Inverness Library launches spy themed creative writing competition across the Highlands
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Young writers have a chance for their work to be recognised in an exciting new competition.
High Life Highland Libraries is looking for talented wordsmiths in S1-S6 to impress them with stories of about 500 words based on a super sneaky spy theme.
Library supervisor Sophia McLeod said: “We’re looking for a spy story, using the word ‘spy’ in the largest sense, so it doesn’t necessarily need to involve ‘a’ spy, although that can be fun too.
“It could be someone spying on neighbours or kids being asked to spy on other kids in school (who set off that fire alarm?), perhaps a story set in the library – that would be good! It’s up to the individual.”
Library staff will be joined by Courier reporter Imogen James to judge all the entries and narrow them down to a list of finalists.
It will then be up to published author and writing mentor Sandra Ireland – a resident writer at the Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre near Loch Ness this month – to choose the winner. As well as a book voucher the winner will also see their story published on the Inverness Courier website.
Ms McLeod said: “I have worked at Inverness Library for a few months and we get a lot of interesting characters through these doors. People are working on all sorts of fascinating projects. Sometimes we’re asked to help with a bit of fact finding, which can unearth some captivating stuff.
“All the staff love a good mystery and we know there are some very creative teens out there, so we would love to hear their stories.”
The closing date is April 30 at 5pm. Email entries to Inverness.library@highlifehighland.com along with a note of the entrant’s name, school, year group, contact phone number and story title. The email subject line should read: Short Spy Story by [entrant’s name]. Entrants can also add illustrations if they wish. Get writing!
