Illustrations for the final e-book

At the end of the project, the best short stories will be incorporated into an e-book illustrated by the students.

Here are some of the illustrations created by the French students this week !
 

910 by Emilie and Julia

 

The Liar by Marius

The Eyes of Death by Rachel

Photos of Award Ceremony in Marcel Gimond

This ceremony took place on Tuesday, May 21st. 
Thank you to Mr Denjean, the headmaster, for being with us!

To see all the photos, please click HERE.

First Creative Writing Contest in Lecce

And the winners are...

For best plot: 910 by France

For most original short story: The Bet by Bulgaria

For best ending: Mater Morbi by Italy

For best style: Unwept Tears by Turkey

Congratulations to all the winners and the readers!

In France, an award ceremony will be organized soon to congratulate and reward the two writers of 910, in the presence of Mr Denjean, our headmaster.

Photos coming soon :-) 

Meeting in Lecce, Italy.

Find the programme of the meeting HERE. 

 

Thank you to all the organizers and participants for this great meeting! 

Special thanks to Lina Bonatesta, the Italian coordinator, for her great professionalism and kindness!

 

Click HERE to watch wonderful photos of the meeting on Gianny Carluccio's website. 

Short Story Collection n°1

Here are the two French short stories selected for the writing contest in Lecce: 

910 by Rachel and Samuel

The Eyes of Death by Iliès


Here are other short stories written by the students involved in YEWS:


The Liar by Julia

A Single Ticket by Luana and Yasmina

A Trip of Hope by Louis and Quentin


Congratulations to the winners and the other students for their very good work!


Learn more about the paintings which inspired these short stories HERE. 

Learn more about the other short stories in competition HERE.

Evaluating short fiction

In a few days, you will have to select the two best short stories that will be in competition in Lecce.

It is time to think about the evaluation criteria.

What makes a good short story? What destroys a short story? What makes a good reader?

Here is food for thought!

Next Meeting in Italy, April 10-15 2013

Here are the names of the students who have been selected to participate in the next meeting, in Lecce:

• Raphaël Bracque
• Théo Baylon
• Maxime Enjolras
• Luana Terrasse
• Kenza Khennouche
• Louis Isse
• Mélody Chareyre
• John Weir

Congratulations to all of them!

They will be accompanied by teacher Marie-Laure Simon and teacher Gladys Dousson.
Together, they will meet some of the students and teachers that take part in the project in Bulgaria, Turkey and Italy.

Among the different tasks they will have to perform, they will have to select the best short stories of the first contest and reward them!