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Three talented students from one of our specialist schools, Inscape House School, have been celebrating after scooping top literary awards in this year\u2019s Portico Art of the Book Award<\/a> competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of 200 entries, our Year 13 student Saffron Broderick was chosen as the overall winner in the competition, which challenges the participants to create a handmade book containing a story through words, pictures or a combination of both. The young talent was also awarded \u201cBest Artwork\u201d for his piece titled \u2018I\u2019m a Legless Lizard\u2019, about which the judge, Oliver East, commented:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSuperb comic. Effective panel structure and pacing, with very good drawings. Great use of limited colour. Funny moments in the writing too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Year 12 student Talia Marcus\u2019 piece \u2018Fox Cub\u2019 was acknowledged as the \u201cMost Engaging Story\u201d, while Year 12 student Ebony Topham\u2019s work \u2018My Name is Ebony\u2019 \u2013 was \u201cBest Writing\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from the winners, two more students from Inscape House School – Jessica Thatcher and Zoey Burt from Year 12, also took part in the rivalry and received positive feedback from the judging panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWell done to all the students who participated. This is such lovely news to hear. I am so pleased for Talia, as I know she worked so incredibly hard on her story, remaining focused in the library for an entire day, then having the determination to finish it off on time. Congratulations! Very well-deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n– Jenna-May Griffiths, Librarian at Inscape House School<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

On 24 March, the participants, teachers and parents were invited to a prestigious ceremony at Manchester\u2019s Central Library, where all the students received prizes, including Art of the Book Award tote bags, certificates, special Portico notebooks, gift tokens, books and other gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art of the Book Award<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Art of the Book Award is a part of The Portico Sadie Massey Awards for young readers and writers aged 7 – 18 and is open to pupil referral units, as well as schools and departments with special educational needs in Greater Manchester. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Awards are named after Glasgow-born Sadie Massey and her desire to spread a love of reading and writing. While living in Manchester, Sadie and her husband Alex began helping disadvantaged children through various charities. This desire to give opportunities to all young people is continued through the Portico Sadie Massey Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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