Category: Competitions
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Flash Fiction Competition, 2019: “Nest”
It’s that time of year again. Yes, unceasing, torrential rain – it must be summer. And that means it’s time to launch our annual Flash Fiction competition. This year the theme is “nest”.
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2019 Poetry Competition – Winning Entries: “Edge”
The winning entries of our 2019 Poetry Competition on the theme of ‘Edge’.
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Martin Grey & Poetry Competition Winners
Details on our evening with poet Martin Grey and the winners of our poetry competition
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Martin Grey, 2018 ‘Bard of Southwell’ winner comes to Newark
Come along to our next meeting on 2 May to hear Nottingham poet Martin Grey announce the winners of our poetry competition and perform some of his own poems.
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Reminder: Poetry Competition Deadline – 16 March 2019
As February draws to a hot and sunny close (for future readers it hit over 21 degrees C in the UK today, which is clearly Pleasant But Not Right) we thought it might be worth reminding people that our Poetry Competition deadline is just over two weeks away. The topic is EDGE and in case…
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Letter Writing Competition Winners
Our last competition of 2018 tasked entrants to write a letter to someone who influenced you, whether for good or bad, intentionally or unwittingly, true or fiction. Historical Fiction author Clare Harvey kindly judged the pieces and here they all are for you to read – enjoy!
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Poetry Competition 2019: “Edge”
We’re delighted to announce that our first competition of 2019 is up and running. The genre is poetry and the topic is “Edge“. Hard copy entries of poems up to 40 lines in length must be submitted by 16th March 2019. The judge is Martin Grey, a regular on the Nottingham poetry scene and who won…
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Letter Writing Winners with Clare Harvey
We enjoyed an entertaining evening with historical fiction author Clare Harvey on Thursday 1st November. Clare was the judge of our recent letter writing competition and, as well as announcing the winners, kindly added a few comments to each entry. The aim of the competition was to write a letter to someone who had influenced…
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Next Meeting: Historical Fiction Author, Clare Harvey
Don’t forget that on Thursday 1st November we will be welcoming Clare Harvey back to Newark. Clare is the author of three books set during the Second World War (The Night Raid, The Gunner Girl and The English Agent) and is about to release her fourth, The Escape, which weaves between the final months of…
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2018 Poetry Competition Winners
We announced our winners way back in June but held off posting them on here to allow one of the authors to submit their work to another publication. We can now present to you the top three poems on the subject of ‘flight’ as decided by our lovely judge, Leanne Moden. In Third Place,…