Global Classroom Creative Writing Anthology 2015
Primary
JUDGE’S
Primary
CHOICE
WRITING
Primary Judge’s Thoughts
Joe Craig
“I’ve been transported. I was sad to leave each place at the end of each story, but they won’t leave me for a long time. I loved the
range of ideas. I loved that some places were given significance by the clear and keenly written emotions of the characters, while
some characters grew inherently from the places imagined by their authors. There’s even one piece in which the place is
the character.
I could never have expected such a high standard of writing. I was delighted that these authors-in-waiting didn’t get bogged down
in heavily-applied words or descriptions – the kind of thing that might get you good marks at school but makes life difficult for
your audience.
Instead, they told stories. That’s what brings characters to life and what makes me feel like I’m experiencing your world from inside the
writing. So thank you for sharing these with me and for letting me, all too briefly, be a part of your many, wonderful worlds.”
Joe Craig
Joe Craig is an award-winning author. His bestselling Jimmy Coates thrillers have earned him the accolade of being ‘one of the best spy kids authors