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Note the Closing Date for Entries: 30 April 2019
Win Your Way to Swanwick 2019
Win one of three places at the 2019 Writers’ Summer School by entering a poem up to 40 lines, a short story up to 1,000 words or children’s fiction up to 1,000 words.
The theme for all entries is: ‘CLOSE CALL’.
Entry fee: £6 for each work entered.
Multiple entries are allowed within each category and for each category. Entries must not be under consideration for other publications or competitions.
Prizes: A fully inclusive week at the 2019 Summer School for the winner in each category; Writing Magazine manuscript appraisal for the second prize and a copy of the Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook 2019 for the third prize.
The winning entry for each category will be published in Writing Magazine.
The theme for all entries is: ‘CLOSE CALL’.
Entry fee: £6 for each work entered.
Multiple entries are allowed within each category and for each category. Entries must not be under consideration for other publications or competitions.
Prizes: A fully inclusive week at the 2019 Summer School for the winner in each category; Writing Magazine manuscript appraisal for the second prize and a copy of the Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook 2019 for the third prize.
The winning entry for each category will be published in Writing Magazine.
TAKE A LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S WINNING ENTRIES
- Short Story - Stuck on You by Michael Callaghan
- Poetry - Bricks and Mortar by Christine Allen
- Children's Story - Stay Close, Little Zebra by Jennifer Skene
HOW TO ENTER
All three competitions can be entered online.
Enter your poem here
Enter your short story here
Enter your children’s fiction here
Or enter by post: Swanwick 2019 Competition, Warners Group Publications, The Maltings, West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH (please make cheques payable to WARNERS GROUP PUBLICATIONS)
Poetry manuscripts: Entries must be typed in single spacing with double spacing between stanzas on single sides of A4 paper. Your name, address, phone number, email address and the name of the competition must be typed on a separate A4 sheet. Electronic entries should be a single doc, docx, txt, rtf or pdf file with the contact details etc. on p1, and your poem on the second page.
Fiction manuscripts: Entries must be typed in double spacing on single sides of A4 paper with a front page stating your name, address, phone number and email address, your story title and the name of the competition. Electronic entries should be a single doc, docx, txt, rtf or pdf file with the contact details etc. on p1 and your story commencing on the second page.
Closing date: 30 April 2019
All three competitions can be entered online.
Enter your poem here
Enter your short story here
Enter your children’s fiction here
Or enter by post: Swanwick 2019 Competition, Warners Group Publications, The Maltings, West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH (please make cheques payable to WARNERS GROUP PUBLICATIONS)
Poetry manuscripts: Entries must be typed in single spacing with double spacing between stanzas on single sides of A4 paper. Your name, address, phone number, email address and the name of the competition must be typed on a separate A4 sheet. Electronic entries should be a single doc, docx, txt, rtf or pdf file with the contact details etc. on p1, and your poem on the second page.
Fiction manuscripts: Entries must be typed in double spacing on single sides of A4 paper with a front page stating your name, address, phone number and email address, your story title and the name of the competition. Electronic entries should be a single doc, docx, txt, rtf or pdf file with the contact details etc. on p1 and your story commencing on the second page.
Closing date: 30 April 2019
