Archive for June 26, 2012

Swale Life International Poetry Competition (July 2012)

June 27, 2012 WCD2012 Poetry Competitions

Closing Date: 31 July 2012

Details: #7 in the quarterly poetry competition in aid of Diversity House, a charity based in Sittingbourne, Kent, publishers of Swale Life magazine. This competition is for previously unpublished poems in English Language, on any subject, in any style, up to 50 lines long (excluding title). Poems entered must not have been posted to any website or blog, and must not be under consideration for publication, or accepted for publication elsewhere.

First Prize: £100.00 ($158.00)

Second Prize: £50.00 ($79.00)

Third Prize: £30.00 ($48.00)

High Commendation Prizes: 2 x £10.00 ($16.00)

Results & First Publication: Results will be announced in our News Blog on 31st August 2012 and all prize winners will receive first publication same day in Swale Life Magazine at www.swalelife.com

Entry Fees: £3 ($5) per poem, £12 ($19) for 5 poems.

Donations to Charity: A third of net entry fees will go to Diversity House.

The Judge: N Quentin Woolf

Competition Administration: Eastern Light EPM International -organisers of Excel for Charity writing competitions series.

Enter online or by post. Pay securely by PayPal and send your poems by e-mail or print off an Entry Form for postal entries at:

http://www.easternlightepm.com/excelforcharity/swale-life-poetry-competition/july-2012/

Send Cheques and Postal Orders in GB£ only payable to Eastern Light EPM International, together with your poems and entry form or cover note to:

Swale Life Poetry Competition, Eastern Light EPM International, Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1AB, United Kingdom

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Sky Blue Theatre International Playwriting Competition update

June 26, 2012 WCD2012 Articles, Playwriting Competitions

The judges would like to thank all those who entered the first international Sky Blue Play writing competition. There has been a fantastic response and the standard has been very high.  The judges have compiled a list of plays that they say should be highly commended. From this list a shortlist of plays will be chosen to be rehearsed and then performed to a public audience who will vote for the winning play.

The highly commended plays are (in no particular order) :

Con-no-ta-tion – David Belke, Canada;  Hot Seat – Dan Borengasser, USA; Russets – Marietta Kirkbride, UK;  The Cell – Ashley Harris, UK;  Instant Harmony – Joseph Starzyk, USA;   The Hollywood Sign Girl – Alex Broun,  Australia;   Brief Encounters  – Mark Roberts, UK;  Battle Stations – Mark J.Fowler, USA;  Angelic Voices in Ritarodando – Vickie L.Williams & Michael Laurenty,  USA;  Bar Flies – Alan Barkley & David Broyles,  USA;   The Grade – Seth Freeman,  Canada;  When the Gods – Morag Sealey, UK.

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The Time and Place Prize

June 26, 2012 WCD2012 Playwriting Competitions, Poetry Competitions, Short Story Competitions

The Time and Place Prize

November 30, 2012

All genres welcome. Limit of 5000 words. Guaranteed first place award is an all-expenses paid month-long stay in France. Entry fee is $25.

maria@timeandplaceprize.com or larry@timeandplaceprize.com

www.timeandplaceprize.com 
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Trinity College London International Playwriting Competition 2012

June 26, 2012 WCD2012 Playwriting Competitions

Closing Date: 7 September 2012

Write a one act play for young performers or audiences in English (20-40 minutes duration) and be in with a chance to win a range of prizes including a trip to London to see your play performed and cash prizes of £1,000. Categories: Plays for Young Performers; Plays for Teenage Audiences. Entry fee of £10 or £20 for written feedback. Closing date 7th September 2012. Find out more and enter online at www.trinitycollege.co.uk/playwriting.

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