Competitions
Competition: Manuscript of the Year…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamOur first meeting in November is our Manuscript of the Year Competition for full NWC members. This year's theme is 'Celebration'. We're still celebrating our 90th anniversary... Members have 250 words to create a story inspired by this year's theme. Entry is with a pseudonym, so neither the readers nor the audience know who is […]
5th NWC National Short Story Competition Opens…
The 5th NWC National Short Story Competition is open for entries from the 1st February to the 28th February. This year's theme is the Seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter- choose one. This year we have made a few changes to the rules of entry, so please read the rules in the entry pack to check […]
Competitions: Do’s and Don’ts
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamOur February speaker meeting is Competitions: Do's and Don'ts. There are numerous writing competitions running every year, so how do you avoid scuppering your chance of being in contention when you do enter? NWC Scribe editor Jill Walmsley, and Prose Secretary Carol Bevitt will be giving you a helping hand to get the most out […]
2018 Verse of the Year Competition…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamMarch is our annual Verse of the Year Competition. Full members have the opportunity to write a poem in any form up to a maximum of 16 lines, and by use of a pseudonym anonymity is maintained. This year our verse theme is Disaster. Readers perform the entries on the night, and then the winner […]
Manuscript of the Year Competition…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamEach November full members have the opportunity to enter the competition to win the Manuscript of the Year Trophy. Entrants are given a set theme in the Autumn issue of the club magazine 'Scribe', and members have 250 words to create a story. This year's theme is CLIMATE. Writers enter their stories under a pseudonym, […]
Manuscript & Verse of the Year Competitions…
The Nottingham Mechanics Institute 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamNew for 2019 we're combining our annual Verse of the Year and Manuscript of the Year Competitions into one evening. Whether its poetry or prose (or both) our members have the opportunity to compete for the individual trophies for either or both of these competitions. Only full members can enter, but anyone attending the meeting […]
November Saturday Meeting- Competitions
The Playwright 38 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, United KingdomOur November second Saturday meeting is competition time. Last year we revived our annual Verse of the Year, and Manuscript of the Year competitions. While only NWC members can enter, we welcome visitors to join in judging the winner. This year's theme is 'Lost' and it's clear there will be a number of interpretations for […]