Opening Words 2018: Stories and Poems for Children from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2017 - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1908258330 ISBN 13 : 9781908258335

Editeur : University of Chester Press, 2018

Synopsis

The stories and poems for children featured in this Opening Words anthology are nothing short of marvellous. The team of judges read a very wide-ranging selection of entries from the 2017 Cheshire Prize for Literature competition: absurd poetry; humorous poetry; and stories that engaged with fantasy writing; gritty realism; or many that were somehow in-between, dealing with multiple historic times or blurs of reality that were sometimes unsettling, sometimes hopeful. The stories and poems worked with so many different genres and styles too; there were remarkable examples containing adventure, heart-breaking loss, and even some with more than just a touch of magic about them. Indeed, having a touch of magic was perhaps the defining characteristic for all the entries selected for this year's volume. Magic is often the key to an engaging text, and not always the intangible kind. This anthology offers something of that magic and the title itself alludes to the way that words can open up new worlds and ways of understanding. Every reader can explore this collection of creative writing and experience for themselves the new worlds created for children by these Cheshire Prize for Literature authors. The Cheshire Prize for Literature was inaugurated in 2003 as the High Sheriff s Cheshire Prize for Literature. It is administered by the University of Chester. The 2017 competition was for children's literature, and this collection contains short stories and poems by fifteen of the shortlisted entries, including those of the eventual winner and runners up. Details of the Prize are available at: www.chester.ac.uk/literatureprize

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Simon Poole (Editor) has a number of roles within the University of Chester: he is Programme Leader for the Master's in Creative Practice in Education; Researcher at the Centre for Research into Education, Creativity and Arts through Practice (RECAP); and Researcher with the International Thriving at Work Research Group. He also holds positions outside of the University such as the Senior Lead in Cultural Education and Research at Storyhouse; the Director of Research for 'Lapidus International' and Vice Chair of the Local Cultural Education Partnership. He is also Managing Director of Soil Records; Singer with 'the loose kites' and is a published poet and author. His most recent work is a book for children and teachers entitled 'Bumblebees like jazz'. The poem introduces children to differing genres of music, and building upon the already well-established link between music education and children s literature, he explores the explicit and implicit values of music; music learning and appreciation as well as reading skills through poetry.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chester Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908258330
• ISBN 13: 9781908258335
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Éditeur: Poole Simon
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• Personne responsable: non disponible