Entries in both categories – Mother Tongue (poetry in a home language, judged on the basis of a commentary written in English) and Other Tongue (an opportunity for children to be creative in a language that they are learning) are currently being submitted. Judging will begin on 30^th May, after the competition deadline has passed.  

We are looking for 4-6 people with a genuine interest in poetry and languages, who can spend time w/c 30^th May reading entries from 8-18 year olds and, with a panel of other student judges, decide which pieces will be included in the 10^th anniversary anthology of this Queen’s Award winning project.  

Timeline:

• w/c 30^th May – briefing of judging panel and entries shared for review – can be done remotely and entries shared between panellists, so approx. one or two days reading required.  
• w/c 6^th June – sharing of judging comments via online meetings with other judges to discuss decisions and agree winners (one or two 2 hour meetings will be required this week)
• w/c 13^th June – selection of pieces for anthology and compilation/checking/editing. Possibly 1 or 2 half days – the majority of this work will be undertaken by an intern, so this is by discussion and optional.
• 14^th July schools celebration event on 14^th July that you would be invited to attend. 

Hours expected:

Total hours would be approx. (2 days reading/judging – 14 hours) + (4 additional half days for meetings etc – 14 hours) and optional attendance at July 14^th celebration event (half day) – so approx. 32 hours in total

Please apply, with a brief paragraph, giving details of your own language story, why you would like to be included on the judging panel and any relevant experience.