Wicked Young Writers competition

Wicked the Musical is holding a competition for young writers to enter. The prize includes 5 tickets to go and see Wicked the musical in London, a meet and greet with the cast and prize winning writer Michael Morpurgo, aswell as having your story published! To enter the competition you need to submit either a story, play or poem about looking at life a different way. For example Wicked looks at the life of the Wicked Witch of the West before she was deemed Wicked. If you are interested in taking part please come and see me (Miss Haydock) or Miss Martyniuk and we will explain all the rules for entering. Also come to WOW club on a Monday after school to gain ideas, help with writing your story or listen to other peoples ideas. 

Here is one entry by Luke Anderson in Year 10. 

This Town

( A Mum's point of view)

Minding the kids, 

Popping to the shops,

On a hot day, have an occasional ice pop.

Buying around this town.

Dashing through the market,

Paying for some food,

"I think i'l have a curry, I feel in the mood."

Walking around this town.

(A Dad's point of view)

Being a professor, 

Stopping off at the pub,

"See you tomorrow, at the Country Club."

Talking around this town

Pay this, Pay that

Pay the mortgage, feed the cat.

Paying around this town.

(A child's point of view)

Learn about shapes,

Writing the letter one,

Letters and numbers, I've only just begun.

Learning around this town.

First the swing,

Then the round - about,

See-saw, slide, I'm never in doubt.

Playing around this town.

NO.....

What were your ideas of these people. A family? Why? Everything happy? Wait.............

 

(A mum's point of view)

Minding the adopted kids,

Getting funny looks as she keeps popping to the shops,

On a hot day, have an occasional ice pop.

Upset around this town.

Dashing through the market running from people trying to beat her,

Paying for her and her girlfriend, some food.

"I think i'll have a curry, I feel in the mood."

Distraught around this town.

(A dad's point of view)

Being a black professor, 

Stopping off at the Black pub,

"See you tomorrow, at the Country Club"

Labelled around this town.

"You're black, you have money, pay this,

'Blackie' pay that,"

Pay the mortgage, Feed the cat.

Stereotyped around this town.

(A child's point of view)

Learn about shapes, smacked if wrong,

Writing timidly the letter one, 

Letters and numbers, I've only just begun.

Scared around this town.

Whacked, first with the swing,

Then, the roundabout,

See-saw, slide, I'm never in doubt.

Hurt around this town.

NO.........

Why think the way society wants us to?

Why think they have different views?

You will never know the full person.

Sexuality, ethnicity, size.

Think before you hurt.

Be Wise.