President’s Prize now open for members

President’s Prize now open for members

Our special short story competition is now open to all members. First prize is your name on the shield and £50. Depending on the number of entries, there is a prize of £20 for the runner-up. Every entry will receive feedback. Our competition judge this year is Peter Kelly, who won the 2018 President’s Prize with his entry: The Lost Queen.

Rules

  • The competition deadline is Tuesday, January 14th 2020 at 10pm. The winner will be announced at the Tuesday meeting in March 2020.
  • There is a maximum word count of 1500.
  • Use 12 point Times New Roman, one and a half spaced.
  • You can hand your entry in as hard copy to the competitions’ secretary, Barbara, at the January 14th meeting or send your entry as an email attachment to suttonwriters@yahoo.com
  • Emails should contain details of your name and the title of your story. Your attachment must not contain your name. You may use a nom de plume on your attachment, but it is not essential as your details are on the accompanying email.
  • Hard copy entries require a nom de plume on the competition entry and an attached envelope containing your nom de plume and real name. Your short story must not reveal your real name.
  • You may send three entries to the competition. Please use the same nom de plume for all entries in the same year.
  • Competition is only open to members. If you’d like to become a member, read more about what that means here.

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