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C’mon kids! Here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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Once again, the Young Country Diary series is open for submissions! Every three months, as the UK enters a new season, we ask you to send us an article written by a child aged 8-14.

The article needs to be about a recent encounter they’ve had with nature – whether it’s a trip to the beach, a worm-hungry blackbird or a thriving rockpool.

Crucially, it doesn’t matter if the child is a nature expert or has never picked up a pair of binoculars. We are especially keen to reach teachers who might like to get their class outside and noticing nature.

Please note the deadline for entry is noon on Monday 1 July.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Every three months, as the UK enters a new season, we ask you to send us an article written by a child aged 8-14.

The article needs to be about a recent encounter they’ve had with nature – whether it’s a trip to the beach, a worm-hungry blackbird or a thriving rockpool.

Crucially, it doesn’t matter if the child is a nature expert or has never picked up a pair of binoculars.

Six winning entries will be chosen, and published in the Guardian newspaper and online – two in June, two in July and two in August.

It could be their local woods or beach, their garden, a farm, or simply the nearest park.

For further inspiration, here are a few recent Young Country Diaries: Alexandra, 8, on a day of flower-spotting and foraging Anna, 12, on a pond full of frogspawn John, 10, on watching for wildlife from the car window

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