SAWC Competition entries must be in P O Box 2342, Westville 3630 or Cristy's
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by the last day of the month. Please download the Competition Entry Form at the bottom of this page.
Entry fee: R30 per entry unless otherwise specified. CASH, CHEQUES or ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS only please.
- Annual Short Story Competition. You don't need to be a member to enter this one. More details and requirements appear here.
- November 2011: Essay – write about a fork in the road. Maximum 800 words and please provide your own title.
- December 2011/January 2012: First chapter of a novel. Maximum 4 000 words (incl. prologue if there is one), please include a synopsis that is no longer than an A4 sheet (the synopsis is not included in the word count). No children’s stories permitted.
- February 2012: Poetry: The topic is "Confessions" consisting of no more than 30 lines of free verse.
- February 2012: Flash Fiction: "Room 3739", no more than 1000 words.
- March 2012: Children's story for young adults. You may choose the title, no more than 2000 words.
- April 2012: Magazine article for YOU magazine, no more than 1500 words.
- May 2012: A one act play lasting for 30 minutes called "The Truth about Emily".
- May 2012: Flash Fiction: "The Pearl Jacket" in less than 1000 words.
- June 2012: A short story called "After the Party", 2500 words max.
- July 2012: A short story (historical) cover a topic of your own choice in less than 2500 words.
- August 2012: Write a book review of any book published since 2010. Approximately 250 words.
- August 2012: Flash Fiction: "I Swallowed Hard" - 1000 words max.
- September 2012: Write a thriller 'on the water' in less than 2500 words. Choose your own topic.
- October 2012: Write a poem consisting of less than 30 lines. The topic is "Déjà vu".
