Creative Writing Workshop Competition

Send us a short poem (20 lines or fewer) or up to 300 words of prose inspired by the following writing exercise (below). This is an extract from the first edition of the Writers' Magazine and everyone who buys the magazine gets a free entry to this competition or £3.00 off any other competition entry.

Ten-minute writing exercise:
This is a good way to get into the habit of conveying information by showing rather than telling. Think of a person you know well and write a brief piece (a paragraph or two; maybe a short poem) that tells the reader something about that person’s character … but without using adjectives, adverbs or abstract nouns. So if your chosen person is kind, for example, you cannot simply say ‘She is kind’, ‘She acts kindly’ or ‘She shows kindness’: you have to demonstrate her kindness through her actions, for example through laying the table, folding clothes or through the way this person interacts with others.
You could also try describing a person’s room in a way that reveals something about their character – a slew of biscuit crumbs in the bed is as informative as
any abstract noun.

Workshop competition:
The winning entry will be published in the next edition of the Leaf Writers’ Magazine, and the winner will receive £150 and a free copy of the magazine.
To enter: £3 per entry, 4 entries for £10. You’re entitled to one free competition entry if you’ve bought the magazine.
with your entry.

Competition closes: July 15th 2010

Enter by post: you can download an entry form (word document) here

or just send your details and a cheque. click here for postal address

If you’d like your submission returned by post, please include a SAE with your entry.

Enter online: pay via paypal (they take credit cards if you don't have a paypal account). The button will take you to paypal and then you just email us the writing. Please send your work as an attachment to contact@leafbooks.co.uk as a .doc or .rtf file.

Further details here.

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