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Follow link for winning entry
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ANNOUNCEMENT @ 1st October 2015 Reading of entries to this competition is taking a little longer than expected. The result will now be announced by Monday 30th November instead of the scheduled date.
'Summer Loving'
Themed Short Story Competition
with
Andrew Campbell-Kearsey
The winner will receive Andrew's book
'Centurionman'
one free entry to our Open Short Story Competition 2016
online publication on our website
and Facebook page
Closing date: Thursday 27th August 2015
Maximum 1,200 words
THIS COMPETITION IS FREE TO ENTER
Please scroll down for Rules of Entry
Hi, my name's Andrew and I live in Brighton. I used to be a headteacher in London and Brighton in a former life. Now I make things up. I've written about two hundred and fifty stories and more than one hundred of them have been published. Thorny Devil Productions have made two films based on my short stories and they were screened at the Hollyshorts Film Festival in 2013 and 2014.
I’m delighted to have been asked to judge this competition. I look forward to reading the entries. I love reading a wide range of fiction. In my opinion, a winning story is one that stays with you several days after reading it. There could be many reasons. It could be the simple beauty of the writing or an unusual take on a familiar theme. I like to be taken on a journey by a story.
I have had two short story collections published. Here are the links to them on Amazon:
‘Brighton Shorts’ http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/275-2428504-9176232?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Centurionman%20andrew%20campbell%20kearsey#/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=brighton+shorts&rh=n%3A266239%2Ck%3Abrighton+shorts
‘Centurionman’ http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/275-2428504-9176232?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Centurionman%20andrew%20campbell%20kearsey
I'm very fortunate to have a seaview from my home and am at my happiest when I'm walking my two terriers along Brighton seafront.
I can be contacted on [email protected]
RULES OF ENTRY
PLEASE DON'T USE 'SUMMER LOVING' AS YOUR TITLE
1 READ THE RULES OF ENTRY. Please copy these Rules of Entry and the entry form from the website before submitting
an entry. When you're ready to send your entry, read through these rules again to ensure you have not missed anything for example, an entry form. Please contact us for them only if you're unable to copy them.
Follow this link for entry form
http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2015-entry-form-summer-loving-themed-short-story.html
2 All entries must be in English. Double line spacing is preferable. As entries will be judged anonymously please ensure the entry form is completed. Entries received without an entry form will not be accepted. Follow this link for entry form
http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2015-entry-form-summer-loving-themed-short-story.html
3 Entries can be sent either by email or post. We prefer to receive entries via email to ease our administration process.
We will accept postal entries if email is not an option for you.
3(i) Entry by EMAIL:
a) Send your completed entry form in the body of an email. Send it to Debbie at
erewashwriterscomps(at)hotmail.co.uk subject title: ENTRY - SUMMER LOVING (and your name)
eg ENTRY - SUMMER LOVING (Debbie Wilkinson).
b) Send your entry either in the body of the same email as your entry form or in the body of a second email with the subject
title: SUMMER LOVING COMP (and your name).
ATTACHMENTS:
IF YOU HAVE NOT ENTERED ANY OF OUR OPEN COMPETITIONS, THEN YOUR ENTRY MUST BE IN THE
BODY OF AN EMAIL. ATTACHMENTS FROM NEW ENTRANTS WILL NOT BE OPENED. Any such entries
with an attachment will be deleted. This means your entry will not be accepted if you are a new entrant and
you send an attachment.
If you have entered any of our OPEN Short Story competitions, you are welcome to send your entry by
attachment (attached to your entry form). Please send your entry form in the body of an email. Send each
entry as a separate attachment in WORD and make sure the title of the attachment or file is exactly the same
as the story title you put on the entry form.
3(ii) Entry by POST: Complete the entry form and enclose it with your entry. Make sure you do not put anything on the entry to identify yourself. All entries are judged anonymously and any identifying marks will mean we cannot forward your entry to the judging process.
You can find the entry form using this link
http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2015-entry-form-summer-loving-themed-short-story.html
Ensure correct postage is paid otherwise your entry will remain at the sorting office. Our postal address is:
EWG Competition, Parklands Connexion, Stanhope Street, Long Eaton, NG10 4QN.
