Newbury College celebrated creative writing skills at an awards ceremony recently where winners of the 2014 Creative Writing Competition were awarded their certificates.
Over the autumn term students from Newbury Collage were given the opportunity to take part in the writing competition designed to encourage writing skills. The competition has become a regular event at the College with over 70 students taking part from a wide range of backgrounds and abilities.
Newbury College library manager Fiona Lees, who organised the event said, "We were overwhelmed by the response from the students this year and impressed with the high standard of work – it made choosing a winner very difficult".
The celebration event was attended by all those who took part along with family and friends who were able to celebrate their achievements. Teaching and Quality Manager, Jackie Heggs presented certificates and prizes to all the learners who took part in the challenge as well as prizes to the overall winners of each category.
The pieces of writing were judged on originality, content and style. There were a number of winners from a range of different courses and abilities who were;
Ben Klippenstien, Helen Allum, Melissa Warwick, Adam Coackley, Barney Quinn, Maisey Turner and Richard Brooks.