Josse Franco, Josh Hansraj win Dragonzilla short story challenge
Sunday 13 December 2020
Josh Hansraj recites The Great Depression in a video for the Dragonzilla Short Story Writing Challenge which he won in the five to eight age group.
Photos courtesy NGC Children s Bocas Lit Fest. -
Two boys are the winners of the Dragonzilla Short Story Writing Challenge, topping 22 finalists who wrote stories and sent in videos of themselves reading them.
Josse Franco, 11, and Josh Hansraj, eight, placed first in their categories to win laptops, courtesy the NGC Children’s Bocas Lit Fest. Franco was among 11 in the nine-12 age group, and Hansraj went up in the five to eight age group also of 11 competitors in the second round of the challenge.
Eleven-year old Josse Franco and eight-year old Josh Hansraj top their categories in Dragonzillaâs Short Story Writing Challenge to win brand new laptops, courtesy the NGC Childrenâs Bocas Lit Fest!
Hansraj and Franco were among 22 finalistsâ11 in each age group, 5-8 and 9-12âwho advanced to the second round of the challenge where they were granted creative license to submit videos of themselves presenting the stories they had written.
Over 100 children shared their 300- to 400-word story on the theme âMy Covid experience in Trinidad and Tobagoâ in the first stage of the online Story Writing Challenge, hosted by the NGC Childrenâs Bocas Lit Fest in collaboration with Nalis. The entire judging process was managed by Nalis, who put together an expert panel of educators, librarians and storytellers.