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** Jo ining CHS Writers:**

 * 1) Go to the top right-hand corner of the screen, and click 'Sign In'.
 * 2) Enter a username, password, and email address.
 * 3) You do not need to 'create a Wiki'.
 * 4) Follow the prompts.
 * 5) Once you have a Wikispaces account, apply to join CHS Writers as a member. As this is a school wiki, your message must include your full name and form class to be accepted.

CHS Writing Competition 2012

 You may enter more than one category. Entries Due 3.30pm Tuesday 23rd October, by email to hz@cashmere.school.nz (you will receive a confirmation email). At the top of your entry include:
 * Your full name and form class
 * The category you are entering
 * You may include a title if you wish

Open Junior and Open Senior
 * Word limit: ** 1500 words
 * Genre: ** prose, script or poetry, including pieces submitted for assessment (by agreement with your English teacher)
 * Prizes: ** For the top junior, top senior and overall winner. **Can count towards subject rankings and prizes.**

Whose Line is it Anyway? Your piece must use one of these famous lines:
 * Word limit: ** 1000 words
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Prizes: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> for the top entry
 * 1) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. - William Gibson, //Neuromancer//
 * 2) <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Go shake your ears! <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> – William Shakespeare, //Twelfth Night//
 * 3) <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There were plants and birds and rocks and things … - America, A //Horse With No Name//

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: right;">A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Your piece must respond to one of these pictures:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Word limit: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> 1000 words
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Prizes: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> for the top entry

<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Remember**:** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Entries Due 3.30pm Tuesday 23rd October **<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">, by email to hz@cashmere.school.nz (you will receive a confirmation email).

Featured Content
Jonathan has uploaded the third edition of his column: Toolbox of Thought: MST3K and Knock-On Effects.

Interesting Links
[] Nationwide network of young writers. Great resources.

[|Short Story Starters - Looking for Inspiration?]

[|Sci-fi writing tips and workshops - author Jeffrey A. Carver]

[|http://www.fictionpress.com] This is a great website where you can publish your own original work. People from all over the world can read and review your stories and they don't know who you are and vice versa. This is great because then you'll get honest reviews, not just friends saying that your writing is good even if it's not.

[|TV Tropes] I'd say this is a must-read for prospective/new writers. It's about common conventions and devices used in media. (Warning: [|TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life].)

[|Protectors of the Plot Continuum] - Recommended for those who read and/or write fanfiction or those who dislike bad fanfiction and like to have a good laugh. ([|Wiki Here])

[] - Create A Plot Outline In 8 Easy Steps. This is an amazing website page that I found with absolutely brilliant tips on creating plot outlines! The rest of the website is really great too!