Entry is free
Criteria
for the Creative Writing competition :
·
It
must tell a complete story—with a beginning, middle, and end
·
It
must have a setting
·
It
must have at least one identifiable character
·
It
must contain a situation/conflict and a resolution
·
It
cannot be a descriptive passage, a literary reflection, an essay or a poem
Please do not put name or personal contact
details on the same page as the creative writing entry itself.
Cover letter accompanying entries should
include:
Name, address, email address and phone
number of author.
Title(s) of each entry submitted.
No alterations can be made to the entry once
it has been submitted, and no entries can be returned (so please remember to
keep your own copy).
The committee will select the three winning entries from a shortlist submitted
to them by the Judging Panel. All decisions of the Judging Panel are final
and no correspondence or discussion can be entered into regarding those
decisions. Any attempt to contact the
judges in regard to the competition will result in immediate disqualification.
Copyright will remain with the author, but
the READ DL committee reserves the right to arrange first publication or
broadcast of selected entries as it sees fit.
The 1st Prize winning author will
be invited to read their selection at the READ DL Closing Ceremony
The three winning entries will be published in North West Words Magazine. Authors of the three winning entries will be
invited to read their selections at a North West Words event.
Submission of an entry implies the author’s
acceptance of the conditions set out above.
Prizes
1st Prize €50
in book vouchers
2nd Prize €30
in book vouchers
3rd Prize €20 in book vouchers
Closing
Date
All entries must be received by
5pm, Friday, 13th March 2015.
All
entries should be sent or delivered to:
Bríd McIntyre
Adult Education Centre
Ard O Donnell
Letterkenny
or sent by email to:
bridmcintyre@donegaletb.ie
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