Writing Magazine April 2020

http://www.writers-online.co.uk MARCH 2020^95

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Competition Rules

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I enclose my entry fee (cheques/postal order payable to Warners Group Publications) OR I wish to pay my entry fee by: ■ Maestro ■ Delta ■ Visa ■ Access ■ Mastercard

TITLE .................................................................................. FORENAME ....................................................................... SURNAME ......................................................................... ADDRESS ........................................................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................... POSTCODE ........................................................................ EMAIL................................................................................ ■ I’m happy to receive special offers via email from Warners Group Publications plc TELEPHONE (INC. AREA CODE) ...............................................

CARD NUMBER ................................................................ VALID FROM ........................EXPIRY DATE ..................... ISSUE NUMBER ................................................................. SECURITY NUMBER .......................................................... CARDHOLDER NAME ...................................................... SIGNATURE ....................................................................... DATE .................................................................................

How to enter

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1 Eligibility
All entries must be the original and unpublished work of the
entrant, and not currently submitted for publication nor for any other
competition or award. Each entry must be accompanied by an entry
form, printed here (photocopies are acceptable), unless stated.
Open Competitions are open to any writer, who can submit as many
entries as they choose. Entry fees are £6, £4 for subscribers.
Subscriber-only Competitions are open only to subscribers of
Writing Magazine. Entry is free but you can only submit one entry
per competition.

2 Entry Fees
Cheques or postal orders should be payable to Warners Group
Publications or you can pay by credit card (see form).

3 Manuscripts
Short stories: Entries must be typed in double spacing on single
sides of A4 paper with a front page stating your name, address, phone
number and email address, your story title and word count and the
name of the competition. Entries will be returned if accompanied by
sae. Electronic entries should be a single doc, docx, txt, rtf or pdf fi le
with the contact details, etc, on p1, and your story commencing on the
second page.
Poetry manuscripts: Entries must be typed in single spacing with
double spacing between stanzas on single sides of A4. Entrant’s name,
address, telephone number and email address must be typed on a
separate A4 sheet. Entries to poetry competitions cannot be returned.
Electronic entries should be a single doc, docx, txt, rtf, odt or pdf fi le
with the contact details, etc, on p1, and your poem on the second page.
All manuscripts: Receipt of entries will be acknowledged if
accompanied by a suitably worded stamped and addressed postcard.
Entrants retain copyright in their manuscripts. You are advised not to
send the only copy of your manuscript. Enclose an sae if you want your
manuscript to be returned.

4 Competition Judging
Competition judges will be appointed by Writing Magazine and the
judges’ decision will be fi nal with no correspondence being entered into.

Notifi cation
Winners will be notifi ed within two months of closing date after which
date unplaced entries may be submitted elsewhere. Winning entries
may not be submitted elsewhere for twelve months after that date
without permission of Writing Magazine who retain the right to publish
winning entries in any form during those twelve months

ENTRY FEE (please tick one) ■ £6 ■ £4 for subscribers ■ Free entry (subscriber only competition)

Competition rules and forms

Enter online at http://www.writers-online.co.uk or by post, with the ref code in the address, to: Writing Magazine Competitions (Ref Code xxxxx), Warners Group Publications, West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH. Remember to add a front sheet with full contact details and the name of the competition you are entering (see Rule 3)

To enter:

Wordsworth poetry competition
(see p55)

750-word short story competition
(see p33)

For short stories, 1,500-1,700 words, on the theme ‘haunted’; entry fee £6, £4 for subscribers; closing date, 15 May. Ref Code: Apr20/haunted

Haunted short story competition
(see p33)

Subscriber-only Journey competition

For writing, 1,500-1,700 words, on a journey of some kind; free entry, subscribers only; closing date, 15 April. Ref Code: Mar20/Journey

Poems, up to 40 lines, a ‘Wordsworth’ theme; entry fee £6, £4 for subscribers; closing date, 15 May. Ref Code: Apr20/Words

For stories, maximum 750 words, on any theme; entry fee £6, £4 for subscribers; closing date, 15 April. Ref Code: Mar20/750

Writing Magazine April 2020

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