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Short Story Competition

Short Story Competition

Daventry Town Council is running a Short Story Competition for the Arts Festival taking place this year.

Open to any and all aspiring writers, there are only two rules to follow:

- The story must be no more than 500 words

- The story must feature Daventry Town

The competition will be judged by local author, Mark Robson, in the following categories: under 10's / 11- 16 / 17+.

Entries must be submitted no later than 1st May 2018 and can be submitted either via email to events@daventrytowncouncil.gov.uk or via post to Short Story Competition, Daventry Town Council, 3 New Street, Daventry, NN11 4BT. If you are submitting handwritten entries, please ensure that these are legible.

Winners from each category will receive a Waterstone's voucher and have their story published on Daventry Town Council's website.

Please ensure that your submission includes your name, contact details, word count and age category. Any submissions that do not clearly provide this information will not be accepted. For more information please email events@daventrytowncouncil.gov.uk.

Posted: Wed, 14 Feb 2018

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