Short story competition launched (From Salisbury Journal)

Short story competition launched

3:50pm Saturday 25th July 2009

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THE West Country Writers’ Association has launched a new short story competition.

The winner will be invited to the association’s next annual congress – being held in Salisbury from April 16 to 18 next year – and receive £50 in cash.

Entry to the competition is open to everyone and can be on any subject or theme, but must mention Salisbury at least once. The entry fee is £5 per story and entries must be between 1,000 and 1,200 words.

Judges will be novelist and writing tutor Jean Saunders (aka Rowena Summers and Rachel Moore), and best-selling crime writer Betty Rowlands.

The closing date for entries is December 18. For more details and to download an entry form visit www.westcountrywriters.com. Entry forms can also be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to Fiona McAughey, Trevean, Yeolmbridge, Launceston, PL15 8NJ.

The West Country Writers’ Association was formed in 1951 to foster the love of literature in the west country.

Past members have included Daphne du Maurier, Laurie Lee, Christopher Fry and Henry Williamson.

Today’s association also includes many well-known novelists, poets, dramatists and writers for film and television.

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