The Tenby Arts Festival creative writing competition – open to anyone living anywhere -
is now open
The competition judges are the poet Gillian Clarke and the novelist Sally Spedding.
There are two categories – short story and poetry. The prizes are the same for each
category. The first prize is £200, the second prize £80, and third prize £50.
Short stories should not exceed 1,500 words. Poems are subject to a maximum length of 40 lines. Entry fees are £4 for each short story, £4 for a single poem, £6 for two poems, and £8 for three poems.
Entry forms – and please note, separate entry forms are required for each of the two
categories where submissions for both categories are made – and the competition rules are to be found at
or by SAE to
Writing Competition, PO Box 68, Tenby, SA70 9AQ