Next week we hold the prestigious competition for the Bill Budner Trophy. The evening will see the presentation of the original trophy, engraved with all its 21 winners, to Bill's widow Maureen.
Bill may only have been a Scribbler for a short time but he is remembered by many for his friendly and easy manner and his writing prowess. Maureen has kindly purchased a replacement trophy which will be the prize for the winner of the evening's in house competition for attending writers only.
The rules are simple; provide a story on any subject in a maximum of 1,000 words. Entries must not be marked with name or any other identification. On arrival the entry should be placed face down on the table provided and then each story will be read out by two volunteer readers. We were hoping to have someone from the Speakers Club to read the entries but have yet to receive confirmation of their attendance. If not then we hope Beryl and Dick might do the honours once again. The winner will be chosen from the story gaining the highest number of votes.
Full details can be found on our weblog
The meeting takes place on Tuesday 20th May in The Room at the Top. Start time 7.30pm.
To all those taking part, good luck and may the best story win!
On the subject of our Felixstowe Scribblers Anthology, Caz and Dave met the printers earlier in the week. The meeting was very productive and we now know the schedules for the print run. We need any further work for inclusion in the anthology to reach us at the very latest by 20th May. After this date we are afraid that nothing more can be added.
We have also been in contact with Giles who will do a small number of copies of The Lost Sock DVD ready for the Book Festival event when the film will be shown in our favourite room in the Library. Details will follow nearer the time.
Next on the agenda is to obtain some display boards so if anyone has any idea where there are some for purchase at a reasonable price then please let us know.
We reached a landmark today when our weblog topped the amazing 50,000 hits. Astonishing! Grateful thanks to all who have viewed the site.
Below are details of how to enter the Aesthetica Creative Writing
Hope to see you on Tuesday next,
Until then,
Keep Scribbling!!!
Aesthetica Creative Writing Award: Call for Entries
I’m writing from the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award, an annual celebration of outstanding international poetry and short fiction. I am delighted to announce that our Call for Entries is now open, presenting a fantastic opportunity for writers amongst your network at Felixstowe Scribblers to showcase recent works to a wider audience.
Previous winners and finalists from the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award have gone on to achieve recognition around the world, having been selected from over 3,000 entries to be published in the anthology. Last year, Poetry winner and award-winning novelist Sylvia Adams was selected for her piece Hands A Choice, and Jennifer Roe championed the Short Fiction category withRoses are Red.
Prizes include:
· Publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual, a compelling anthology of new writing loved by audiences internationally
· A selection of inspirational books from our competition partners
· £500 prize money for Poetry and Short Fiction winners
· Editorial coverage on the Aesthetica Blog
We are really keen to engage with writers at Felixstowe Scribblers. It would be great if you could circulate the following information about this excellent opportunity:
Twitter:
The @AestheticaMag Creative Writing Award Call for Entries! Submit your #poetry #shortfiction Win publication & moretinyurl.com/ckktess
Facebook/ Website/ E-newsletter:
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award has launched its Call for Entries, presenting a fantastic opportunity for established and emerging writers to showcase their poetry and short fiction to an international audience.
Previous winners and finalists from the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award have gone on to achieve recognition around the world, having been selected from thousands of entries for publication. Last year, Poetry winner and award-winning novelist Sylvia Adams was selected for her piece Hands A Choice, and Jennifer Roe championed the Short Fiction category with Roses are Red.
Prizes include publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual for winners and finalists - a compelling anthology of new writing loved by audiences internationally; a selection of inspirational books from our competition partners; £500 prize money for each category winner and editorial coverage on the Aesthetica Blog.
Visit www.aestheticamagazine.com/creativewriting for more information and to register your entry today. Entry is £10 and the deadline to submit your work is 31 August 2014. One entry permits the submission of two works into any one category.
Fiction entries should be no more than 2,000 words each and poetry entries should be no more than 40 lines each. Both short fiction and poetry entries should be written in English. Submissions previously published elsewhere are accepted.
Looking for literary inspiration? CLICK HERE to pick up a copy of last year’s Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual.
CLICK HERE to download an image for the Creative Writing Award. If you have any problems with the link, please get back in touch with me and I will email images across.
If you have any questions, please do get back in touch as I’d be happy to help.
Alexandra Beresford
Marketing Coordinator
Aesthetica Magazine
PO Box 371
York
YO23 1WL
