A poetry competition is being held for London school children, aged 10-16 to celebrate the 2012 Olympic Games.

The winner will get an exclusive Olympic Park bus tour for up to 30 of their friends and family. Plus the first 100 young Londoners to entry will receive a ‘100 Great Things about the Games’ note pad.

Poetry should be based on what young Londoners think about the Games. Inspiration can be found by visiting www.london.gov.uk/games

The deadline for all entries is Wednesday 30 November 2011.

Boris Johnson said, "As anyone who loves poetry will testify, when you learn a good poem, you make a good friend. You have a voice that will pop up in your head, whenever you want it, and say something beautiful and consoling and true."

In addition to the poetry competition inspired by the 2012 Games, Boris is backing a literacy push through his Team London scheme.

Team London is the Mayor’s plan to get more people volunteering in the capital in order to help tackle some of the city’s social issues. Under the Team London banner, Literacy Champions, delivered by the National Literacy Trust, aim to raise the literacy levels of children aged 3-5.

Who can enter? The competition is open to London schoolchildren aged 10 to 16. Format: We are inviting individual students to enter  poems of up to 160 words. Excepted formats include a scan, Word doc and PDF. How to enter: Participants simply register and upload their individual entry by visiting  www.london.gov.uk/poetry  Teachers can email multiple entries to                      games@london.gov.uk

 

October 5, 2011