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WELCOME TO WATFORD WRITERS' COMPETITION PAGE

February's writing competition was a double-header: Flash Fiction and Poetry.


Taking the theme of "randomness / selective" on from our in-person meeting in the Quakers Hall on 2 February, the competition was to select a line from a song lyric (not the title!). Authors could choose any genre of song but it had to be a line taken from a song lyric. 


We received 9 flash fiction entries; and, 12 poetry entries.


Deadline for scoring is 7pm on Friday 20 February. Please download a score sheet (available below) and email your scores to ianwelland@hotmail.co.uk 

If you are unable to use the score sheet, please email your scores: 3pts for your fav, 2points for your second fav, and 1point for your third fav, to ianwelland@hotmail.co.uk


Remember - if you have entered you MUST score - failure to do so, will result in your entry(s) being withdrawn. No correspondence will be entered into.


Results will be announced at our meeting on 23 February.


Watford Writers writing competitions are only open to those on our current Email mailing list.


GOOD LUCK TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ENTERED

SCORE SHEETS

Score Sheet - Song Lyric (Flash Fiction) (docx)

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Score Sheet - Song Lyric (Flash Fiction) (doc)

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Score Sheet - Song Lyric (Poetry) (docx)

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Score Sheet - Song Lyric (Poetry) (doc)

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FLASH FICTION ENTRIES

ENTRY 1 - Extract from New Sound Melody interview, 10th February 1991 (pdf)Download
ENTRY 2 - Out of Character (pdf)Download
ENTRY 3 - Reflections of an Ex (pdf)Download
ENTRY 4 - Aunty Mary (pdf)Download
ENTRY 5 - Watching (pdf)Download
ENTRY 6 - Choice and No Choice (pdf)Download
ENTRY 7 - The Bright Lights (pdf)Download
ENTRY 8 - The Power of Silence (pdf)Download
ENTRY 9 - I only dream in black and white (pdf)Download

POETRY ENTRIES

ENTRY 1 - Song of Sandringham (pdf)Download
ENTRY 2 - Lost and Fallen - a voice from the future (pdf)Download
ENTRY 3 - Fog-Horn (pdf)Download
ENTRY 4 - Night Lights (pdf)Download
ENTRY 5 - Teen Dream (pdf)Download
ENTRY 6 - Lonely People (pdf)Download
ENTRY 7 - In The Woods (pdf)Download
ENTRY 8 - Poetry Brigade (pdf)Download
ENTRY 9 - No News Is Good News (pdf)Download
ENTRY 10 - On the beach (pdf)Download
ENTRY 11 - Virginia G (pdf)Download
ENTRY 12 - Feeding the Wildlife (pdf)Download
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