Marshall Allan Hill writing competition…

Marshall Allan Hill Children’s Writing Award:

The Marshall Allan Hill Children’s Writing competition is dedicated to the memory of my nephew, Marshall Allan Hill who was born sleeping on the 24th August 2010. Submissions will open on the 1st April each year and close on the 1st June each year. The winner and highly commended stories will be announced on the 24th August each year in Marshall’s memory. The winner will receive a certificate and their story will appear in Marshall’s Toy Box.

Guidelines:

Open theme suitable for children 7-10 years. No inappropriate language or content will be accepted. Stories should be up to 800 words. Submission of entry is FREE with a maximum of two entries per person. Cover sheet MUST be attached to all submissions with the author’s name and contact details. A shortlist will be provided to Marshall’s parents who will have the pleasure of selecting the winner.

Submissions should be emailed to jelli_beanzbooks@aol.com.au with ‘Marshall’s competition’ in the subject line.

Happy writing to everyone.

2013 Winner:

Winner: ‘Too Many Socks’ by Ali Durham

Second place is awarded to Tricia Simmons for her story ‘Mr Magic,’

Third place is awarded to Kaye Baillie for her story ‘Gracie’s Nest.’

Congratulations to all of this years place winners. We thank everyone who entered this year and we hope to receive your submission again next year.

2012 Winner:

Winner: ‘Angelica’s Wings’ by Robert Vescio

Second place is awarded to Caroline Tuohey for her story ‘The Lonely Pine,’

Third place is awarded to Dimity Powell for her story ‘The Boy Who Lost His Laugh.’

Congratulations to all of our place winners and thank you to everyone who entered again this year.

2011 Winner:

Winner: ‘My Brother Born Sleeping’ by K.Coff

Jason and Cathy’s comments – a beautiful story which relates to Marshall and is told in a positive light.

Highly Commended entries:

‘My Sweet Aimee’ by R. Vescio

Jason and Cathy’s comments – a well written story which portrays daily life through the child’s eyes. Children can relate to issues in this story. We really like this story.

‘Little Green Man’ by L.Reed

Jason and Cathy’s comments – This is a nice story and gets kids thinking about our planet. Understanding to appreciate the world around us and it is a beautiful place to be.

‘Daddy’s Doves’ by L.Reed

Jason and Cathy’s comments A really nice story which was touching.

Congratulations to our winner and highly commended authors. We thank you for your participation and look forward to your submissions next year.

We will be in contact with you to present you with your awards.

To all of our short listed entries; we thank you for taking part in this years competition, we throughly enjoyed your stories. We hope submit an entry in next years competition.

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Marshall’s Legacy

Marshall's Legacy is a blog dedicated to the memory of Marshall Allan Hill born sleeping on the 24 August 2010.
Marshall's loss has left a empty space in his parents and families life however, we can also ensure his memory remains strong by dedicating some time in our daily lives to think about those who have experienced a pregnancy loss and / or stillborn. Spending a few moments in our day thinking about these families will ensure we appreciate everything we do have in this life and that life is too short to not be fulfilled..
Marshall's legacy maybe just that, encouraging all of us to take a few moments out of our busy lives to embrace all we have and be considerate to one and other throughout our lives.

Marshall Allan Hill Children’s Writing Award

Marshall Allan Hill Children's Writing Award is an annual writing competition dedicated to Marshall's memory. The competition is run by Jelli-Beanz Publishing and submissions are open to all at NO charge. Winners of the competition ( winner plus three highly commended entries) are judged by Marshall's parents and the winner announced on Marshall's birthday each year on the 24th August.
Winners receive a certificate and their story/ poem will be published on Marshall's blog at the Jelli-Beanz Publishing site www.jellibeanzpublishing.com and also on this site.

Born Sleeping Week

To raise awareness for pregnancy loss and stillborn births we would like to support and encourage Marshall's annual 'Born Sleeping Week.' Do a good deed for someone, maybe pay for someone's coffee who is in line behind you at the coffee shop or give your neighbor a plant. There are lots of ways we can all do a good deed, if everyone did this regularly what an wonderfully positive community spirit we can create.
Born Sleeping Week will run annually between 24th August to 30th August.
In remembrance of these babies please wear a something blue on these days. Perhaps in your outfit, your hair, socks, jocks or a blue ribbon tied to your handbag.