PRIMARY schoolchildren have been challenged to use their creativity to compete in the Write Here, Write Now 2004 awards.
The awards, run by the Department for Education and Skills, ask children aged between eight and ten to complete a piece of work by one of three well-known writers.
Last year's awards saw five youngsters from Croft C of E Primary School, in Croft, near Darlington, win the Yorkshire and Humberside regional award for a piece of journalism.
Regional and national winners will have their work published in a Oxford University Press book.
Teachers can apply for Write Here, Write Now packs by visiting www.writehere. org.uk or by calling (01634) 729825. The closing date for entries to be submitted is July 14 and all pieces of work must come through schools.
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