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Whakatane Friends of the Library Short Story Competition 2008
By admin | March 4, 2008
Below are details of a nationwide writing competition which may be of interest to home educators
* Whakatane Friends of the Library Short Story Competition 2008*
*Open Section Short Story. *
Entries must not exceed 1,500 words. Entry must be original and previously unpublished.
All entries must be typed in double spacing.
*The open section is proudly sponsored by:*
*Norske Skog. Opus International Consultants Ltd. Friends of the Library.*
*Open Section Winner: $500*
*And in addition there are two Merit Prizes of $100*
*To enable the winner to attend the prize giving, a night for two (should the winner live out of town):*
*At Bay Hotel Units.*
*Local Entry Prize: $150* proudly sponsored by *Radio 1XX.*
*With author’s consent the winning story will be published in the fiction section of ‘Bay Weekend.’*
Entry Fee: $7.00 for *one* story (this includes a $2 processing fee).
Two stories for $10.
Three stories $15.00
Four stories $20.00
*Under eighteen divisions.*
*Age must appear on the entry form. There is an entry fee of $5.00 for one or two stories.*
*Entry fee may be shared within school class or family – e.g. brother and sister.*
*1. For writers aged fourteen to seventeen years. *
Entries must not exceed 1,000 words. All entries must be typed in double spacing. Entry must be original and previously unpublished.
*First prize: $150* proudly sponsored by *
* Local Entry Prize: $100* proudly sponsored by *
*2. For writers aged nine to thirteen.*
Entries must not exceed 750 words. Entries may be hand written.
*First Prize: $100* book voucher proudly sponsored by *Whitcoulls.*
* Local Entry Prize: $50* book voucher proudly sponsored by* Whakatane Printers.*
*3. For writers aged eight years and under.*
*No entry fee***
Entries must not exceed 500 words. Entries may be hand written.
*First Prize: $50 book voucher* proudly sponsored by *Whitcoulls.*
* Local Entry Prize: $50 book voucher* proudly sponsored by *His Worship the Mayor*.
*Special Award*: /The Pat Gibbons Award/ for the young author who is deemed to be /going places/.
Winning story in each division published in /Christchurch// School// for Young Writers’/ “Write On” magazine.”
And the fiction section of /“Bay Weekend.”/
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Local entries must be within the boundaries of the Whakatane, Kawerau and Opotiki District Councils.
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*An entry form and fee (where applicable) must accompany all entries** -* photocopies accepted - author’s name not to appear on manuscript - word count must appear on manuscript. The official prize giving will be held in May.
For comments and results please include a SASE. The judge’s decision is final.
*Closing date: 30^th March 2008.*
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*Entry form. _Please circle which division_ - Open - Youth **(under eighteen).*
Title of entry………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Name………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….* *
*Age if entering Youth Division*……………
Postal address………………………………………………………………………………………..
Email……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Telephone………………………………………….
Entries should be submitted unfolded in an A4 envelope, manuscripts will not be returned –
Post Entries to: *Friends of the Whakatane District Libraries. *
*P.O. Box** 361**. Whakatane 3120. New
*Entries are accepted from January 2008 until 30^th March 2008.*
*The */‘Open section’/* is for all age groups.*
*This is a nationwide competition, and */yes/* – we also accept entries from overseas.*
*Please make the entry fee cheque to: */Whakatane Friends of the Library./
*The winning entries are decided by a panel of judges…i.e. */Readers’ Choice/*.*
*If you include a self-addressed-envelope – you will receive a judging panel critique.*
*If you require any further information you can email:*
*Val Bird – _thebirds@xtra.co.nz_*
*Winsome Mitchell – jimwinmitchell@clear.net.nz*
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April 25th, 2008 at 1:08 am
when are results anounced?