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Win Your Way to Swanwick 2021
2021 EXTRA COMPETITION - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
The results are in for this year's Win Your Way to Swanwick Short Story Competition, run by Writing Magazine.
Congratulations to the winners and for those who made the shortlist!
Shortlisted:
Congratulations to the winners and for those who made the shortlist!
- First Place: Michelle Alexander - A funded place at Swanwick 2021
- Second Place: Nia Williams - A manuscript appraisal from Writing Magazine.
- Third Place: Catrin Mascall - A copy of the latest Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook.
Shortlisted:
- Veronica Bright
- Pam Keevil
- Anne Hamilton
- Joelle Tamra
2020 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
The winners of the three Swanwick/Writing Magazine competitions to win a place at Swanwick 2020 will all be awarded a place at Swanwick 2021.
The winners and shortlisted entries are as follows.
Short story
First Place: Michael Callaghan
Second Place: Jessica Squier
Third Place: Janelle Hardacre
Shortlisted:
Terry Baldock
Penny Blackburn
Richard Hensley
Sara Hodgkinson
Samantha Martin
Poetry
First Place: Suellen Wedmore
Second Place: Brenda Hutchings
Third Place: Shirley Cook
Shortlisted:
Matthew McDonald
Angela G Pickering
Pat Tiger
Writing for Children
First Place: Tracy Turner-Jones
Second Place: Lynne Hallett
Third Place: Joanna Gordon
Shortlisted:
Hedy A Howe
Wanda Pierpoint
Julia Pattison
The winners and shortlisted entries are as follows.
Short story
First Place: Michael Callaghan
Second Place: Jessica Squier
Third Place: Janelle Hardacre
Shortlisted:
Terry Baldock
Penny Blackburn
Richard Hensley
Sara Hodgkinson
Samantha Martin
Poetry
First Place: Suellen Wedmore
Second Place: Brenda Hutchings
Third Place: Shirley Cook
Shortlisted:
Matthew McDonald
Angela G Pickering
Pat Tiger
Writing for Children
First Place: Tracy Turner-Jones
Second Place: Lynne Hallett
Third Place: Joanna Gordon
Shortlisted:
Hedy A Howe
Wanda Pierpoint
Julia Pattison
Win one of three places at the 2020 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: ‘VISION’.
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 2020 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 2020 for the third prize.
The winning entry for each category will be published in Writing Magazine.
The theme for all entries is: ‘VISION’.
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 2020 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 2020 for the third prize.
The winning entry for each category will be published in Writing Magazine.
How to Enter
All three competitions can be entered online.
Or enter by post: Swanwick 2020 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 page 1 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 page 1 and your story commencing on the second page.
Closing date: 1 May 2020
Or enter by post: Swanwick 2020 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 page 1 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 page 1 and your story commencing on the second page.
Closing date: 1 May 2020
Congratulations to all the 2019 prize winners and shortlisted entries in the
Win Your Way to Swanwick Competition judged by Writing Magazine.
Children’s Fiction
1st Place: Vanessa Horn
2nd Place: Jon Wilkins
3rd Place: Lynne Hallett
Shortlisted: Maggie Bolton; Ciarán McCabe; Hazel Prior
Poetry
1st Place: Georgia Conlon
2nd Place: Yinka Ayeni
3rd Place: Gosia Rokicka
Shortlisted: Lumi Koivu; Penelope Maclachlan; Patricia M Osborne; Alison Proom
Short story
1st Place: Nia Williams
2nd Place: Chris Palmer
3rd Place: Celia Jenkins
Shortlisted: Michael Callaghan; Sophie Flynn; Kirsty Hammond; Anne Jones; Fran Tracey
Thank you to everyone who supported Swanwick by entering the competition
and huge congratulations to the winners and shortlistees!
The winning entry for each category will published in Writing Magazine.
Win Your Way to Swanwick Competition judged by Writing Magazine.
Children’s Fiction
1st Place: Vanessa Horn
2nd Place: Jon Wilkins
3rd Place: Lynne Hallett
Shortlisted: Maggie Bolton; Ciarán McCabe; Hazel Prior
Poetry
1st Place: Georgia Conlon
2nd Place: Yinka Ayeni
3rd Place: Gosia Rokicka
Shortlisted: Lumi Koivu; Penelope Maclachlan; Patricia M Osborne; Alison Proom
Short story
1st Place: Nia Williams
2nd Place: Chris Palmer
3rd Place: Celia Jenkins
Shortlisted: Michael Callaghan; Sophie Flynn; Kirsty Hammond; Anne Jones; Fran Tracey
Thank you to everyone who supported Swanwick by entering the competition
and huge congratulations to the winners and shortlistees!
The winning entry for each category will published in Writing Magazine.
Jon Wilkins, Georgia Conlon, Vanessa Horn, Nia Williams, Lynne Hallett
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Nia Williams - Short Story Winner
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Vanessa Horn - Children's Fiction Winner
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