Poetry Competition - Stepping Stones Charity

Hi Folks,

Here is some information about a competition for the charity Stepping Stones Nigeria.

The charity was set up in Lancaster and campaigns to raise awareness about people in Nigeria, often young children, who are persecuted by being labelled as witches. The competition is set up to tie in with the anniversary of the trials of the Pendle witches, and hopes to raise awareness about modern day witch hunts.  

This link for more information is at the bottom of the post...

As well as the incentive of raising awareness of a charity that does such good work, prizes include having your poem published and also Waterstones vouchers.

Have a go! And don't forget to keep posting on the blog!

Mary

http://www.steppingstonesnigeria.org/poetry-competition.html

They say: "We are hoping to motivate young people to write and discover poetry by asking them to imagine, reflect, react as to what it may feel like to be persecuted or discriminated against because of differences, and what it would be like to live with little hope of achieving their dreams".