This year Mary MacKillop Primary School and the Year 6’s have again taken on the challenge to write a book in a day - from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. This will occur during Book Week on Thursday 24th August. Our wonderful team of writers and illustrators are:   

David, Katelyn D, Ethan, James, Daria, Annabelle, Aria, Rahul, Abigail and Taylor

Write a Book in a Day is a fun, creative and collaborative competition for students in years 5 to 12 and adult writing groups. Teams of up to ten have just twelve hours to write and illustrate a book from start to finish. To make it even more fun, unique parameters must be included in the story. Digital editions of the completed stories are made available on the Online Library and shared with hospitals across Australia.

Funds raised through sponsorship go to The Kids’ Cancer Project, a national charity supporting childhood cancer research.  We need to raise at least $240 so our book can be in the running for a state or national award.  This year we are raising money through the sale of badges which students can design and draw themselves either in class or at home. When completed, a badge will be made with their design. 

If students wish to buy one of these badges they will need to bring $3.00.  The Write a Book in a Day team will go around the school collecting the money and handing out the template to draw their design in Week 5 and 6 (Monday August 7th - Wednesday August 16th). The badges will be ready in Book Week. 

We hope you can support this wonderful cause and help the ‘Write the Book in a Day’ team raise as much money as possible.  

Thank you 

The Write a Book in a Day Team