Formed over forty years ago, our Writers Circle is based in Felixstowe, Suffolk. Meetings are held in The Room at the Top in Felixstowe Library, normally on the first and third Tuesday of each month commencing at 7.30pm and finishing by 10.00pm. Check this weblog for details of meetings.

There is an annual November to November fee of £30, April to November is £20 and June to November £15. For members preferring to pay at each meeting the charge is £5 per meeting. To contact Felixstowe Scribblers simply email scribblers.1@btinternet.com or the Secretary, catherine.stafford1@ntlworld.com

Friday 13 February 2015

Short Story Competition

FELIXSTOWE BOOK FESTIVAL

SHORT STORY COMPETITION

Calling all writers.  Why not have a go at our short story competition?   The theme is “In the margins”.   You can interpret this as creatively as you wish – on the edge of the sea; on the margins of society; in the margins of books or…?    The maximum word limit is 1000 words.  No minimum limit !    The closing date is Saturday 16th May 2015.  There is a small entry fee of £5.   The winning entrant will receive a prize of £50, a year’s subscription to the EADT Suffolk Magazine and the possibility of publication of the story in that magazine.   There are also two runner up prizes of £10 each and all three winners will be invited to read their stories at the Book Festival’s closing event.

Please use 12 point Arial or Times New Roman font and make cheques payable to “Felixstowe Book Festival”.  Details of how to enter and pay, on line or on paper, are on the Felixstowe Book Festival website www.felixstowebookfestival.co.uk/competitions/ and also at Felixstowe library.
Please see the website or visit the library for terms and conditions of entry and for further information or email Felixstowe@yahoo.com


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