Write-a-Book-in-a-Day is a fundraising initiative of the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre and Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation. Write-a-Book-in-a-Day is a one-day writing marathon where sponsored teams will write a children's book in a day, raising funds equally for KSPWC and Children's Hospitals in each Australian State. Additionally a copy of each finished book will be donated to the hospital library.
Over a six-month period, from April to the end of August the teams of writers will dedicate a day of their choosing to write a children's book in a day. The teams will be given some details about the subject of the book they are to write. Teams may compete from school, home, office, library, telecentre or elsewhere.
Teams of 5-10 people will obtain sponsorship (a minimum of $300 per team to enter) and will compete for awards in the following sections-
In addition there will be an award for the highest sponsorship
The book must be completed to a printed and bound stage within a 12-hour period. A panel appointed by the KSP Writers Centre will judge the completed work.
Each team will be given a random setting, two human characters, a non-human character, an issue and five random words at 8.00am local time. The story must be written around these and be delivered or emailed to KSPWC by 8.00pm the same day. Each team will be issued with a booklet beforehand advising how teams have succeeded in the past, and how to use its PCs to best advantage.
The Write-a-Book-in-a-Day is a wonderful, fun, team building and writing experience, open to people of all ages from primary school up with all levels of writing and graphic skills. In the past all teams have written successful books (to most of the entrants' utter amazement) and the majority say they will have another go this year.
These pages will be updated with more detail closer to the start of the competition. In the meantime have a look at the other pages, see what teams wrote in previous years and what the judges said, by clicking on the links at top left. You may also like to read about the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children Foundation and the Katharine Susannah Prichard Foundation.
A booklet containing rules, hints and judging criteria can be downloaded here
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