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By: Susan Humphrey,
on 9/9/2008
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As I mentioned the other day I keep a notebook of ideas and another one in there is for a children's book set around a Scottish loch inspired by my childhood holidays north of the border. I was therefore interested to read in a writing magazine about a prize for children's books 'wholly or mainly set in Scotland'.
The Kelpies Prize is looking for a unpublished books for 9-12 year olds between 40,000-60,000 words. The winning author will receive a £2,000 prize and the winner will be announced at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
The deadline is February 28th which may seem a while off but seeing as I seem to be working on a hundred things at once I might have to wait a year!
The guidelines, available at www.florisbooks.co.uk, say stories must 'incorporate contemporary settings' and/or a subject matter 'which today's children can relate to.'
Entrants can be of any age and nationality and manuscripts must be sent by post (only one entry per person.) You need to send an entry form available on the website and manuscripts must NOT have the writer's name on them.
The Kelpies imprint includes Scottish children's authors as Kathleen Fidler and Mollie Hunter and was acquired by Floris Books in 2001.
The 2008 winner, Sharon Tregenza, will have her book Tarantula Tide published by Floris books in the Kelpies series on October 16th.
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By: Susan Humphrey,
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