, fantasy, mythology, sci-fi, reality etc. The only rule is that you stick to a maximum of 300 words. Plans...

Competition Deadline: October 15th 2017 Greywood Arts is delighted to announce our new Winter Writing Residency Award, a competition to win a one-week residency between January and April 2018. We would be grateful if you could help us spread the word and share the following with your community: Writers of short stories, plays and poetry are invited to submit unpublished works to Greywood Arts new Winter Writing Residency Award. An author from each category will be awarded cosy...

Scottish Book Trust has launched a search for Scottish teens who want to develop their talents in creative writing or illustration, and help to build the teen literary scene in Scotland. Now in its third year, What’s Your Story? is seeking seven young people aged between 14 and 17 years old, with enthusiasm for developing as writers or illustrators. This can include prose, poetry, storytelling, illustration, graphic novel writing, song-writing, writing for TV and film,...

#SoADoesYoga – SoA launches health and wellbeing initiative with five days of signed books and literary poses Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Joanna Trollope, Lemn Sissay and Joanne Harris are prepped to inspire poses and donate signed books next week in a five day ‘yoga challenge’, organised by The Society of Authors to raise awareness of the importance of authors looking after themselves and each other. The Society of Authors (SoA) has enlisted the help of...