CREATIVE WRITING 2024

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Creative Writing 2024

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The South African Literacy Association loves a good short paragraph, poem or short story and we’d love to read yours! A COMPETITION with different topics each year! All you have to do is to fill out the entry form, make payment and submit your work before the closing date! Be BOLD. Be ORIGINAL. Make us laugh, cry, feel and think!


WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Above all we’re passionate about the English/Afrikaans language literature, well told. We’re looking for an original approach to the topics, believable stories and strong plots.


See topics given to choose from.

Each entry submitted only allows a learner to enter for one category.
If you want to enter into more than one category, please make sure you submit and entry form and payment for each category entered into.


YOU PARTICIPATE IN YOUR OWN GRADE GROUP.


Creative Writing Divisions for 2024:
You can enter into the following categories in:
English / Afrikaans:
English Short Story
Afrikaanse Kort Verhaal
English Poem
Afrikaanse Gedig
English Short Paragraph
Afrikaanse Kort Paragraaf


HOW TO ENTER:

  • Complete our entry form attached in this booklet.
  • Send your proof of payment & entry form to: writing@salacompetition.com before the entry cut-off deadline.
  • Email your work to writing@salacompetition.com before the submission deadline.
  • All work will be adjudicated and certificate and rebuttal will be emailed to you. 

ENTRY FEE 2024:
R140.00 per learner (per division)


AWARDS:
Each participant’s certificate & rebuttal will be emailed to them.
1st place in each category for each grade group will receive a trophy, pin and additional certificate. This will be couriered to the school. 2nd to 4th places of each category for each grade group will receive a pin and additional certificate. This will be couriered to the school.


COMPETITON RULES
  • Your work must be your own, original work.
  • It should not have been previously published.
  • We shall disqualify any plagiarized work as it is against the law.
  • Your story should not have previously won any other competition in SA.
  • You must use one of the given topics for your work.
  • Each participant to have written their work in their own hand writing.
  • This makes is more “your own work” than a typed text.
  • We shall consider how well you have responded on the topic given, when choosing the winning work.
  • A 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place will be awarded in each age group in each division for English and Afrikaans.
  • The adjudicator’s decision is final.
  • We reserve the right to extend this competition’s closing date to ensure prizes are awarded to work of the highest standard.
  • Adhere to the relevant language depending on which language you entered for.
  • You will be entering via email.
  • Your certificate of participation will be emailed to you.
  • 1 st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners, certificates and pins will be couriered to the school. NOTE: This is for the school/parent’s account.  The relevant courier fee amount will be communicated to the top 4 for payment before pins can be couriered.  Amount is roughly R120.00
  • We have decided that no typed work will be accepted as of 2021 and therefore 2023 will be no different.
  • If you wish for your school’s participation certificates to be printed and sent to you, an additional fee will be charged upon request depending on the number of participants entered and a courier fee will also be for the school’s account.
  • Make sure you adhere to the format and word counts etc. as set out in this booklet.

Your text should adhere to the following:

Short Story / Kort Verhaal:
  • Should be sent as PDF/JPEG format if emailed or original can be couriered to us.
  • Written in English/Afrikaans – Depending on the language you entered for.
  • Grade 3 – max of 100 words
  • Grade 4 to 5 – max of 200 words
  • Grade 6 to 7 – max of 250 words
  • Grade 8 to 9 – max of 350 words
  • Grade 10 to 12 – max of 500 words
  • Your title, name and surname, school, grade should be added to your cover letter.
  • Always ensure the word count is stated on your written work.
Poetry / Digkuns:
  • Should be sent as PDF/JPEG format if emailed or original can be couriered to us.
  • Written in English/Afrikaans – Depending on the language you entered for.
  • Grade 3 – max of 6 lines
  • Grade 4 to 5 – max of 10 lines
  • Grade 6 to 7 – max of 12 lines
  • Grade 8 to 9 – max of 14 lines
  • Grade 10 to 12 – max of 16 lines
  • Your title, name and surname, school, grade should be added to your cover letter.
  • Always ensure the word count is stated on your written work.
Short Paragraph / Kort Paragraaf:
  • Should be sent as PDF/JPEG format if emailed or original can be couriered to us.
  • Written in English/Afrikaans – Depending on the language you entered for.
  • Grade 3 – max of 50 words
  • Grade 4 to 5 – max of 70 words
  • Grade 6 to 7 – max of 90 words
  • Grade 8 to 9 – max of 130 words
  • Grade 10 to 12 – max of 150 words
  • Your title, name and surname, school, grade should be added to your cover letter.
  • Always ensure the word count is stated on your written work

Please remember that each text should be in your own handwriting. No typed work will be accepted.