First of all, a massive thank you to all of you who promoted our recent retirement poetry competition within your writing/poetry groups. We had some incredible entries of a very high standard and are just in the process of deciding the winner, who will be informed within the next week. We were very excited to receive poems from other parts of the world as well as the UK and from people of all ages and backgrounds. NEW SHORT STORY COMPETITION Hot on the tails of our poetry competition success, we have this week launched a new creative writing competition - this time for those of you interested in short story writing:www.giddylimits.co.uk/over_50s_interests/short-story-competition.html We've secured a fantastic first prize from our holiday partners, Brecon Beacons Holiday Cottages and would be hugely grateful if you could once again spread the word amongst your writing group members and indeed to anyone else who you think may be interested. THE DETAILS First Prize: a weekend stay in a fabulous stone cottage with breathtaking views across the Usk Valley in Wales courtesy of Brecon Beacons Holiday Cottages. Second Prize:£50 cash Your story needs to begin: 'It all started the day after my 50th birthday ....' Wordcount: 500 - 1000 words Deadline: 30th September 2014 For full details visit: www.giddylimits.co.uk/over_50s_interests/short-story-competition.html and we very much hope you'll enjoy taking part. Best wishes Editors GiddyLimits www.giddylimits.co.uk