Beatrix Potter Bat Competition
Could you write the bat story that Beatrix Potter never wrote?
Then we want to hear from you!
Beatrix Potter wrote stories about many little creatures....from mice and rabbits, to chipmunks and frogs - but there was never a bat....or was there? The Bat Conservation Trust found some bat drawings and paintings by Beatrix Potter in a museum, which got us thinking....did she have a bat story in mind after all?
We think such beautiful batty images deserve a story, so we're inviting you to tell to tell her untold tale.
The competition has two age groups:
- Up to 11 years
- 12-16 years
What do I have to do?
We'd like you to come up with a title and write the opening paragraphs of Beatrix Potter's untold bat story (up to 200 words) in the style of Beatrix Potter.
Visit the Official Beatrix Potter website to get a flavour of what the judges are looking for!
How do I enter?
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THE CLOSING DATE HAS NOW PASSED SO WE CANNOT ACCEPT ANY MORE ENTRIES, SORRY! Thank you for all your fantastic stories. Entries are currently being judged by Mrs Judy Taylor-Hough, Chair of the Beatrix Potter Society from 1996-2009, author and bat enthusiast Michael Baron, and Shirley Thompson of Bat Conservation Trust. We hope to be announcing the names of our deserving winners very soon, so please check back regularly. |
Prizes!
There will be 1 winner in each age group. Prizes include:
- Your story will be on display at the Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria for a month in Spring 2010 and published in our Young Batworkers' Club membership magazine and on this website.
- A Magenta bat detector, donated by the kind people at Alana Ecology
- A year's free membership of the Young Batworkers' Club.
- Your school/youth group will receive a year's free Teacher membership of BCT and a bat book.
Two runners up in each age group will receive a bat pin badge and a bat book.
If you have any questions about the competition, you can email Steve Lonergan or contact him on 020 7501 3626.
Related downloads
Bat Conservation Trust membership application form (intended for double-sided printing on A4 paper)