Budden Writing Competition 2019

Gearing Up 4 Gorillas (G4G) is keen to encourage and inspire amateur writers and poets in launching this competition to all ages, from anywhere in the UK.

The subject of your entry should be either:

• Mountain gorillas
• The work of the rangers in Virunga National Park, DR Congo in protecting mountain gorillas or
• The work of the charity Gearing Up 4 Gorillas (G4G)

Competition Rules:

• The competition is open to amateur writers/poets, of all ages, throughout the UK.
• Entries may comprise a short story in any fictional or factual genre, poem or prose of any description that focusses on one of the three options above.
• Entries should be entirely your own work and not copied from other sources.
• Entries should have no images (photographs/drawings)
• Length:
  o Poems: 42 lines max. No minimum. Title not included in the line count. Lines between text are not counted.
  o Short stories: 3000 words max. No minimum, title not included in the word count.
  o Flash fiction: 1000 words max. No minimum. Title not included in the word count.
• You may have multiple draft versions of your work. Please double check you have the correct version of your work ready to upload. You won’t be able to substitute work once it has been submitted.
• Entrants may enter any number of poems, short stories, flash fiction to the competition
• Please submit your entry as a Word or PDF document to linda@g4g.co.uk (entries must be no more than 5MB)
• Please submit your entry by 5pm Sunday 1st December 2019
• The competition may be judged in more than one round; the final round will consist of no more than 10 entries.

Final judging will take place by Saturday 18th January, 2020. The winner will be informed on Saturday 18th January or as soon as possible thereafter; remaining entries will be informed by Monday 20th January, or as soon as possible after the winning entry has been successfully contacted.

One entry will be chosen as the winner. The author of the winning entry will receive a £500 cash prize.
‘Highly Commended’ and ‘Commended’ certificates will be awarded to remaining entries from the final round.

Gearing Up 4 Gorillas (G4G) reserves the right to utilise entries:

• on our web site at any time of G4Gs choosing, and into the future,
• any publicity surrounding the competition and
• to potentially produce a booklet for sale. Proceeds will be added to G4G funds to continue the charity’s work in protecting the rare mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park, DR Congo.

Those authors/poets whose entries are called for submission agree, by taking part in this competition, that their submissions, any title given to it and their name, may be used in G4G publicity.

Submission of an entry into this competition automatically constitutes acceptance of all the competition rules. All authors/poets are able to publish, republish and repurpose entries in print and digital formats including but not limited to magazines, promotion materials, websites, databases and as part of downloadable digital products after the competition has closed.

Judges:

1. Four G4G trustees
2. One invited judge from the writers network within Dorset or Wiltshire

FAQs

Q. Can my entries have been submitted elsewhere?
A. Yes, providing they will be available for judging by G4G during the relevant dates.

Q. How many works can I enter?
A. There is no restriction on how many entries you can send.

Q. Can I enter for both the Budden Art Competition and the Budden Writing Competitions?
A. You may enter both competitions.

Q. Is there an entry fee?
A. There is no entry fee for either competition.

Q. If I don’t have a computer can I still enter?
A. We can only accept electronic entries for the competition. Your local library may have the facilities you need for entering your work, or perhaps a friend/colleague can assist you. Some local schools also provide internet access for residents in their area.

 

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