The Guild of Food Writers has launched its popular competitions to find the country’s best young cooks and food writers of 2011. Named CookIt! and WriteIt!, the two annual competitions attract hundreds of entries.
CookIt!
This year’s theme for CookIt! is ‘In for the Skill?’ and young cooks are being challenged to demonstrate their talents in the kitchen by creating a delicious and imaginative main meal and dessert. The dishes don’t have to be complicated but must be completely original and show creativity and skill in the kitchen.
CookIt! is supported by
Gold Top milk, and the competition is open to children aged 10–14 years. Six finalists will be chosen to attend a cook-off in London in June 2011 at BBC Good Food magazine’s kitchens. The finalists efforts will be judged by an esteemed panel of judges, which will this year include Diana Henry, award winning food writer for The Sunday Telegraph.
All finalists will receive exciting prizes with the main winner going on a family holiday to a working Jersey dairy farm.
The closing date for entries is Thursday 28 April 2011.
To find out more and to download your entry form please click
here.
WriteIt!
For aspiring food writers of the future the WriteIt! competition is a must! Open to students aged 18 and under, the competition invites pieces of around 1,000 words – fiction or non-fiction – on any food related subject. It could be as simple as a descriptive piece based on a person or place that inspired an interest in food; or a report of a visit to a restaurant, market or food shop; or a campaigning article about a food subject; or a short story with a food theme.
The judges this year will be food writers Bee Wilson, Matthew Fort and Karen Barnes, editor of Delicious magazine, are looking for a real passion and understanding of the chosen subject.
The lucky winner will receive a laptop.
The closing date for entries is Friday 13 May 2011.
To find out more and to download your entry form please click
here.
Notes to Editors
The Guild of Food Writers
The Guild of Food Writers, the professional association of food writers and broadcasters in the UK, has over 380 authors, columnists, freelance journalists and broadcasters amongst its members.
For more information about the Guild of Food Writers or the competition please contact the administrator of the Guild of Food Writers, Jonathan Woods,
jonathan@gfw.co.uk.
www.gfw.co.uk.
You can follow the Guild on Twitter:
twitter.com/guildfoodwriter.
Gold Top Milk
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