Ben pens his first novel

Congratulations to Ben T of Year 9 who has recently completed the first draft of his first gothic novel.

Based on a mythical world of gods and prophets, Advent took a year to complete and spans a staggering 100,000 words and will hopefully be published to kick-start Ben’s promising career in writing.

Ben recently won the annual UK schools’ History of Parliament Competition, (which was quite a feat considering most of the entrants were 15) to win a trip to the Houses of Parliament. He also got to meet with Lords Speaker Baroness Hayman for his speech on the 1832 Reform Act.

Away from the notepad, Ben enjoys acting and has recently made his screen debut on BBC Two.

Mr Dorey said: “At Kings Monkton we always try to be flexible and accommodating to meet the needs of our students and all members of staff have thoroughly enjoyed supporting Ben and Alex (who splits his time between GCSE studies and an MPhil at Cardiff University) thus far in their education. With different skill-sets, both brothers are nonetheless exceptionally gifted students who have displayed outstanding levels of passion and commitment, but at the same time possess a modesty that has won them the respect of all members of the school community.

Ben’s success in the History of Parliament competition comes after winning two other national literary competitions last year. Moreover, he has recently starred in a TV drama for BBC and has just completed the draft of his first novel which I will look forward to reading in the near future.

Huge congratulations go to Ben in all that he has achieved thus far. He should rightfully feel very proud.”

Click here to view South Wales Echo's article on Ben

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