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| Jack with a trophy he won in an on line Scribblers competition.. |
Jack first attended a Scribblers meeting as an eight year old when he came along with his mother Caz who was unable to find a baby sitter for the evening. Far from being a nuisance as some had expected, Jack became a writer in his own right. Talented, fun loving and very, very courteous, there was never a time when he was anything less than an accepted member of our adult group.
Jack always ensured that he did his scribblers homework even if it meant coming in, laying on the floor and writing one of his fascinating and mature poems as the meeting progressed.
The group has been the poorer since Jack passed in 2006 from cancer. A member for four years, he will never be forgotten by those who had the honour and pleasure of knowing him.
Here are the basic rules for this competition :
It is only open to attending members.
The entry should be up to 1,000 words written for children or, alternatively, a story that has a child included as an integral character.
Whenever possible, independent people will read out member's work.
Members will vote for their favourite work of the evening.
When votes have been counted then the writer with the top marks will be awarded the trophy.
In the event of a tie then Caz will have the casting vote. In the absence of Caz then a second vote will be taken to choose one of those stories as winner. In this case only, it is permitted for writers to vote for their own story.
The trophy does not need engraving; instead the winner will receive a certificate for their achievement.
The Jack Wilkinson Memorial Trophy will be held twice yearly.
Winners must undertake to return the trophy at the next staging of the competition.
