Entry |
There is a separate competition for Boys and Girls in Handwriting. |
Age |
U10 Over 6, U12 Over 6 |
NB |
This is a County Event. There are no Regional or Provincial Finals in this event. |
NB |
Two to qualify from County to National per Event |
- The competition will be a maximum of one hour.
- A supervised competition must be held at County and National level.
- At the National Festival Handwriting competition under the supervision of the adjudicators, a competitor will be required in their own handwriting, to copy a piece of text. This could be an extract from a newspaper, a poem or an extract from a book etc. U10 - this text will be between 100 and 150 words in length. U12 - this text will be between 200 and 250 words in length.
- At the National Festival Handwriting competition, competitors must use the materials that the adjudicator supplies. Competitors are not permitted to bring any pens, pencils, erasers or sharpeners into the competition.
- Paper type: A4 sheet paper ruled. An example of this will be available on the website. There is no maximum sheets of paper to be used and writing is to be on one side only for the handwriting piece.
- Pencil size HB.
- Correct letter formation
- Neatness - uniform letter size, uniform distance between words
- Legibility
- Fluency: style and flair
- Completion of piece
- Punctuation
7. Exhibits will be on display for the public to see and will be returned to their respective Counties 2 weeks after the competition.