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Competition/festival – closing date 21 June

Made in Greenwich Gallery in collaboration with local publisher Cherry Potts of Arachne Press, are organising a festival of poetry and other work on the theme ‘Shortest Day’ (to be held on 21 December) with a competition to contribute poems. It’s in two parts, with details of part 1 below:

– Poems: Maximum of 1000 words – preference will tend to be for shorter pieces in which it is felt that “every word counts”. Poems (or stories) must be written in English and be the person’s own unaided original and unpublished work.

They will select work from poems submitted by 21 June (and do the same with musical entries) and then ask people to respond to the pieces selected with a poem. Those whose poetry doesn’t get into first cut could still submit something for this second stage which will end 31 August -more information nearer the time).

–  Entries are welcome from Deaf writers. They also welcome entries from blind writers.

To submit and for more information, see their website: https://arachnepress.submittable.com/submit

Greenwich Book Festival 27-28th May in SE10

The festival based around Greenwich University’s attractive riverside site and neighbouring venues, includes creative writing workshops and poetry performances. Also a workshop on Art and Poetry with poet Cherry Potts.  Free children’s events too.

For full details and to buy tickets see: http://www.greenwichbookfest.com