You can enclose entries to more than one competition in one envelope if you wish as long as each entry is
accompanied by the correct entry form. It is acceptable to fold your entry once only if you wish to use a smaller
size envelope.
4 Entries will be acknowledged by email so please ensure your email address is clearly stated. If you don’t have email
and wish to send a self-addressed stamped postcard, we will use that to acknowledge your entry. Entries received in the last week of the competition will be acknowledged after the close date.
5 'Summer Loving' is the theme. Whatever you choose to write using this theme is entirely up to you. PLEASE DON'T USE 'SUMMER LOVING' AS YOUR TITLE
6 Maximum 1,200 words, not including title. There is no minimum words although entries with 500 words or fewer than 500 words will be considered to be flash fiction and not eligible for this short story competition.
7 FREE ENTRY Two entries per entrant permitted. Only one entry per entrant can win a prize.
8 Entrants can be any age. All entries will be judged anonymously and no allowance made for age.
9 We will publish the winning entry on this website and remove it at a later date if you require us to do so.
You are welcome to put a link to your blog, website or email with your winning entry if you wish. We require a few
words of bio to accompany the winning entry.
10 Copyright remains with author.
11 Entries cannot have been previously published and must be the original work of the entrant. We do not want
to read work that can be found to be in print or online anywhere, including blogs.
12 Please do not send us entries that have received an award from a previous competition, or anywhere else.
Please do not send us entries currently waiting to be judged in other competitions, or that have been submitted
for publication and are awaiting response.
13 Closing date for the competition is noon (GMT) Thursday 27th August 2015. Winners will be announced
on this site, on or before Sunday 4th October 2015.
14 Prize awarded to one winner is publication on this website, Facebook, Twitter blog announcements, copy of
Andrew's book and one free entry to our Open Competition 2016.
15 The judge's decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
16 No corrections will be accepted.
17 Entry implies acceptance of the rules.
18 READ THE RULES again to ensure you have not missed anything for example have you completed an entry form?
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Critique Service: A basic critique for your entry can be provided, with notes on opening, ending, characterisation, etc for
£3.00. A detailed critique service is also available, which includes advice about how to improve any weak areas in your
story, a rewrite and more feedback for £10.00. We accept non-competition submissions and will consider works with a
high word count. Please email Debbie for more information at erewashwriterscomps(at)hotmail.co.uk
If you would like to receive a critique, please send a cheque payable to D Wilkinson for the correct amount to
EWG Competition, Parklands Connexion, Stanhope St, Long Eaton, NG10 4QN or request Paypal
details with your entry.
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Short Story Writing Course: We are pleased to offer a Short Story Writing Course. This course is suitable for beginners
and for those who have been writing for a while yet would appreciate a helping hand.
Our six-module course is £36 and this fee is discounted to £33 for those who enter, have entered any of, our
Open Short Story Competitions. Please contact Debbie erewashwriterscomps(at)hotmail.co.uk to find out more or
if you wish to enrol on the course.
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PLEASE DON'T USE 'SUMMER LOVING' AS YOUR TITLE
1 READ THE RULES OF ENTRY. Please copy these Rules of Entry and the entry form from the website before submitting
an entry. When you're ready to send your entry, read through these rules again to ensure you have not missed anything for example, an entry form. Please contact us for them only if you're unable to copy them.
Follow this link for entry form
http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2015-entry-form-summer-loving-themed-short-story.html
2 All entries must be in English. Double line spacing is preferable. As entries will be judged anonymously please ensure the entry form is completed. Entries received without an entry form will not be accepted. Follow this link for entry form
http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2015-entry-form-summer-loving-themed-short-story.html
3 Entries can be sent either by email or post. We prefer to receive entries via email to ease our administration process.
We will accept postal entries if email is not an option for you.
3(i) Entry by EMAIL:
a) Send your completed entry form in the body of an email. Send it to Debbie at
erewashwriterscomps(at)hotmail.co.uk subject title: ENTRY - SUMMER LOVING (and your name)
eg ENTRY - SUMMER LOVING (Debbie Wilkinson).
b) Send your entry either in the body of the same email as your entry form or in the body of a second email with the subject
title: SUMMER LOVING COMP (and your name).
