Your child’s teacher has sent this handy guide home so they can complete this writing activity.
Young Writers invites you to go on a story-telling adventure with The Magic Map. Write a mini
saga (a story in up to 100 words) about any time, any place, real or imaginary! You can let your
imagination go wild as you write a story about whatever you like! Will you explore dreamlands,
write about a historical event or imagine what the future will be? Perhaps you’ll write a real-life
story. Whatever you choose, we can’t wait to read it!
Check out the video trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZLHgdd-B8
It’s Easy To Take Part
Story Ideas
1. Your child needs to write their piece on
the entry form (or an adult can scribe
You discover a new animal. for them).
A pirate is looking for treasure. 2. Ensure your child’s name, age and
school are included on the entry form in
An astronaut heading to Mars. the space provided.
3. Return the completed entry form to
Your teacher is really an alien. the school by the deadline they have
provided.
What you did on your birthday.
4. The school will then enter the work –
please do not enter directly unless the
Time travel to ancient Egypt.
school decide not to take part.
A volcano is erupting. Our editorial team will then read and
type up every entry. Those that meet the
You go on holiday. competition criteria will be chosen to be
published in a series of anthologies – we’ll
Word Limit: 100 Words write to you to ask for your permission for
your child’s work to be published if they
are chosen. From those published stories,
we’ll then pick the winners!
Prizes for schools Prizes for pupils
The school with the The top 5 writers
best set of entries will win a goody
will win Young Writers’ bag worth over £100,
Award of Excellence including an Instax
and an incredible Mini camera
£1000! Plus every entrant receives a bookmark
Winners will be chosen from the entries received in the Spring Term
& sticker for taking part. Pupils
2025 and awarded the following term. You can view our most recent chosen for publication also
winners here: www.youngwriters.co.uk/competitions/winners receive a certificate.