Category Archives: Competitions / Cystadlaethau 2012
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The Winning Story 2012
HOW THE DRAGON CAME TO WALES by Holly Gillard with illustrations by Boz Groden Hi! My name is Arwel and I am a 9 year old dragon. I live up by Devil’s Bridge in Aberystwyth. I have 3 sisters … Continue reading
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Some images from 2012
Photos: courtesy Derek Webb
Short Story winner is chosen
We have a winner! Thanks to our brilliant judges Eddie, Finley, Bobby and Ellie, we have a winner to announce (at the PENfro Book Festival on Sunday) for the children’s short story competition — for exciting tales on the theme … Continue reading
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Children’s Short Story Competition: entries now in
Many thanks to all those who have sent in entries for this year’s competition! There has been an excellent response — and thanks to the Western Telegraph and Pembrokeshire Life magazine for all their help with promotion. Enties are now … Continue reading
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Dragon’s tales wagging….
This is the jolly dragon used by the Western Telegraph newspaper to promote the children’s short story competition — and many thanks to the Editor, Holly Robinson, for all her help. The picture was featured in a nice write-up on … Continue reading
Pembrokeshire’s Favourite Book competition: please cast your vote!
Voting is under way for this competition, with 12 shortlisted books attracting votes from individual readers and reading groups. See here for the shortlist: http://penfrobookfestival.info/?p=379 The names of all those who vote will be entered inrto a prize draw organized … Continue reading
Children’s Competition deadline extended
Entries have been coming in steadily for this exciting competition, organized with the help of the Western Telegraph newspaper. In order to give children a little more time to write their stories during the holiday period, we are pleased to … Continue reading
Allen Raine Short Story Competition update (4th August 2012)
Below we are happy to paste the rules of this year’s competition. Please note that because of logistical problems the competition has been put back a little, so that the 2012 prizewinners will NOT be announced at this year’s PENfro … Continue reading
Pembrokeshire’s Favourite Book 2012: the shortlist
Staff of the Pembrokeshire County Library and branch libraries have nominated the following eleven books for this year’s prize, which is once again being kindly donated by Pembrokeshire Life magazine: Paul Williams Denys Corbett Wilson Alan Rustag … Continue reading