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PARK PUBLICATIONS Publishers of SCRIBBLE –
the short story magazine, DEBUT - The new fiction magazine ____________________________ FREE
MAGAZINE OFFER! To
obtain a free back copy of Scribble, Countryside Tales or Debut, and thus get
an idea of the type of material we are likely to publish, just send two 2nd
class stamps to our postal address, stating which magazine you require. ( WRITING COMPETITIONS 2010 If you are intending to enter several of our open
competitions it may be worthwhile considering taking out an annual
subscription to one of our magazines. In addition to receiving four issues of
the magazine you subscribe to, you would be entitled to unlimited free entry
in all our competitions. You may begin your subscription whenever you wish
and your entitlement to free entry to the competitions lasts for the duration
of the subscription. We run several competitions every year including 2 open
poetry competitions, two open short story competitions and the annual article
competition. These competitions are in addition to those in each issue of the
magazines. An annual subscription to either Scribble or Countryside
Tales costs £12.00 (overseas £15.00). A subscription to Debut is £15.00
(overseas £20.00). Inclusive of p&p. Cheques/Postal Orders payable to
Park Publications. _________________________ ALL ENTRIES TO COMPETITIONS MUST BE
PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED AND THE WRITER’S OWN WORK. ENTRIES MUST BE TYPED OR
WORD-PROCESSED ON SINGLE SIDES OF A4 PAPER (OR SIMILAR). POETRY MAY BE
HAND-WRITTEN AS LONG AS IT IS READABLE. IF YOU WISH TO BE ADVISED OF SAFE
ARRIVAL PLEASE ENCLOSE A STAMPED, SELF-ADDRESSED POSTCARD. ENTRY FORMS ARE
NOT REQUIRED BUT PLEASE ENCLOSE A COVER SHEET WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND
TITLE OF ENTRY. AND DON’T FORGET THE USUAL SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE WITH
CORRECT POSTAGE FOR RETURN OF UNSUCCESSFUL ENTRIES OR RESULTS. WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY POST AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. FULL RESULTS WILL APPEAR ON THIS SITE AS SOON AS THE
WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. ________________________________ THE SCRIBBLE MAGAZINE
QUARTERLY COMPETITIONS Short
stories on any subject. Max. 3000 words. Entry fee…£3.00. Cheques payable to
Park Publications. FREE
ENTRY FOR ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. Prizes
of £75.00, £25.00, and £15.00 for the best three stories in each issue of
Scribble, as chosen by the readers. These
competitions are ongoing: no closing date. Please see Scribble guidelines for
further information or send s.a.e. for our leaflet 'Writing For Scribble'. ----------------------------- THE DEBUT MAGAZINE
QUARTERLY COMPETITIONS Short
stories on any subject. Max. 3000 words. Entry fee…£3.00. With critique
£5.00. Cheques payable to Park Publications. FREE
ENTRY FOR ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. Prizes
of £75.00, £25.00, and £15.00 for the best three stories in each issue of
Debut, as chosen by the readers. These
competitions are ongoing: no closing date. Please see Debut guidelines for
further information. ____________________________ THE DEBUT ‘UNPUBLISHED WRITER COMPETITION’ THEME: ‘A GHOST STORY’ Closing Date RESULTS 1st Prize…John Seed 2nd Prize…Lesley
Spencer 3rd Prize…Rob
Percival The three winning stories will
appear in the February 2010 issue of Debut ___________________________ THE COUNTRYSIDE TALES WINTER POETRY COMPETITION Theme. The Countryside in Winter. CLOSING DATE: RESULTS 1st Prize…Roger
Harvey 2nd Prize…Miki
Byrne 3rd Prize…Helen
Bedford The three winning entries will
appear in the winter issue of Countryside Tales, which will be published
during December. ________________________________ THE COUNTRYSIDE TALES OPEN SHORT STORY COMPETITION THEME: ‘A Country Story’ Your story may be on any subject as
long as it has a rural setting: a crime/horror/ghost story set in a village
etc… Max
Length: 2000 words. Prizes:
£75.00. £25.00. £15.00 Entry
Fee: £3.00 (cheques/postal
orders to Park Publications) FREE
ENTRY for
annual subscribers to our magazines Closing Date: The
winning story will appear in the summer 2010 issue of Countryside Tales,
published during July 2010 Short-listed
entries may also be considered for publication ______________________________ THE COUNTRYSIDE TALES ARTICLE COMPETITION Your article can be a biography,
a nature item, a countryside memory etc… Closing Date: Entry fee: £3.00 per entry. Maximum length: 1500 words. Free entry for annual
subscribers to any of our magazines. Prizes: £50.00. £25.00. £15.00 The three winning entries will
appear in the summer 2010 issue of Countryside Tales, published during July
2010. Short-listed entries may also be published at a later date. _________________________________ THE COUNTRYSIDE TALES AUTUMN POETRY COMPETITION Theme. The Countryside in
Autumn. Poems can be in any style up
to 40 lines Prizes: £50.00, £25.00,
£15.00. Closing Date: Entry Fee: £3.00 per poem Cheques/Postal Orders payable
to Park Publications. FREE entry for annual
subscribers to any of our magazines The three winning entries will appear in
the autumn edition of Countryside Tales, which will be published during
October 2010. Short-listed entries may also be considered for publication. _____________________________ THE DEBUT 2010 OPEN SHORT STORY COMPETITION’ THEME: ‘The Old Cottage’ Please DO NOT use
the theme as your title Max
Length: 3000 words. Prizes:
£100.00. £50.00. £25.00 Entry
Fee: £4.00 (cheques/postal orders to Park Publications) FREE
ENTRY for
annual subscribers to our magazines Closing
Date: The
three winning stories will appear in the November 2010 issue of Debut. Short-listed
entries may also be considered for publication ______________________________________ Last updated January 12th 2010 PLEASE WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DETAILS OF FURTHER
COMPETITIONS, WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE,
CASH PRIZES ARE AWARDED IN EACH ISSUE OF COUNTRYSIDE TALES MAGAZINE FOR THE
BEST SHORT STORY, ARTICLE AND POEM. +++++++++++++++++++++++ For further details about the above competitions and/or
a free information brochure about our magazines, please send a s.a.e. to Park
Publications, 14 The Park, Stow on the Wold, Cheltenham, Glos. GL54 1DX. If
you are a UK resident you may obtain the information pack by sending an email
with your name and full postal address. Other useful websites: www.jbwb.co.uk Writers’ resource site. News of
competitions, advice for writers etc. www.nawg.co.uk Official site for the National Association
of Writers Groups. www.wordsmag.com Publishes quarterly short story magazine –
‘Words’. New and unpublished authors encouraged. Competitions etc. _____________________________________________________
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