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Competition email, May 2023
In this update:
Winners announcementsWith apologies that these announcements are so delayed, I'm delighted to announce the Winners and Readers' Choices as follows: Stars (July-Sept 2022) Reader's Choices: Haunted (Oct-Dec 2022) Reader's Choices: Congratulations to all, and don't forget to 'Follow' the site at didcotwriters.wordpress.com to recieve the winning pieces into your inbox as they are published. Current competition theme |
Our competition theme for April to June 2023 is: FlyingYou could write from the point of view of a pilot or an insect; your character could be afraid of flying or might be learning to skydive; you could write a historical piece about the Wright brothers, or a sci-fi about a world where superheroes exist. We look forward to seeing what you come up with! As usual, the word limit is 500 words, we're open to any style, genre or form (including poetry, non-fiction, fiction, and scripts). We've kept the submission fee at £4 per piece, or it's free if you've attended one of our events in the last year. The deadline for this theme is 30th June 2023.
Other news...Want more writing opportunities? In addition to joining local Didcot Writers participants online and in person (see our events calendar here), there is plenty more: Rise and Shine: online writing prompts and network - join here Writing retreat: Devon, 12-17 Sept. Blewbury workshop, Mon 19 June Anthology news: The Fourth Floor Best wishes, and happy writing! Alice |
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Writing OpportunitiesOctober 2024 Dear all, In this update: Oct-Dec 2024 competition theme: Face Free trial of Rise and Shine, online writers' platform New competition theme Our competition theme for October to December 2024 is Face. As usual, the word limit is 500 words, we're open to any style, genre or form (including poetry, non-fiction, fiction, and scripts). We've kept the submission fee at £4 per piece, or it's free if you've attended one of our events in the last year. The deadline...