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Jackie’s Spring Comp – some stats

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Best of luck to everyone who entered my Spring Competition (Adults Writing in Rhyme and Metre for Kids) this year. I will begin reading stories next week and fingers crossed I hope to have results before Christmas. I won’t however be approaching publishers until February 2026 to give everyone time to settle into the New […]

Writing in Rhyme and Metre – A little tip

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Stressed syllables Words are made up of stressed and unstressed syllables (or vowel sound bites). Longer words can have a secondary stressed syllable that isn’t quite as dominant but more dominant than the syllables around it. For example, Dinosaur = DI-no-saur These type of words are handy because they can be used in either triple […]

A is for….A Rabbit’s Tale

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A is for…A Rabbit’s Tale is a quirky Alphabet Story with a twist in the tale. It is a funny account that lightly touches on big things like, jealousy, empathy, sharing, solutions and compromise oh and did I mention it was funny? Out officially on 2nd July, Lucinda and I will be celebrating on Saturday […]

CONGRATULATIONS! RESULTS ARE IN…

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Congratulations to all place getters this year. First, second and third placements will be sent along to Scholastic and Larrikin House in the New Year when everyone is back from the Christmas/New Year break. Prizes will be delivered in the coming week. Thanks to everyone who entered this year and please don’t be disheartened if […]

Jackie’s Spring Comp. SHORTLIST!

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So excited to announce the shortlist for my 2024 Spring Competition. I’ve not published shortlists before but felt that there were so many entries close to the mark that writers needed to know how close their story was to getting to the final 9. Congratulations to everyone here. Your stories were entertaining, metrically wonderful and […]

How to stand out in my Spring Competition

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Competitions are tricky. Very subjective. So how do you know what the judge will like? Here’s a list that might help. Binker—what I call him—is a secret of my own,And Binker is the reason why I never feel alone.Playing in the nursery, sitting on the stair,Whatever I am busy at, Binker will be there. Oh, […]