Participation in this mentoring programme is only via application. Applications open in October and the deadline is Oct 31. To submit your application, please send 1 fiction story written by your child (1,000-2,000 words long). Stories need to be emailed along with your child’s details (full name, age, parent’s name).

What do you look for in the stories?

  • Original content and ideas
  • Language (spelling and grammar)
  • Good storytelling
  • Characters’ emotions

Shortlisted participants will have to go through an interview process and be required to write something short during the interview.

Participants will be notified via email by mid-November if they have succeeded in their application.

Next intake: January 2025 (applications open Oct 1, 2024)