Writing Competition – the shortlists for each category have been announced.

Judges

Fiction – Sally Quilford

Poetry – Eva Ulian

6 categories

The Slingink Prize for Fiction (16+)

(Stories up to 3,000 words)

The Slingink Prize for Poetry (16+)

(Poems up to 40 lines)

£5 entry fee – to be paid via PayPal

Prizes

1^st Place – £80

2^nd Place – £40

3^rd Place – £20

The Slingink Junior Prize for Fiction (8-11)

The Slingink Junior Prize for Fiction (12-15)

(Stories up to 1,500 words)

The Slingink Junior Prize for Poetry (8-11)

The Slingink Junior Prize for Poetry (12-15)

(Poems up to 20 lines)

No entry fee

Prizes

1^st Place – £20 voucher from Amazon or equivalent

2^nd Place – £15 voucher from Amazon or equivalent

3^rd Place – £10 voucher from Amazon or equivalent

(Additionally the 7 shortlisted authors in each category will receive a free copy of the competition anthology. The 3 prize winners in each category will also be published on www.slingink.com)

Closing Date 31^st July 2010

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