Some interesting items for you:

Subject : FREE Writing Festival Contests: Poems, Loglines, 140 Characters 

Deadline for FREE POETRY Festival - Get your poem made into a MOVIE and 
seen by 1000s. Three options to submit: 
http://www.wildsound.ca/poetrycontest.html 

WATCH this month's poetry readings performed by professional actors: 
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/may_2015_poetry_readings.html 

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FREE - VERY SHORT STORY FESTIVAL 
Submit your 140 character story and have it made into a movie: 
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/140_characters.html 

Watch the May 2015 Winning Videos (get your story made into a film): 
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/may_2015_twitter_short_stories.html 

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Also, Free logline submissions. The Writing Festival network averages 
over 95,000 unique visitors a day. Submit your logline for any type of 
story or genre(s): 

Great way to get your story out: http://www.wildsound.ca/logline.html 

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Submit your Film, Screenplay, Novel, Story, or Poem anytime to the 
festival today: http://www.wildsound.ca 


Watch recent Writing Festival Videos. At least 15 winning videos a 
month: http://www.wildsoundfestival.com 


Subject : Bitmead Bursary for Writers Update 

I recently contacted you in regards to the Luke Bitmead Bursary. There has been an update to our submission guidelines that I wanted to let you know about. To ensure this important prize continues for many years to come, from this year there will be a £10 entry fee per submission. 

Information about the bursary 
The prize was set up in honour of Luke Bitmead. His debut novel was the first novel Legend Press published but he sadly died shortly after the novel was published. The award has been set up by his mother in partnership with us to support and encourage the work of struggling writers, and is the UK’s biggest prize for unpublished authors. This is an award that we are very proud to run and I am emailing you today to let you know about it in case any of your writers would be interested in entering. 
Submissions must be adult fiction, and only completed novels will be considered. Full guidelines can be found on our website. 
Closing: Submissions open 1st May until 1st August. 
Prizes: A publishing contract with Legend Press and a £2,500 cash bursary. 
Entry Fee: £10 per entry to support the prize. 
Competition Page: http://www.legendtimesgroup.co.uk/legend-press/365-luke-bitmead-bursary 
Please let me know if you need any more information. 
Thanks, 

Jessica Reid 
Publicity Manager 
Legend Press and Paperbooks 
[Part of the Legend Times Ltd Group] 
Head Office: The Old Fire Station, 140 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4SD 


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May in Wigtown 
May in Dumfries & Galloway is a busy month indeed with Spring Fling, Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival and Wigtown & Bladnoch Food Festival all taking place. 

We're gearing up for our own fundraising dinner and auction in aid of the 17th Wigtown Book Festival and are looking forward to a great night supported by local businesses and individuals. 

Thanks also to everyone who attended, volunteered and took part in the Spring Book Weekend organised by the Association of Wigtown Booksellers. The County Buildings alone saw over 1,000 people through its doors throughout the weekend. 

Fundraising Dinner and Auction: Friday 15th May 

Local businesses and ambassadors are generously supporting Wigtown Festival Company by donating Lots for our upcoming fundraising dinner and auction. Over 100 people are expected to turn out on Friday 15th May to bid for an amazing array of experiences and prizes in the auction and raffle to raise funds for this year’s book festival, including the children’s and young people’s programme. 

Lots on offer include a tour of the BBC Newsroom and Reporting Scotland studio with Sally Magnusson, a one off ceramic piece by Peter Wareing and a whale watching trip. 

Tickets are £30 per person or £250 for a table of ten and can be booked here. 

Lorna Reid: Saturday 23rd May 
Lorna Reid 
Lorna Reid will be back in Wigtown as part of this year's Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival. 

Lorna made her debut album in 2008 and has since become one of Scotland's leading jazz artists. 

Twice nominated 'Best Jazz Vocalist' in the Scottish Jazz Awards she has also debuted as a radio presenter on BBC Radio Scotland. Lorna and her award-winning musicians serve classic songs from great writers such as Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart and Gershwin and original songs from her acclaimed new album 'Falling Like Dew' crossing jazz, blues and americana. Lorna has been described at 'The Cadbury's Caramel of female jazz...seductive chanteuse'. 

Tickets can be booked here. 

Poetry Competition: Deadline 29th May 
Poetry Comp Logo 
There's still time to enter this year's Scotland's international poetry competition, open to all. 

With a prize fund of over £2,000 in the main, Scots and Scots Gaelic categories, it is run in association with Saltire Society, Scottish Poetry Library and The Gaelic Books Council. 

More information can be found here. 

And finally... 
Here are some dates for your diary and other events and activities that you might be interested in. 

23-25 May: Spring Fling featuring artist-in-residence, Anupa Gardner and writer-in-residence, Marjorie Gill. 

24-25 May: Wigtown & Bladnoch Food Festival 

26 May: Ambiguous Encouters, The Open Book, Wigtown. 

Moniack Mhor's 2015 programme: available here.