Meet the Poet Laureate and win an iPad Mini

Write an inspirational blog

A meeting with the Poet Laureate and an iPad Mini are up for grabs for the winner of a blogging competition.

Young people from across the borough are being invited to write an inspirational blog about a day in their life as part of Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival.

To enter bloggers must:

• Be 11 to 25 years old
• Choose a recent day and describe what happened in no more than 500 words
• Submit entries via rochdaleliteraturefestival.co.uk by 11 October 2013

The winner and 17 highly commended young bloggers will be congratulated by the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, at a special celebration event to take place during the festival.

The competition is one of a number of events and activities being held in the run up to the Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival which takes place from Wednesday 25 - Friday 27 October.

The festival will feature workshops, music, readings, children's shows, debates, talks and more from guests including:

• Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy
• Television personality Gyles Brandreth
• Dragons' Den winner Mark Champkins
• Poet Simon Armitage
• MOBO award-winning rapper Akala
• Former Coronation Street actor Kevin Kennedy
• Author and playwright Trevor Hoyle
• Poet James Nash
• Former rugby league international and author of 'Tries and Prejudice', Ikram Butt
• Children's storyteller Susanna Oldfield

The festival is organised by Rochdale Borough Council, funded by the Maskew Bequest and the Arts Council's Grants for the Arts Award.