Friday 10 April 2009

Swift



This one's quite expensive to enter but the prizes are good.

In conjunction with the Trim Swift Festvial, Boyne Writers Group, Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland are holding a competition for satirical writing in commemoration of Jonathan Swift. The festival takes place in Trim from Thursday, July 2, to Sunday, July 5, 2009.

Choice of subjects:
A Tale of a Tiger: Fat Cats Bring Down The Big Cat
OR
Banks and Bankers: A Modest Proposal.

Entries will be judged on the basis of satire, irony, absurd humour, acute political insight, grotesque imagination, and lacerating wit - the hallmarks of Swift's best works.
Length: Prose - minimum of 600 words, not more than 800 words.
Poetry - minimum 30 lines, maximum 100 lines.

Entry fee: €7 (or £5 or $10) per entry.

Prizes: 1st €500, 2nd €300, 3rd €100.
Deadline: Wednesday, 5th June 2009

Full rules and details on the website: www.boynewriters.com/swift.html

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