Meet Jacqueline Wilson competition

Jacqueline Wilson The Longest Whale Song

To celebrate award-winning author Jacqueline Wilson's participation in our live Meet Our Authors broadcast on 27th January 2011, we offered one lucky reader the chance to meet Jacqueline Wilson, be part of the live audience at the BBC studios, have their very own short story published in the Sunday Herald, and win £100 worth of contemporary children’s books for their school. 

 

Rebecca Richard We are delighted to announce that the winning entry came from Rebecca Richard with her short story The Roots of Friendship.

You can read Rebecca's story now. 

 


Congratulations to all the runners up below. Click on the title of the short story to read their entry.

Aodhan Gallagher – Imagine

Heather Bain – Phoebe

Jennifer Hay – The Letter

Nuala McBride – The Tree

Jack Burns – What Comes Around Goes Around


Congratulations also goes to the following for receiving Highly Commended:

Rebecca Ramage – Friendship Affairs

Lucy Black – A Meal that Changed Their Lives

Adam Bojelian – A New Best Friend

Omolade Onabule - Family Fusion

Katie McClumpha – The 7 Rings

Dean Wood – The East Road Nightmare

Connie Campbell – Family/Friends

Talia Bagnall – And Then There Were Two

Christopher Stewart – George’s Horrible Day at Work

 

We were delighted by the number of entries we received, which were all of a very high standard.

The winning entries demonstrated very well developed writing styles and excellent use of creative language. We hope that you enjoy reading them as much as we did, and we would like to encourage all the entrants to keep writing, and to keep entering competitions! 


Don't worry if you didn't see the live broadcast – you can watch it again on our website.