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....A forum for English teachers in the Hawke's Bay to discuss issues, share resources and ask questions.

Writing Competitions
 T he above competition is running again this year. Adjust your Term 3 plans to assign time to submit your best students’ work. There are two categories for Year 11, 12 and 13 students to enter: poetry, prose. The __deadline__ for entries is: **23 September 2016** (end of Term 3, Week 10). Extended from 20 September 2016. A new Weebly hosts the competition (linked back to the HBETA wiki). Go here to register students. This will give me and the judge, Sarah Rose an idea of what we’re in for and help track entries. Sarah Rose’s details are also on the weebly. Backup of information and links to previous entries still exist here: https://hbeta.wikispaces.com/John+MacKenzie+Poetry+Competition ** Re-Draft 2015 DEADLINE 30th SEPTEMBER ** ** Let your teenagers write what they want to write, how they want to write. **
 * John MacKenzie Writing Competition**
 * A chance to let some oxygen into their creative minds.
 * Re-Draft accepts any kind of creative writing, including creative non-fiction.
 * Students can send up to three entries.
 * Competition guidelines are in // The Word is Out // but can also be seen on our website at
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 * Entry is free.
 * The entry form is in the back of the 14th Re-Draft book, // The Word is Out. //
 * Schools' support for the Re-Draft books is what makes this excellent competition possible.
 * We thank all our supporters and welcome new ones.
 * A few copies of // The Word is Out // still available.
 * The Re-Draft team (Glyn Strange, Tessa Duder, James Norcliffe) looks forward to hearing from you.
 * Contact us at this email address: young.writers@xtra.co.nz

**The Red Room Company's // Red Room Poetry Object 2015 // before the competition closes on 18th September. **
 * Aligned with language, literature and literacy outcomes, **//Red Room Poetry Object 2015//** is a **free writing competition** that inspires students and their teachers to submit poems about objects that are special to them.
 *  All participants will have their poem published and will receive a certificate of achievement. Winning student poets will also receive a **poetry prize pack** including a free **digital poetry workshop** with a Red Room Company poet for their class.
 * To support teachers with poetry strategies for //Red Room Poetry Object // please find attached our ** free teaching resource . **For more about the competition, past student poems and teacher feedback, head to our website .

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 * Contact us ** (02) 9319 5090
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