DON"T forget to enter the latest Daily Echo Poetry and Short Story Competition.
The competition is in two categories, Short Story and Poetry. The winners in each category will be published in the Creative Writing Supplement to be published on May 18, and winners in each category will receive £150, with £75 for 2nd place and £50 for third.
There will also be five highly commended places, and all winners will receive their prizes at a special presentation evening at the Daily Echo, where there will be an opportunity to meet the judges and members of the Daily Echo staff. More entries will published on the Creative Corner website.
Before entering the competition, make sure you read and follow the rules! The closing date is Friday, April 26.
Poems:
The 90th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic this year gives the inspiration for the poetry theme: Sailing into Hope.
The Titanic is only the inspiration however - you do not have to write your poem about this.
There is no restriction on form or approach to the theme, but poems must not exceed 30 lines.
Short stories:
Theme: A City Mystery
Stories can approach the theme in any way, but must not exceed 1500 words.
Judge: Novelist and Times critic Russell Celyn Jones
Judge: Winchester poet Elizabeth Bewick
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