Thursday, October 30, 2014

2014 Fantastic Finalists!

Age 7-9

Ashley Meagan Neary - Dillen, Jake and Pickle on Scare Hill

Kaitlyn Simms - Scary Mary

Mikaela Gibbones- The Mixed Up Spell

Jenna Fardy - The Haunted House

Maya Gamble - "A Witch Put a Curse on Me"

Luke Kearley - The Spooky Hotel
 

Age 10-12

Jill Baker -The Toy Soldier

Jenna McDonald - One Horrible Halloween

Matthew Hong - The Flute

Rebecca Boone - Across the Street

Stella Heald - The Ghost Cat

Allyson Lefrensne - The Curtain

 

Age 13-17

Miruna Baciu -Phonodeath

Selena Walker - An Unusual Recount of Peculiar Events

Matthew Raske -Awake

Olivia Bradbury -Anchored

Zack Wheeler - The Stairs

Richelle Bulgin - The Marionette

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Good Luck!

I cannot wait to read your stories. I know I will be up with nightmares, but I am looking forward to the frightening fables and fiendish fiends.


Deadline Approachith!

D E A D L I N E !  Friday October 17  Oooh what a scary word. Please be sure to drop off your entries to your nearest St John's Library (A.C. Hunter, Marjorie Mews or Michael Donovan) or you can email me at juliamayo@nlpl.ca .

Tip 7 Proofread

Proofread ....What is that you ask? Read over your story...look for obvious errors like spelling and grammar. Now Read it again. Now hand it to a friend who will give you an honest opinion. Ask them to read it. Now listen to what they have to say.

Check out this for seven tips on proofreading.
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/7-proofreading-steps/