"TWENTY" - FLASH FICTION and POETRY DOUBLE BILL COMPETITION

"TWENTY" - OUR 20th ANNIVERSARY COMPETITION

In February 2025, Watford Writers will celebrate its 20th anniversary since its formation; and as part of the celebration, we have a Flash Fiction and Poetry competition double-bill...

The competition theme / title is Twenty ...here is the criteria:

Maximum of two entries in total. You can enter one entry for flash fiction and one entry for poetry; or choose to just focus on one genre.

All submitted entries must be new, that is to say NOT previously submitted, read to the group, or published.

Watford Writers' competitions are only open to those on the current email circulation list.

Date for final submission of entry(s): FRIDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2025, 7pm.
Scoring will be open from 10am on Saturday 15 FEBRUARY to Noon on Friday 21 FEBRUARY 2025 - details on how to score will follow.
Results will be announced at our 20th Anniversary celebration meeting on Monday 24 FEBRUARY 2025 (details tbc).

If you enter the competition, you must score - failure to score will result in your entry(s) being disqualified!

FLASH FICTION:

Minimum of 500 - Maximum of 800 words.
Please title your work clearly, but do not use the theme title.
Please do not put your name on the entry(s).
Format - word or pdf
Please check your entry(s) carefully before emailing as changes cannot be made after submission.
Please email your entry(s) to Helen lels40@hotmail.com AND Ian ianwelland@hotmail.co.uk

POETRY:

Minimum of 12 lines - Maximum of 48 lines.
Please title your work clearly, but do not use the theme title.
Please do not put your name on the entry(s).
Format - word or pdf
Please check your entry(s) carefully before emailing as changes cannot be made after submission.
Please email your entry(s) to Helen lels40@hotmail.com AND Ian ianwelland@hotmail.co.uk

Results to be announced at our 20th Birthday Meeting on Monday 24 FEBRUARY 2025.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THOSE WHO ENTER

PROGRAMME

MONDAY 27 JANUARY 2025

ZOOM MEETING

Chairperson: Chris McDermott

Theme: Let The Music Play

Please write about how a piece of music has impacted your life. The piece should be about an individual's relationship with specific music genres, musical pieces or songs, musicians, memories etc. Memories that are generated by a piece of music eg a time, place or a person.

You can choose to write this in factual or fictional style, but using your own chosen musical piece.

300-350 words

TUESDAY 28 JANUARY 2025

KidsLit MEETING

Please CLICK HERE for more details

MONDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2025

OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH SHALL BE AT:

QUAKERS MEETING HOUSE, 150 CHURCH ROAD, WATFORD, WD17 4QB

(Chairperson tbc)

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENING STARTS AT 7:30pm

THEME TO BE DECIDED (tbc)

SUBSCRIPTION PRICING STRUCTURE:

£5 per person (Hall only)

£5 per person (Zoom only)

£10 per person (Hall and Zoom)

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CUP FOR TEA / COFFEE

MONDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2025

ZOOM MEETING

(Chairperson tbc)

MANUSCRIPT NIGHT (tbc)

Are you working on a novel, non-fiction, biography, autobiography, poem, article? Manuscript night is the perfect way to present your latest work and receive excellent critiques from fellow group writers.

If you would like to read up to a 1000 words (a little more to complete a chapter), then you are welcome to book a reading slot by emailing Helen lels40@hotmail.com

FRIDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2025

FLASH FICTION and POETRY "Double Bill" COMPETITION -

CLOSES 7pm TONIGHT!

Theme: Twenty

See above for details and entry criteria

All entries to be emailed to Helen lels40@hotmail.com AND Ian ianwelland@hotmail.co.uk by 7pm.

Scoring opens 10am on Saturday 22 February 2025 and will end at Noon on Friday 28 February 2025.

MONDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2025

ZOOM MEETING

(Chairperson tbc)

THEME TO BE DECIDED

MONDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2025

OUR 20th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION MEETING

Details to follow

MONDAY 3 MARCH 2025

OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH SHALL BE AT:

QUAKERS MEETING HOUSE, 150 CHURCH ROAD, WATFORD, WD17 4QB

(Chairperson tbc)

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENING STARTS AT 7:30pm

Linda Spurr will be our guest and has kindly agreed to run a short workshop and give feedback on the Writer’s Block competition. We look forward to seeing her then.

SUBSCRIPTION PRICING STRUCTURE:

£5 per person (Hall only)

£5 per person (Zoom only)

£10 per person (Hall and Zoom)

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CUP FOR TEA / COFFEE

MONDAY 10 MARCH 2025

ZOOM MEETING

(Chairperson tbc)

MANUSCRIPT NIGHT (tbc)

If you would like to read up to a 1000 words (a little more to complete a chapter), then you are welcome to book a reading slot by emailing Helen lels40@hotmail.com