Online Literary Competition for Writers and Poets from RC Sherriff Trust

RC Sherriff Trust is inviting artists and poets all over the world to participate in the 16th Elmbridge Literary Competition 2021. 

Conditions:-

• Entry to the Elmbridge Literary Competition for adults is £5 with under 18s free. 
• Entry Fee: Adult Entries, once submitted, the £5 entry fee should be payed via PayPal on the R C Sherriff Trust Website. Please ensure you use your name as reference. If paying by cheque, please make the cheque payable to The R C Sherriff Trust.
• A maximum of one story and one poem per person can be entered.
• Entries cannot be returned.
• The Judging Panel’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The closing date for entries is Friday 5 February 2021 at 5pm. Entries received after this time and date will not be accepted.

Age Categories:-

• Ages 5 – 7: Little rhymes and stories.
• Ages 8 - 11 (Junior): Poems and short stories.
• Ages 11 (Secondary) - 13: Poems and short stories.
• Ages 14 - 18: Poems and short stories.
• Ages Adult: Poems and short stories.

Submission Format:-

• All entries must be typed, using Arial font and double-spaced on single sides of A4 paper. Entries that do not adhere to these conditions will not be considered.

• Short stories must be in English, previously unpublished and a maximum length of 1000 words (8-13 years) or 1500 words (14+). Entries that do not adhere to these conditions will not be considered.

• Poems must be in English, previously unpublished and a maximum length of 30 lines typed, using a standard, legible font, double-spaced on single sides of A4 paper. Entries that do not adhere to these conditions will not be considered.

• Little Rhymes and Stories for the 5-7 years group should be no longer than 20 lines (Rhymes) or 500 words (Stories) and can be handwritten (but must be legible). Where possible it’s suggested that a typed copy is attached. The Judges will not consider any entries which they cannot read.

About RC Sherriff Trust:-

RC Sherriff Trust is an independent charitable trust that promotes and develops the arts in the Borough of Elmbridge. It has a total annual budget of around £155,000 and it uses this to directly support arts in the borough by awarding grants to local arts organisations, individuals and schools, developing and managing the own projects and programmes of activities, supporting key arts venues and producing and distributing Arts Focus, its quarterly what’s on listings magazine. 

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