{"id":262969,"date":"2016-10-29T11:55:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T11:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=262969"},"modified":"2016-10-29T11:55:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T11:55:20","slug":"grand-finale-of-write-away-contest-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/grand-finale-of-write-away-contest-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand finale of Write-Away contest [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The grand finale of the the\u00a0Write-Away contest was held\u00a0at the\u00a0Holiday Inn Hotel in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>The overall winner of this year\u2019s competition was awarded a cash prize of GHc5,000 while all of the top 20 shortlisted contestants received GHc500 each, from Moneygram.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262977 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Write-away-2016-underway-4.jpg\" alt=\"write-away-2016-underway-4\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This was the eleventh edition of the annual writing contest which challenges the creativity and writing skills of children between the ages of 10 and 14.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-263003 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/write-away-2016-contest-18.jpg\" alt=\"write-away-2016-contest-18\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Parents and their wards were at the Holiday Inn Hotel, to witness the event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-263002 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/write-away-2016-contest-17.jpg\" alt=\"write-away-2016-contest-17\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Write-Away competition<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Write-Away Contest is an annual competition that is geared towards encouraging children to read and to write.<br \/>\nThe contest is for pupils between the ages of 10 and 14 years. This year, the contestants were expected to write a story that ended with the phrase, \u2018Fortune favors the bold.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-263001 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/write-away-2016-contest-16.jpg\" alt=\"write-away-2016-contest-16\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262979 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Write-away-2016-underway-6.jpg\" alt=\"write-away-2016-underway-6\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The deadline for the submission of entries was September 30, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262999 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/write-away-2016-contest-14.jpg\" alt=\"write-away-2016-contest-14\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Citi FM received thousands of entries nationwide and shortlisted the scripts to 20.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262978 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Write-away-2016-underway-5.jpg\" alt=\"write-away-2016-underway-5\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the list was put out, these children came to the offices of Citi FM where they were interviewed, after which 10 finalists were selected.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262975 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Write-away-2016-underway-2.jpg\" alt=\"write-away-2016-underway-2\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Write-Away Contest is an annual competition that is geared towards encouraging children to read and to write.<br \/>\nThe 2016 Write Away Contest is sponsored by Moneygram and the Students Loan Trust Fund.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262991 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/write-away-2016-contest-6.jpg\" alt=\"write-away-2016-contest-6\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262986 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/write-away-2016-contest-1.jpg\" alt=\"write-away-2016-contest-1\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262994 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/write-away-2016-contest-9.jpg\" alt=\"write-away-2016-contest-9\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Photos by: Philip Ashon\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The grand finale of the the\u00a0Write-Away contest was held\u00a0at the\u00a0Holiday Inn Hotel in Accra. 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