Competitions
WELCOME TO THE WELLS FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE COMPETITIONS!
Our Judges
Sean Borodale, local artist and poet, author of Notes for an Atlas and Bee Journal and shortlisted for the TS Eliot Award and Costa Book prizes, will judge the poetry competition and present the prizes.
Janet Laurence, creator of the successful Darina Lisle and Canaletto stories, will judge the crime novel competition and present the prizes. She will be holding a workshop on 'Making Crime Pay' on Sunday 13th October
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Della Galton, widely published writer of novels and short stories, will judge the short story competition and present the prizes. She will be holding a workshop entitled 'How to write and sell Short Stories' on Sunday 13th October
Our Prizes
● Poetry and Short Story
First Prize £500, Second Prize £200, Third Prize £100. In addition there is the Wyvern Prize of £100 for entrants living in the BA, BS, and TA postcodes.
● Crime Novel (our fastest growing competition!)
The winning entry will be read by a major publisher and by a leading agent. In addition there will be a cash prize of £100. The judge may also arrange for an exceptional runner-up entry to be read by an agent or a publisher.
Entry fees
● Poetry and Short Story: £5 for each entry
● Crime Novel: £10 for each entry. For an additional fee of £20, entrants may request comments from the judge.
