Young writers rise to the Centenary Challenge
Imagination and creativity were to the fore as secondary school pupils in Rugby rose to the challenge of marking the centenary of The Percival Guildhouse by using their excellent writing skills.
Using a series of themes as options, the 500-word entries were judged in two age categories (12-14 and 15-18 years) . Announcing the six winners and three highly commended entries, Andy Roughton, the Guildhouse Centenary Committee member whose idea this was, said: “We were delighted with the quality of the response, even if imaginations tended towards horror – perhaps there was something about 100 years that brought ghosts to mind!”
In first place in the 12-14 category was Rugby High School pupil Adrija Ganguly with her story “A Mother’s Determination”. And in first place in the 15-18 years category, also from Rugby High School, Supriya Banwait, with her story “Eyes in the Window”.
All of the short stories are to be compiled into an illustrated book which will be available later this year from Hunt’s Bookshop, who supported the competition, and the main prize-winners will be presented with their prizes at The Percival Guildhouse’s formal Centenary Celebration at Rugby School on 29 September.
