The Arthur Redway Memorial

Competition.

This year's competition is now open and the rules are set out below. • A short story on any theme. • Word limit 1500 • Stories must include the following words: bark, hatch, bound, minute, novel, ripe The stories will be judged by our members. Entries to be sent to Walter, who will upload them (anonymised) to the current year page of the Library for members to read and judge. When you have read all the entries and decided on those you would like to place first, second and third, send your results to David We hope you find the time and inspiration to submit an entry, as being judged by our peers is always an interesting process!

In Memoriam

Our three main events each year are in recognition of the contributions to the TVWC made by late members. Read more about them in the Library. Below are the rules of these competitions, which may change in detail each year. They will be set at about the same time each year, as circumstances permit.

Chris Mundy Memorial Poetry

Competition

Entries can be on any topic or theme. Poems are to be no more than 40 lines. Entries are to be sent to Walter who will upload them (anonymised) on the website Library page. Your judging results (first three places) to be sent to Nick . Please note that you can judge the entries (first to third) even if you have not entered a poem.

The Barbara Olive Smith

Memorial Trophy.

This year's competition in memory of our late founder, will be judged by Lynne Hackles who will also provide a critique of each entry. There will also be an opportunity for members to rank entries in an internal vote. Entry requirements are as follows: • The theme is: Temptation. • The word limit is 1500. • Entries are to be typed in 12 point Times New Roman and double spaced. • Do not include your name on the entry. • Send your entry to nick.swyft@gmail.com There are tips for this competition from Iain Pattison, who has judged this event for us in the past. You can read Iain’s tips here and here.