ATTACHMENTS:
IF YOU HAVE NOT ENTERED ANY OF OUR OPEN COMPETITIONS, THEN YOUR ENTRY MUST BE IN THE
BODY OF AN EMAIL. ATTACHMENTS FROM NEW ENTRANTS WILL NOT BE OPENED. Any such entries
with an attachment will be deleted. This means your entry will not be accepted if you are a new entrant and
you send an attachment.
If you have entered any of our OPEN Short Story competitions, you are welcome to send your entry by
attachment (attached to your entry form). Please send your entry form in the body of an email. Send each
entry as a separate attachment in WORD and make sure the title of the attachment or file is exactly the same
as the story title you put on the entry form.
3(ii) Entry by POST: Complete the entry form and enclose it with your entry. Make sure you do not put anything on the entry to identify yourself. All entries are judged anonymously and any identifying marks will mean we cannot forward your entry to the judging process.
You can find the entry form using this link
http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2015-entry-form-summer-loving-themed-short-story.html
Ensure correct postage is paid otherwise your entry will remain at the sorting office. Our postal address is:
EWG Competition, Parklands Connexion, Stanhope Street, Long Eaton, NG10 4QN.
You can enclose entries to more than one competition in one envelope if you wish as long as each entry is
accompanied by the correct entry form. It is acceptable to fold your entry once only if you wish to use a smaller
size envelope.
4 Entries will be acknowledged by email so please ensure your email address is clearly stated. If you don’t have email
and wish to send a self-addressed stamped postcard, we will use that to acknowledge your entry. Entries received in the last week of the competition will be acknowledged after the close date.
5 'Summer Loving' is the theme. Whatever you choose to write using this theme is entirely up to you. PLEASE DON'T USE 'SUMMER LOVING' AS YOUR TITLE
6 Maximum 1,200 words, not including title. There is no minimum words although entries with 500 words or fewer than 500 words will be considered to be flash fiction and not eligible for this short story competition.
7 FREE ENTRY Two entries per entrant permitted. Only one entry per entrant can win a prize.
8 Entrants can be any age. All entries will be judged anonymously and no allowance made for age.
9 We will publish the winning entry on this website and remove it at a later date if you require us to do so.
You are welcome to put a link to your blog, website or email with your winning entry if you wish. We require a few
words of bio to accompany the winning entry.
10 Copyright remains with author.
11 Entries cannot have been previously published and must be the original work of the entrant. We do not want
to read work that can be found to be in print or online anywhere, including blogs.
12 Please do not send us entries that have received an award from a previous competition, or anywhere else.
Please do not send us entries currently waiting to be judged in other competitions, or that have been submitted
for publication and are awaiting response.
13 Closing date for the competition is noon (GMT) Thursday 27th August 2015. Winners will be announced
on this site, on or before Sunday 4th October 2015.
14 Prize awarded to one winner is publication on this website, Facebook, Twitter blog announcements, copy of
Andrew's book and one free entry to our Open Competition 2016.
15 The judge's decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
16 No corrections will be accepted.
17 Entry implies acceptance of the rules.
18 READ THE RULES again to ensure you have not missed anything for example have you completed an entry form?
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Critique Service: A basic critique for your entry can be provided, with notes on opening, ending, characterisation, etc for
£3.00. A detailed critique service is also available, which includes advice about how to improve any weak areas in your
story, a rewrite and more feedback for £10.00. We accept non-competition submissions and will consider works with a
high word count. Please email Debbie for more information at erewashwriterscomps(at)hotmail.co.uk
If you would like to receive a critique, please send a cheque payable to D Wilkinson for the correct amount to
EWG Competition, Parklands Connexion, Stanhope St, Long Eaton, NG10 4QN or request Paypal
details with your entry.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Short Story Writing Course: We are pleased to offer a Short Story Writing Course. This course is suitable for beginners
and for those who have been writing for a while yet would appreciate a helping hand.
Our six-module course is £36 and this fee is discounted to £33 for those who enter, have entered any of, our
Open Short Story Competitions. Please contact Debbie erewashwriterscomps(at)hotmail.co.uk to find out more or
if you wish to enrol on the course.
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