FROME FESTIVAL COMPETITIONS!
Short Story Competition 2006
//**NEWS FLASH **//
Results 2006
Judge: Author Sarah Duncan
Winners of Frome Festival Short Story Competition 2006
1st Prize – Alison Theaker, Devon – Eating Cake
2nd Prize – Sheila Corbishley, Newcastle on Tyne – Parker Hamilton Gets Fit
3rd Prize – Jo Cannon, Derbyshire – Jam
Highly Commended and top local prize winners:
Richard Walsh, Bath – Solid Earth
Rachel Ward, Bath – Numbers
Local Runners Up:
Jason Jackson, Bristol – Waiting for Nikki
Jude Higgins, Bristol – Retro
David Dell – Spike and Kidney
Anna Britten, Bath – Put the Radiator On, Get the Coffee Going
Read 'Words @ Frome Festival' Review
Author: Wendy Miller-Williams
//**OLD NEWS**//
Spare the writers, spoil the deadline!
The Frome Festival Short Story Competition is extending its deadline to June 16th:
'We always get a huge swell in entries just around the deadline for our competition, we also get a considerable number of disappointed writers who didn't quite make that deadline. This year we're trying to be as accommodating as possible. By adding two weeks to the deadline we hope it will give those precious extra few days to writers struggling to add the last touches to their stories,' says Alison Clink, driving force behind the competition.
There are a number of other Festival events designed to appeal to budding writers. On Saturday July 8th there's an afternoon of talks on the theme ‘Getting Published'. The festival is delighted to welcome four top London Literary agents who are offering one-to-ones with aspiring authors. There will also be a writing masterclass with literary agent Teresa Chris and author Debbie Holt. And for those short story writers who would like a personal assessment of their work, Alison Clink is running a writers' surgery on July 10th in Frome Library.
For more information on these and all the other events taking place as part of the Festival please refer to the Frome Festival 2006 brochure or call the box office on 01373 455420.
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//**2006 COMPETITION INFORMATION**//
For stories on any theme : 1000 to 2200 words
Judge: Author - Sarah Duncan
1st Prize £300
2nd Prize £100
3rd Prize £50
plus prizes for local authors
(living within a 25 mile radius of Frome Library)
Entry fee: £5 per story (plus S.A.E. for return if required)
Multiple entries permitted. Entries should not have been published.
Enclose a separate sheet with name, address, email address, telephone number, title of story and word count.
Spacing 1.5 or 2
Your story should be stapled and include the title and word count
Your name should not be included in the main text of the story-entries will be judged anonymously
Critiques: Enclose a further £10 per story (and S.A.E) if you require a critique of your work and please write 'Critique required' at the top of the story and the contact sheet.
Please ensure correct postage on your entry.
Cheques payable to: Frome Festival Short Story Competition
No entry form required.
The judge's decision is final.
Post entries to arrive after 1st January 2006 to:
FROME FESTIVAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION,
c/o Frome Library, Justice Lane , Frome, Somerset BA11 1BE
For more information visit our website: www.wordswork.net/frome
Queries can be directed to Frome Library, tel. 01373 462215 or email queries to ffshortstorycomp@yahoo.co.uk
Closing Date 31st May 2006. Good Luck!
Please note that we reserve the right to feature, in full, the winning entries on our websites for one year following the competition, without additional payment. Copyright, of course, remains with the author.
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Children and Young People's Short Story/Illustration Competition 2006
The theme for 2006 is Travel and Adventure.
This year's prize competition covers ages 4-18.
Full details from Frome Library (see above).
Closing date: 31 May.
Celebrating Somerset : Prize Quiz 2006
Test your knowledge of our wonderful county!
All profits to Frome Festival
£1 entry forms from Frome Library.
Closing date: 31 May
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Short Story Competition 2005
Results & Winning Entries
You can now read some of the winning entries from the Frome Festival Short Story Competition 2005 online.
Click here see the winners and download the stories as PDF files.
[please note this will take you to our 2005 website - you will need to hit the back button on your browser if you wish to return back to the 2006 website]
