Article - "Student Wins Writing Comp"

The word competition at the end of the title is shortened to fit in with the layout. Again, this was a fairly simple article to write and it is again, fairly short as it is another news in brief type story. As newspapers often have articles to do with successful students at GCSE results day [for example] I thought this would fit in well to the paper.


"Local student, Amelia Greenstreet has been awarded a prestigeous writing prize for a short story competition she entered in mid July. The piece, entitled “The Betrayal” follows the story of a young scavenger on a quest for her tribe, accompanied by her fox companion, Aku. However, it is soon revealed that she has been set up. Amelia says “I’m so happy! I never thought I would win! This is a fantastic opportunity.” Read Amelia’s story online at www.bristolnomad.com or buy the competition anthology at www.airwriting.com."


I thought adding the option to go online and read the story added more interactivity to the newspaper. I also thought promoting the competition would be a good idea because papers often do promotions or advertisements for things they think to be worthwhile. For example, Lush Times, although a newspaper dedicated to organic, vegetarian friendly soap, promoted an entire campaign against biofuels and asked people interested to sign an online petition. I feel adding this element would make the reader feel more like a part of a community rather then just another profit source for publishers and other big companies. 


I have taken of myself to pose as the student. I thought this appropriate as I am a student myself and obviously look young enough. It was posed and taken against a white background to make it look more professional and was a 'shoulder up' shot as this is a common convention of photographs in newspapers.