NEWS: Poole's Lighthouse creates bedtime story writing competition.

Time for bedtime story writing competition at Lighthouse 

With hundreds of viewers tuning in to its weekly Sunday evening Bedtime Story video on Facebook Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts, is launching its first bedtime story writing competition. 

The competition is part of the ‘It’s All About You!’ #Lockdown-themed creative engagement programme at Lighthouse and is open to writers of all ages. 

“Not only do we think bedtime stories can be the best part of the day for lots of children, but also for grown-ups,” says Lighthouse Creative Engagement lead Libby Battaglia. 

“We’ve had such a great response to our Sunday evening bedtime stories created by Dorset theatre maker Michele O’Brien, but research tells us that fewer and fewer children are going to bed with a bedtime story, so we thought we’d do something about it!” 

The best of the competition entries will be performed by Black Cherry Theatre Company, Associate Artists at Lighthouse and made into a video to be posted online. 

“We are inviting children and their parents or guardians to write a bedtime story together,” adds Libby. “To help with this we will be inviting story tellers online to share some top tips and, of course, our Sunday evening bedtime stories will also continue for even more inspiration.” 

Stories should be no more than 2500 words and previously unpublished. To enter, simply read the entry rules at www.lighthousepoole.co.uk, give your story a title and submit it with your name, phone number, email address and social media handles to learning@lighthousepoole.co.uk. Closing date is Tuesday 21 July and winners will be notified by 31 July.