WRITE ON!

URSULA MORAY WILLIAMS
CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION 2013

Always wanted to be a writer? Now's your chance to show us what you can do – we're looking for the best short-stories written by kids and teens in South Canterbury. Give it a go!

The competition is open to children and teens that live in, or attend school in the South Canterbury region, and are in Years 1 - 13, or if home-educated, are 5 - 18 years old. There are five categories: Years 1 - 3, Years 4 - 6, Years 7 - 8, Years 9 -10 and Years 11 - 13.

Click here to download the entry form and here for background info and terms and conditions. The Ursula Moray Williams Cup will be awarded for best overall story in Years 1- 8 categories, and book vouchers will be presented to winners and runners-up in each category.

Entries close at 5pm on Wednesday 31 July 2013.



Ultimate teen reads!!! 

If you’re into what’s hot, check out the New York-based teen reads website www.teenreads.com  Here you’ll find contests, reviews, info about cool new books and the ultimate teen reading list. Join the Teen read blog, vote in TeenReads’ polls, get their newsletter. All for free!!!

Movies http://teenink.com/reviews/movie_reviews/

Find out what teens think about today's movies, classic films, yesterday's videos, everyone's favorite celebrities and stars, as well as the whole movie industry.

Books to movies

Try these sites for lists of movies based on teen books and find them in our Teen DVD collection ...

infosoup http://info.infosoup.org/lists/TeenBooksToMovies.asp

http://www.wakegov.com/NR/rdonlyres/D0D36F93-0E20-44A7-8EC6-93F878890C73/0/MoviesForTeens2009.pdf

Sites we like …

Gameplanet http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/

Voted People’s Choice Net

Skylight  http://www.skylight.org.nz/Young+people because grief happens and support matters...

This is a place to go for help when tough stuff happens ... or try Headspace (below) for more options.

Headspace http://www.headspace.org.nz/young-people/cool-links.htm

Check out these cool links for NZ teens.  Find out about stuff you can do to help handle your head. If things are tough, check out some of these cool websites. There's info about all kinds of topics like girl stuff, sexuality issues, mental health sites, games, alcohol, and being a teenager.

24/7 Girl http://www.247girl.co.nz/

NZ fashion, beauty, health, life advice and celebs… plus quizzes, freebies, blogs and “chick-chat” …

Guide Web Awards 2009 for best game-related site: Gameplanet is New Zealand's #1 destination for gamers. Look here for quality reviews and previews of the latest games, unique and entertaining videos, coverage of all the top gaming news and events, or help build a vibrant gaming community in their forums—everything they do, they do for the love of games!

Sparknotes  http://www.sparknotes.com/

 Today’s most popular study guides plus cool interactive stuff ­–  the death test,  the love test, the date test, the gender test.  Find out “Where to hide your most embarrassing secrets” and check the blogs on books, digital stuff and more.

TeensHealth http://kidshealth.org/teen/  

 Teen-friendly, accurate, searchable, easy to navigate pages on everything you always wanted to know about health-related matters but were afraid to ask …

Earthquake support info

Welcome to all those who have come to Timaru from Christchurch.

Click here for information about library and council services, and links to other support agencies.

 HOT reads...

 If you like to get your teeth into the latest paranormal teen reads, click here for Books with Bite...

 Vampires not your thing?  Then check out the display of  Books that DON'T SUCK ...

Homework Help!

AnyQuestions.co.nz helps you find useful, accurate, online information for your homework.

It’s not a ‘quick answers service’ - instead our online librarians are trained to help you work out the sort of information you need, then begin searching with you. Librarians from all over New Zealand are available each week day between 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm to help you search online.
To use AnyQuestions.co.nz you have to be attending a New Zealand primary, intermediate, secondary school or be home schooled.

Exam help http://www.studyit.org.nz/

Pass your exams with help form Studyit - your one stop site for achieving in NCEA maths, science, and English. Find what you need to know, contact subject teachers, and get encouragement from other students. Also see our Study Guide collection.

Teen Ink http://teenink.com/fiction/

Try this online teen magazine/book series/website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos and forums.  Students must be aged 13-19 to participate, register and/or submit work. Teen Ink  offers  thoughtful and creative work generated by teens and has the largest distribution of any publication of its kind. 

We want to hear your voice too

Write for us!!!  Your short reviews and comments submitted and published on our teen blog will win you stuff ... click here to email us now This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it