Pearson India, the Indian arm of world’s leading learning company - Pearson, has launched a first-of-its-kind creative writing contest in the form of the MyPedia Reader Creative Writing Contest. MyPedia Reader aims at giving students an opportunity to write stories and have them published by Pearson. The contest is open to students of Grades 4 to 12 across schools. The winning stories will be hand-picked by a panel of eminent and inspiring children’s writers and educationists.Students can write about anything that catches their interest or base their stories on themes like humour, mystery, folk tales, adventure, fairy tales, myths, history, science-fiction, culture or travel. They get an opportunity to unleash their creativity by writing a story in English, keeping in mind a word limit of 250 to 1000 words. Students can get as creative as they wish to and send entries in the form of prose, poetry or even a play. Entries can be sent via post or online; last date to submit stories is 10 March, 2017.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Ujjwal Singh, Vice-President, K12 Product, Pearson India, said, “Children have myriad tales to tell and the MyPedia Reader is based on the premise that a child’s world, context, aspirations, dreams and challenges are best understood and expressed by another child. Thus, stories that express things as seen from a child’s perspective will have an unmatched appeal and relevance to other children and will help children experience the magical joy of reading."The MyPedia Creative Writing Contest is a platform for students who have a way with words to share their stories with a larger audience, as well as an attempt to encourage young writers to showcase their work. Students willing to participate in the contest should note that all works must be original and unpublished, or they will be disqualified immediately. However, an entry that had been long listed or shortlisted in other competitions but did not win a prize will be eligible. For more information on the MyPedia Creative Writing Contest, please visit: https://in.pearson.com/iframe/apply-online.html
About Pearson:
Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, with around 40,000 employees in more than 80 countries. From nursery to grade 12, test preparation and higher education to professional qualifications, Pearson’s books and publications, curriculum materials, multimedia learning tools, testing and assessment programs and integrated services help people of all ages make measurable progress in their lives through learning.Pearson's work spans through three core verticals – a) K-12 or schooling, b) Higher education and test preparation and c) Vocational (and professional) education, thus addressing the needs of learners and educators through the entire learning spectrum. Established in India since 1998, Pearson has introduced its wide range of products and services in top notch educational institutes as well as directly to the learners.