Become a Young Storykeeper!

o celebrate Cruinniú na nÓg, Great Lighthouses of Ireland and Fighting Words are inviting 7-12 year-olds to become Young Storykeepers!

All you have to do is create a story inspired by lighthouses!

Great Lighthouses of Ireland and Fighting Words have come together and are looking for some imaginative minds to become Young Storykeepers.

All our lighthouses brim with terrific tales, legends and lore about lightkeepers, shipwrecks, maritime life and much more. Today they play a vital role along with buoys and other aids to navigation in guiding the safe passage of ships. You can learn more about lighthouses in Ireland by visiting the Great Lighthouses of Ireland.

We’re asking 7-12 year-olds to create an original story inspired by lighthouses. Your unique story (max length 500 words) can take any form; from short story to poem to play, or even a song, comic or illustration.

The only requirement is that your story must involve a lighthouse, a buoy or even a helper vessel like the ILV Granuaile.  

The lighthouse/buoy/vessel in your story can serve any purpose, it can be a real or fictitious setting or even a character in your tale!

Celebrating Every Young Storykeeper’s Creativity

Everyone’s stories will be included in a digital magazine that will be launched as part of Cruinniú na nÓg on 13 June. They will also feature on the both Great Lighthouses of Ireland’s and Fighting Words’ websites.

And you never know – your story may even be selected to be animated and showcased online too!

In addition, every young storykeeper will receive a family ticket to any Great Lighthouses of Ireland visitor attraction, to be used when the sites reopen in accordance with Government guidelines.

Check out these captivating lighthouse attractions and start planning a great day out in the future!

How to Enter

• Submissions open on Tuesday, 5 May 2020, at 9am
• Submissions close on Tuesday, 19 May 2020 at 5pm
• Maximum word count: 500 words
• Submissions may be in English or in Irish
• Authors must be between the ages of 7 and 12 years.
• Send your stories in an editable format (e.g. Microsoft Word). Illustrations and comics should be sent as JPEGs.

IMPORTANT: All submissions should be sent from a parent/guardian email address to fiction@fightingwords.ie with STORYKEEPER SUBMISSION in the subject line with the following information included:

• • Name of author
  • Age of author
  • County where you live
  • Title of story
  • Word Count (please note maximum of 500 words)
  • Parent/Guardian name
  • Parent/Guardian contact telephone number

• All submissions will be acknowledged by email and entrants will receive a copy of the terms and conditions.
• The Great Lighthouses of Ireland and Fighting Words reserve the right not to publish submissions if details listed above are not included.
• Any questions should be sent by email to info@fightingwords.ie with STORYKEEPER QUESTION in the subject line.

Please visit www.fightingwords.ie/storykeeper or greatlighthouses.com/storykeeper for information, inspiration and full terms and conditions!

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