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60 Word Story Contest 2009 |
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Written by Poole Writers' Circle
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 |
POOLE WRITERS' CIRCLE 5th ANNUAL 60 WORD STORY COMPETITION ENTRY IS NOW CLOSED & IN PREPARATION FOR THE JUDGING. RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN LATE FEBRUARY.
The first prize is £60 with two runner-up prizes of £10.
The closing date is Monday 4th Jan 2010. Should there be a postal strike at that time, we will extend the deadline, check with our website. The results will be announced in late February 2010. We are planning to produce an anthology containing the winning and short-listed stories. There will be more details about this on our website when the results are announced. Competition rules -
Entries must have exactly 60 words (not including the title) -
The competition is open to all except current Poole Writers' Circle members -
They must be original, in English, unpublished and typed or clearly written -
No hyphenated or split words to be used (e.g. supermarket not super market) -
Words shortened with an apostrophe (e.g. hasn't) count as one word -
You may enter as many stories as you like. Each story must be accompanied by a £2.50 entry fee (cheque or P.O. made payable to Poole Writers' Circle). Entries are to be posted to PWC Competition Secretary, 44 Bloxworth Road, Poole, Dorset BH12 4BW and arrive by 4th Jan 2010. Please put your name and address (and email address if you have one) and repeat the title on a separate piece of paper. Entries may be folded to facilitate posting -
The winning and short-listed entries will be published on Poole Writers' Circle website and in a printed anthology -
The judges' decision is final
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Last Updated ( Monday, 11 January 2010 )
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