1 . The Chaucer Heritage Trust was founded in 1992 and aims to further interest, understanding and appreciation of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, his life and times and influence. This year the Trust is holding The Canterbury Tales Writing Competition around the country. Students are invited to submit pieces of original writing inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's most famous work: The Canterbury Tales.

Who Can Take Part?

The competition is open to all schools and college communities including pupils who are home educated and any other young people’s community organizations.

The three age groups are:

Junior-up to 11 years old

Intermediate-12-15 years old

Senior--16-19 years old

Competitors must include their date of birth on the entry form.

Competition Guidelines

Choose ONE of the following:

Write a poem about a journey.

Write a short story which explores an important issue through animal characters.

Write an entry for an imaginary pilgrim(朝圣), based upon a modern-day occupation. For example, “The Nurse”, “The Banker” or “The Politician”.

Word Count

The maximum word count is 500 words.

Deadlines

All entries must be submitted by 31 January 2019.

Other rules

All entries must be the original work of the student(however, rewritings of existing stories are acceptable if original in presentation and content).

The decision of the judges will be final.

How to Enter

You can submit your entry at www.chaucer:org.uk/submityourentry

Further Information

For further information please contact Dr Charles Farris at farris@chaucer org.uk

1. Why was the Trust founded?

A．To discover talented writers.

B．To seek excellent original works.

C．To hold a writing competition annually.

D．To help people learn more about Geoffrey Chaucer.

2. Which of the following could participate in the competition ?

A．A college teacher.	B．A professional writer.
C．A nine-year-old student.	D．A twenty-year-old college student.

3. What can be learned about this competition?

A．Competitors can hand in only one entry.

B．The characters in the entries must be animals.

C．The word count should be more than 500 words.

D．Competitors should email their entries to Dr.Charles Farris.