City to host kids' literary competition

YOUNG people from all over the world will be competing in a literary competition in the Capital.

The Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools are hosting the Kids' Lit Quiz World Final 2010 on August 14.

Pupils from Mary Erskine have reached the final out of 400 teams who originally entered, and teams from as far afield as New Zealand and South Africa will also be represented.

Pupils from England, Wales and Ireland have also made it through to the final.

Pupils will be quizzed on aspects of children's literature, old and new.

The Kids' Lit Quiz is an annual literature quiz for students aged 10-13 years.

The quiz was founded by New Zealand quizmaster Wayne Mills, who writes several thousand questions each year and he has never asked the same question twice.

Tickets for the free event can be booked by contacting [email protected].