WSW Competitions

 Members' Competition

Non-Fiction Article

to be judged by Sarah Higbee

closing date 10 September 2020

We're delighted to announce a competition for non-fiction, to be judged by Sarah Higbee. 1500 words, deadline 10 September

Free entry - members only - maximum of three entries

Entries must be emailed to  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for this competition

Here is what Sarah says:

This WSW Competition is for a non-fiction article. It can be any piece of writing that isn’t fiction – a how-to article; a piece of life writing, including a family event or memoir about a relation; a rant; a journal entry; a reflection or musing; travel writing… basically any prose writing that isn’t fiction. The word limit is 1,500 words.
WHAT I’M NOT LOOKING FOR:
 I don’t want a dry recital of facts and figures, because these days we can find all that stuff on the internet. If it is a travel article, for example, rather than just informing me about the history of the place – tell me what that means to you. While I’m happy to read punchy writing that pings off the page, I am not interested in reading polemical content of a political or religious nature, or anything that is disrespectful to any group or person because of their race, gender, or age.
WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR:
Writing that is entertaining and enjoyable to read. Obviously, it needs to be grammatical, correctly spelt and punctuated and yes – I will be deducting marks for mistakes. I enjoy writing that reflects your character, so I am happy to see imagery and vivid descriptions. So with a reasonably generous word count, have fun with non-fiction. I look forward to reading it!  

 

 

You can check the rules for WSW Members' competitions here. - entries must only be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for this competition

 

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