JANE AUSTEN’S PERSUASION


set to inspire young Hampshire writers to pick up their pens, in a short story compeon.


The compeon, which has been organised by Hampshire Cultural Trust and Jane Austen’s House Museum in Chawton, invites entrants to pen a short story, of no more than 500 words, using the tle Persuasion.


Persuasion was Austen’s last complete novel and was published six months aer her death, the 200th anniversary of which is being commemorated this year, with a programme of events countywide.


The compeon is open to young people who live or study in Hampshire in two age categories, 7 to 11 years and 12 to 16 years. Free to enter, it closes on 28th February 2018, and will be judged by Hampshire writers Rebecca Smith and Neal Layton. They will be looking for imaginaon, fun characters, maybe humour or adventure, whatever the word Persuasion inspires entrants to write. The winner and runner‐ up in each category will receive naonal book tokens and an invitaon to an awards ceremony at Jane Austen’s House Museum, where they will be joined by highly


Judges and shortlisted winners from the Jane Austen 200 leer wring compeon earlier this year commended writers.


The short story compeon is the second children’s wring compeon amongst the many events, which have taken place this year to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Hampshire author’s death. In October 2016, a compeon asking young people to write a leer about a day in their life – real or imagined – was launched. Leers were chosen as the medium for the compeon, as Jane Austen was an avid correspondent. Her own surviving leers give us an invaluable glimpse into her life and mes, as well as highlighng the rapid changes in how we now communicate with friends and family. An overwhelming response resulted in 303 entries fromindividuals and schools right across the county, which were judged by Hampshire‐based children’s writers, Ali Sparkes and Angela McAllister.


Entries can be made online or by post. Full details can be found at:


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