Have patience, my friends!
May 7, 2023 at 3:03 pm | Posted in Clever Competitions | Leave a commentTags: The Tale of a Rogue Rabbit Writing Competition, The Year of the Rabbit, Writing Competitions for Kids

It’s been a week since the deadline of Tale of a Rogue Rabbit story competition and I know, I know, you’re impatient to see the results! I’m having such fun reading your entries, and the results are cooking!! I promise it won’t be long now! Hang in there!!
Just 2 weeks left to submit your Tale of a Rogue Rabbit!
April 15, 2023 at 4:53 pm | Posted in Clever Competitions, Writing competitions for kids | 1 CommentTags: Ira Nair, The Tale of a Rogue Rabbit Writing Competition, The Tale of Rhonda Rabbit, The Year of the Rabbit, Writing Competitions for Kids

If you haven’t yet submitted your entry for my Tale of a Rogue Rabbit Writing Competition you’d better get hopping! You can find out all the information you need here. I can’t wait to read your entry!
And in the meantime, one of our fabulous entrants is so impatient to find out the winners that she wrote a special poem about it! I thought it was so clever, I had to let you all see it! Thank you Ira Nair for this poem, which made me laugh out loud!
Tick tock
Waiting and waiting.
I look out the window,
I peer through the door.
I stare at my phone,
My patience is no more.
I play with my sister,
I play with my friends.
I play with my family,
Until the deadline ends.
Waiting and waiting.
My stomach excited,
My heart beating fast.
My head going wild,
For the results- at last.
My eyes getting tired,
My mind feeling bored.
I’m getting impatient,
I can’t wait no more.
Waiting and waiting.
While I might be tired,
While this isn’t fun.
While my patience is low,
I shall wait till the deadline is done.
Patience is crucial,
I shall have to wait.
Patience is crucial,
Even when some are late.
Waiting and waiting.
I check my emails once,
And check them once more.
Looking out the window,
Peering out the door.
No need to be impatient,
Keep steady- just wait.
Watch the clock tick,
Until the ending date.
Waiting and waiting.
By Ira Nair
The Results are out in The Oxcellent Ox Tale Competition!
April 23, 2021 at 11:31 pm | Posted in Clever Competitions, Writing competitions for kids | 1 CommentTags: Sarah Brennan's Clever Competitions, The Oxcellent Ox Tale Competition, The Tale of Oswald Ox, Writing Competitions for Kids

Hooray! At last the results are out in my Oxcellent Ox Tale Competition! Thank you so much for your patience! It was horribly difficult to judge, with a fabulous 44 entries from 19 schools in 6 cities around the world: Brisbane, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Taiwan and Ely in the United Kingdom!
Congratulations to everyone who entered. And special congratulations to the Top Six in each of the Year 1 to 3 and Year 4 to 6 Categories, as well as some fabulous Honourable Mentions and Special Mentions!
Click on my Clever Competitions page right away to read the fantastic winning entries!
Places were as follows:
Year 1 to 3 Category
FIRST PLACE: Sophia Dennison, Year 3, French International School Hong Kong, 8 years old
SECOND PLACE: Luke Jackson, Year 3, Arden Anglican School, NSW, Australia, 8 years old
THIRD PLACE: Seraphina Zhuang, Year 3, Arden Anglican School, NSW, Australia 8 years old
FOURTH PLACE; Lillian Xue, Year 3, Arden Anglican School, NSW, Australia, 8 years old
FIFTH PLACE: Muyao Zhang, Year 3, Arden Anglican School, NSW, Australia, 8 years old
SIXTH PLACE: Freya Bainbridge, Year 3, Shrewsbury International School Hong Kong, 8 years old
HONOURABLE MENTION: Ivan He, Grade 3, Stamford American School Hong Kong, 8 years old
SPECIAL MENTIONS:
Leona Huang, Year 1, Arden Anglican School, NSW, Australia, 6 years old
Louise Pan, Year 1, Arden Anglican School, NSW, Australia, 6 years old
Year 4 to 6 Category
FIRST PLACE: James Bruser Zarin, Year 5, Shrewsbury International School Hong Kong, 10 years old
SECOND PLACE: Reva Kamath, Year 4, Discovery College Hong Kong, 8 years old
THIRD PLACE: Therese Li, Year 4, Arden Anglican School, NSW, Australia, 8 years old
FOURTH PLACE: Akshadha Madan, Year 5, Shrewsbury International School Hong Kong, 9 years old
FIFTH PLACE: Renee Wong and Kate Chiu, Year 6, Renaissance College Hong Kong, both 11 years old
SIXTH PLACE: Tanvi Pati, Year 4, Renaissance College Hong Kong, 8 years old
HONOURABLE MENTIONS:
Amira Datwani, Year 5, Renaissance College Hong Kong, 9 years old
Abigail Wright, Year 6, Oxley State School, Brisbane, Australia, 10 years old
Jake Jung, Year 5, Ermington Public School, Sydney, Australia, 10 years old
Just 5 days left for your Oxcellent Ox Tale!
March 23, 2021 at 5:32 pm | Posted in Writing competitions for kids | Leave a commentTags: Sarah Brennan's Clever Competitions, The Oxcellent Ox Tale Competition, The Tale of Oswald Ox, Writing Competitions for Kids
Moooo!
Oswald Ox would like to remind you that you have just 5 days left to get your entries in to the Oxcellent Ox Tale story writing competition! The competition is open to primary school students anywhere in the world! Click on my Clever Competition page right away to find out all about it!
Squawk! Just 16 days left in my Oxcellent Ox Tale writing competition!
March 12, 2021 at 11:20 pm | Posted in Clever Competitions | Leave a commentTags: Books about Chinese Zodiac, The Oxcellent Ox Tale Competition, The Tale of Oswald Ox, Writing Competitions for Kids

The rooster from my The Tale of Oswald Ox is raising a loud alarm! You’ve got just 16 days left to get in your entry in my Oxcellent Ox Tale writing competition for primary school aged kids! So if you haven’t started writing your story, you’d better get started this weekend! You can find all the details about the competition here!
Just 26 days to get your entries into the Oxcellent Ox Tale Competition!
March 2, 2021 at 12:14 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentTags: The Chinese Calendar Tales, The Oxcellent Ox Tale Competition, The Tale of Oswald Ox, Writing Competitions for Kids

The rooster from Oswald Ox’s farm is sounding the alarm! You’ve got just 26 DAYS left to get your entry into my An Oxcellent Ox Tale writing competition, with fabulous prizes including a FREE author visit to your school! Go to my Clever Competition page right away for all the details (you’ll need to scroll down a little). I can’t wait to read your entry!
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