Canterbury Writing Contest: Dr. Stephen Loughnan & Dr. Ulrich Weger,
Centre for Research on Social Climate
The Centre for Research on Social Climate will be hosting a Writing Contest
for second-graders aged 16-18 from schools in Kent and beyond. The
placement will stretch across the Autumn & the Spring term and will
involve the following activities:
- Designing and updating the website & poster
- Replying to enquiries from participants regarding the contest
- Sending out flyers & posters to schools in Kent and beyond
- Organising and participating in the Creative Writing Workshop,
hosted by acclaimed poets Katherine Pierpoint and Paul Matthews
- Acknowledging receipt of submissions for writing contest, informing
participants of outcome.
- Others where applicable
The topic and description of the writing-contest, as it will be announced on
the website, is described below. Students participating in the workshop
need to be CRB-checked.
Please contact Dr. Stephen Loughnan – S.Loughnan@kent.ac.uk
A Meeting that Changed My Life
Have you ever had a meeting that changed your life? Maybe this person is still around you;
maybe it was a one-off event but it still has an impact; maybe it is someone you began to love
or fear, respect or pity, find awkward or entertaining. Maybe it was not even a meeting with a
person. Maybe you realised instantaneously that this would be something special; maybe you
only gradually woke up to its meaning; maybe it still remains a mystery.
Tell us about this meeting and how it made a difference to you. It can be fact or fiction, a
serious or funny piece, essay, prose or poem.
Prizes: Book Prizes (worth £200, £150, £100 for 1. to 3. Prize) plus 7 commendations. All 10
winners will be invited to a Creative Writing workshop at the University of Kent, Canterbury,
with acclaimed poets Katherine Pierpoint and Paul Mathews.
Conditions of participation:
In order to participate, on January 27th 2012 you need to be either 16, 17 or 18 years old.
Your piece must have a length of less than 2000 words.
Fill out and sign the application form. Have your parent or legal guardian sign it as well.
Send two paper-copies (one original, one photocopy) in the mail to the following address:
Centre for Research on Social Climate
School of Psychology
University of Kent,
Canterbury, CT27NP
Submission deadline: 27 January 2012 (date of postal stamp). Submissions received after 1
February will not be considered.
Participants will be notified of the outcome by e-mail.
Winners will be invited to a workshop on 19 May 2012 between approx. 10:00 and 17:00 at
the University of Kent at Canterbury campus. Winners will be responsible for their own
transportation to and from the venue, as well as for any overnight accommodation where
applicable.