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The 70th Swanwick 2018 Writing Magazine Competition
To win a place there are three categories:
A poem up to 40 lines, a short story up to 1,000 words, children’s fiction up to 1,000 words.
The theme for all entries this year is ‘BONDING’.
Prizes: A fully inclusive week at the 2018 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 2018 for the third prize.
The winning entry for each category will be published in Writing Magazine
Entry fee: £5 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.
HOW TO ENTER
Enter online: here
Or by post: Swanwick 2018 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, telephone 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 2018
Email: secretary@swanwickwritersschool.org.uk
A poem up to 40 lines, a short story up to 1,000 words, children’s fiction up to 1,000 words.
The theme for all entries this year is ‘BONDING’.
Prizes: A fully inclusive week at the 2018 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 2018 for the third prize.
The winning entry for each category will be published in Writing Magazine
Entry fee: £5 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.
HOW TO ENTER
Enter online: here
Or by post: Swanwick 2018 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, telephone 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 2018
Email: secretary@swanwickwritersschool.org.uk
Last year's winning entries
What does a winning entry look like? Take a look at last year's winners, reproduced courtesy of Writing Magazine.
"Flash fiction session was great! The teaching was exactly right and I learned a lot." Helen Godfrey
