Creative writing competition: Wells Festival of Literature

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01 April 2021
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The annual creative writing competition is inviting entries in four categories.

The Wells Festival of Literature competition categories are:

• Open Poetry: Poems on any subject, no more than 35 lines. Prizes:  1st £1,000, 2nd £500, 3rd £250, Local £100. Entry fee, £6 

Short Story: Any subject, 1,000 to 2,000 words. Prizes:  1st £750, 2nd £300, 3rd £200, Local £100. Entry fee, £6  

A Book for Children: Stories on any subject aimed at readers aged 7+, allowing entrants
to write either middle grade or teenage novels. Send the first three chapters or first thirty pages, whichever is the shortest, plus the synopsis. Prizes:  1st £750, 2nd £300, 3rd £200, Local £100. Entry fee, £6 

Young Poets: Poems on any subject, no more than 35 lines. Prizes: £150, £75, £50 plus a year’s membership of The Poetry Society. Entry fee, £3

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The closing date is 30 June.

For full information see the website.

 

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