Your chance to become young reporter

THE Henley Youth Festival and the Henley Standard have teamed up once again to invite all young writers and aspiring journalists who live or go to school in Henley to enter our Young Reporter competition.

Successful entrants, aged 11 to 18, will have the opportunity to report on an event at this year’s festival in March and then have their article and photographs published in the Henley Standard and on our website, www.henleystandard
.co.uk

The reporters will spend a morning at the Henley Standard offices with the editor on Saturday, March 1 to be briefed on the events and again on Saturday, March 22 to finalise their articles and pictures for publication. This is a great opportunity for any young person who enjoys writing or is perhaps thinking about a career in journalism.

Grace Pratt, who reported on the festival last year, said: “I’m so grateful for the experience of reporting on the Henley Youth Festival and writing for the Henley Standard . Reporting on an event was far more challenging than I’d realised.”

Faith Kemboi reported on the gig night. She said: “At first I was really nervous about interviewing the musicians, but it was good fun. It’s a great feeling when you see your article in print.”

All you have to do to enter the competition is submit a piece of your own work of between 100 and 500 words.

This could be a piece of homework, some creative writing, a book review or a report on an event, and it can be something you’ve already written.

Please supply your name, your parent/guardian’s name and contact details, including a telephone number, your school year and the name of your school.

Email your entry and details to Henley Standard editor Phil Simms at psimms@henleystandard.co.uk and Siobhan Pratt, of Henley Youth Festival at siobhanpratt@yahoo
.co.uk by Tuesday, February 25.