Tuesday 5th October 2021
Student Has Story Published
A student at Stamford Junior School has had her story published after winning a writing competition.Charlotte S, Year 6, entered the 'Screen Your Story' competition last year, requiring her to write a 500 word story on the theme 'kindness'.Charlotte was announced as a winner with her story, 'The Flower Girl', which now appears in the Year 5/6 section of the book: 'Stories from the Young'.The final published book includes a compilation of winning stories from across the nation.Charlotte's story was professionally illustrated and also shortlisted to be a short film, resulting in a celebration in school assembly.Celebrating further, Charlotte and her family attended the awards ceremony at Samuel Pepys Theatre, London.Many notable judges and patrons that helped the competition be a success, included; Sir Michael Morpurgo, Jack Whitehall and Patricia Hodge.The proceeds of the sale of the book go to the Kidney Research UK charity. For more news from Stamford Junior School, please click here.