SHORT STORY WRITING COMPETITION

BOURNEMOUTH FESTIVAL OF WORDS
SHORT STORY WRITING
COMPETITION
For
Adults and Children (Key Stages, 1, 2 and 3)
living in Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole
Prizes
Adults: 1 st prize for adults £25
Children: 1 st prize in each Key Stage
category £10 book token.
2 x Runners up £10
2 runners up in each Key Stage will
receive book prizes.
The Competition
Adults: Write a story on any theme up to
1,200 words.
Children: Key stages 1, 2 and 3, write a story
for grown-ups to read in no more than
500 words.
Cost
Adults: £4 per entry Children: free
How to enter
Adults: please type your stories with
the title on A4 paper, double line
spacing, single sided. On a separate
cover sheet add your name, address,
email, phone number, story title and
number of words.
Children: your stories may be written
by hand.
Only your story and the title should be
on your entry. Attach a cover sheet
with your name, address or email,
phone number, the number of words,
which Key Stage you are and ask an
adult to sign this saying it is your own
work.
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Closing date and where to send your entries
Closing date Friday 5 April (Midnight BST) (entries must be postmarked by
or on this date).
Send your stories by post (sorry no email entries) with your covering sheet
and cheque payable to Bournemouth Festival of Words to: BFoW, Suite 94, 2
Lansdowne Crescent, Bournemouth BH1 1SA.
Rules:
Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must not have
been previously published, in print or online (including websites, blogs,
social network sites), or broadcast or won or been shortlisted in another
writing competition.
Entrants may submit as many entries as they want. However, no
competitor may win more than one prize. For adults each should be
accompanied by £4 entry fee.
Entries without sufficient postage to reach our address will not be
collected or paid for at the Post Office.
Entries will only be returned if you enclose a stamped addressed
envelope with your entry (please ensure you have sufficient postage).
The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into
or refunds given.
Entries not complying with the competition rules will be disqualified.
Copyright of the story remains with the author, however, Bournemouth
Festival of Words reserves the right to publish the winning entries on its
website as well as retaining unrestricted rights to use the winning
stories and any related material for PR purposes.
Winners will be notified by email or post.
All those short-listed will be invited along to the prize-giving event on
the 31 May, the last event of the Festival. (Sorry we are unable to
cover any travel or other costs to enable you to attend).
01202 518618 or 0753 0516 579
info@bournemouthfestivalofwords.co.uk
www.bournemouthfestivalofwords.co.uk
Bournemouth Festival of Words is a charitable company limited by guarantee no 7752838
Registered office: Boscombe Link, 3-5 Palmerston Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 4HN