Information for Teachers
2011 COBIS Student Poetry Competition
'My Best Friend'
The global 2011 COBIS Student Poetry Competition is open! The judging panel looks forward to reading poems submitted from students in full-time education at COBIS Member or Affiliate schools worldwide.
Theme and Length of Poem
Poems exploring the theme of ‘My Best Friend’ are invited and should be no longer than 40 lines.
Categories
Entries will be considered in three categories, based on the age of the student on 1 January 2011.
Category A: 10 yrs and under
Category B: 11-14 yrs
Category C: 15-19 yrs
The Judging Panel
All entries will be reviewed by a panel comprising of educators, well known children’s authors, International publishers and an accomplished actress from‘ The Archers’ the long standing BBC Radio 4 series.
Competition Prizes
COBIS is delighted to announce that this year there will be prizes for winners and runners up in each category. COBIS is grateful to the three supporting members below for their generous sponsorship. COBIS encourages you to review their websites for further information about their range of products and services.
Authors Abroad
Galore Park Publishing
TTS Group Ltd
Competition Closing Date - All entries must be received no later than Friday 1 April, 2011.
Entry Requirements and Guidance - All entries should be submitted by the head teacher, head of department, or class teacher and emailed to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Each entry should be submitted as a pdf or word document and should include:
- the student’s full name
- the student’s nationality
- the student’s date of birth and indicate category A, B or C
- the name of the school and name and email address of the member of staff submitting the poem
Each school may submit a maximum of three entries per category. Please note all entries must be in English and are required to be original compositions and entirely the work of the individual student.
