There are separate themes for Adults and children. These stories/poems/essays must be based on real-life experiences in one of the 19 National Parks in South Africa.
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Themes (There are 3 themes that you can tackle for all the children categories) |
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– Stories (ages 8 – 12): real account
– Stories (ages 13 – 17): real account
– Poetry (ages 8 – 12): 5-10 words
– Poetry (ages 13 – 17): (40– 150 words)
– Essays (2 000 words)
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1. My cool adventure driving through the parks with my dad/mom – the driver 🙂
2. Most memorable experience at any of the National Parks…begins with: “I could never have imagined my adventure in the wild…”
3. Describe your first experience at Table Mountain….beginning with these 2 sentences:
– “As I stood at the bottom of the magnificent Table Mountain… “
– “My heart beat a little faster as I stepped onto the cableway….”
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| Adults |
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Themes (There are 2 themes that you can tackle for all the adult categories) |
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– Short Stories (1 000 – 2 500 words): real account
– Essays (4 000 words)
– Poetry (50– 150 words)
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1) Memorable wildlife adventures
2) My 4×4 experiences
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Trip reports (accounts of real trips to the Parks)
Material submitted in this category should comprise of an engagingly written account/report of a trip to a SANParks park over the last 12 months. Reports in this category should convey a strong sense of place. **Trip reports published on our forums will be accepted.**
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1) Memorable wildlife adventures
2) My 4×4 experiences
You need to reflect passion for wildlife, our heritage – so let your words and images be your canvas 🙂
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Photo Essays
Please keep images to 300kb and under and allow your powerful images tell a story of your experience (but making sure it is aligned to our two themes.) Please include captions for the images as well as a brief essay. (10-15 images).
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1) Memorable wildlife adventures
2) My 4×4 experiences
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Winners will receive R1 000 each to be utilised for accommodation during a mid-week break!
More information regarding the Annual Writing competition is available here.