SCHOOL NEWS: Spine chilling writers at Buckler’s Mead

AN incredible 45 budding authors from Buckler's Mead Academy have won a 'spine chilling' writing competition.

Students including Emma-Mae Sexton, 13, Megan Williams, 12, Henry Wadham, 12 and Kaela Robertson, 12, in Year 8 will now have their stories published in a published book of short 100 word stories.

And among the 45 selected are Year 7 students are Alfie Waddleton, Holly Cutts and Chris Wood.

The Youngwriters.co.uk Creative Writing Competition was aimed at 11 to 18 year olds and asked students to write mini sagas that would be funny, creepy, scary or odd.

It comes on the back of exceptional English iGCSE results just achieved by students at the school six months early.

Emma-Mae wrote about a vicar who gets killed by a young man, Megan wrote a story called 'Never Forget, Henry told a tale about daytime Zombies, and Kaela called her creation 'The End'.

Alfie wrote 'Friday 13th July' about a sleepover which ends badly, Holly wrote 'The Maiden's Mansion', and Chris Wood called his story' Werewolf Invasion'.

Henry said he is keen to become a full-time author and was encouraged by the win.

He said: "Having been told that I am going to be published had made me realise I have the skills to write published stories."

English teacher Kara Wadham said: "This is an incredible achievement by all 45 students. We are very proud of them all.

"There was a limit of 100 words which enabled the students to express themselves more concisely and their language had to be targeted. They had to redraft and redraft to get it right."

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