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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.
9 Feb 2023: 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 by the end of Wednesday, 8 th March. They will be uploaded (anonymised) on the website, Library 2023 page. Your judging results (first three places) to be sent to Nick by midday Monday, 13 th March. Results and readings by the winners will be at our zoom meeting on Tuesday 14 th March. Please note that you can judge the entries (first to third) even if you have not entered a poem.
20 Apr 2023: The Barbara Olive Smith Memorial Trophy.
This year's competition in memory of our late founder, is now open and writer Lynne Hackles has kindly agreed to be the judge and will also provide a critique of each entry. Entry details are as follows; • The theme is: Success and Failure. • 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 - Sally will keep a record of the authors. • Entries are to be emailed to Sally by midnight,Tuesday 23 May 2023. Further information will follow regarding the results announcement date and the readings of the winning entries. 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. It may help you to write something that will please Lynne if you visit her web site here, and see what her publisher says about her here.
15 Dec 2021: Arthur Redway Memorial Competition
Details for the 2022 event are as follows. Stories should be no longer than 1500 words and may be on any theme. Stories must include all the following words: camera, solitude, psychic, overwhelmed, tribute. Email your stories to reach Walter by midnight, 25 Jan 2022. The stories (anonymised) will uploaded to the Library 2022 page for you to read and judge. Email your judging votes (first three places) to Nick by midnight, 13 Feb 2022. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, 15th Feb 2022 with readings by the winners. The trophy will be awarded on that evening if we have returned to hall meetings.
EMAILS
Enquiries: info@thamesvalleywriterscircle.org
© Thames Valley Writers’ Circle
Created with Xara Designer Pro X
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.
9 Feb 2023: 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 by the end of Wednesday, 8 th March. They will be uploaded (anonymised) on the website, Library 2023 page. Your judging results (first three places) to be sent to Nick by midday Monday, 13 th March. Results and readings by the winners will be at our zoom meeting on Tuesday 14 th March. Please note that you can judge the entries (first to third) even if you have not entered a poem.
20 Apr 2023: The Barbara Olive Smith
Memorial Trophy.
This year's competition in memory of our late founder, is now open and writer Lynne Hackles has kindly agreed to be the judge and will also provide a critique of each entry. Entry details are as follows; • The theme is: Success and Failure. • 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 - Sally will keep a record of the authors. • Entries are to be emailed to Sally by midnight,Tuesday 23 May 2023. Further information will follow regarding the results announcement date and the readings of the winning entries. 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. It may help you to write something that will please Lynne if you visit her web site here, and see what her publisher says about her here.
15 Dec 2021: Arthur Redway Memorial
Competition
Details for the 2022 event are as follows. Stories should be no longer than 1500 words and may be on any theme. Stories must include all the following words: camera, solitude, psychic, overwhelmed, tribute. Email your stories to reach Walter by midnight, 25 Jan 2022. The stories (anonymised) will uploaded to the Library 2022 page for you to read and judge. Email your judging votes (first three places) to Nick by midnight, 13 Feb 2022. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, 15th Feb 2022 with readings by the winners. The trophy will be awarded on that evening if we have returned to hall meetings.
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