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PARK PUBLICATIONS (Park
Publications is a non-profit organisation offering opportunities for writers)
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 2012 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PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED (INCLUDING INTERNET) AND THE WRITER’S OWN WORK.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. RESULTS OF THE ONGOING SCRIBBLE AND DEBUT
READERS’ CHOICE COMPETITIONS WILL APPEAR IN THE RELEVANT MAGAZINE. ________________________________ 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. ______________________________ THE COUNTRYSIDE TALES ARTICLE COMPETITION For ‘A Countryside’ Article up to 1,500 words Your article can be a
biography, a nature item, a countryside memory etc…Anything connected to the
countryside, basically. Closing Date: Prizes: £50.00. £25.00.£15.00 Entry fee: £3.00. (Cheques/Postal Orders to Park
Publications) FREE entry for annual
subscribers. The three winning entries will
appear in the spring 2012 issue of Countryside Tales, published during March
2012. Short-listed entries may also be published at a later date. This competition is closed.
Results will appear shortly. ______________________________________ THE ‘COUNTRY STORY’ COMPETITION Entries may be on any subject
as long as the story has a rural theme or setting: a ghost/romance/ crime
story set in a village, perhaps? It’s up to you. Max. length: 2000 words Closing Date: The winning story will appear
in the summer edition of Countryside Tales published in July. Short listed
entries may also be considered for publication at a later date. Prizes: £75.00. £25.00. £15.00 Entry fee: £3.00 per story. FREE entry for annual
subscribers Cheques payable to Park
Publications _____________________________ THE COUNTRYSIDE TALES AUTUMN POETRY COMPETITION Theme. The Countryside in Autumn CLOSING DATE: Poems can be in any style up
to 40 lines. Prize: £50.00. £25.00. £15.00 Entry fee: £3.00 per poem. Cheques payable to Park
Publications. FREE entry for annual
subscribers. The three winning entries will appear in
the autumn edition of Countryside Tales, which will be published during
October 2012. Short-listed entries may also be considered for publication. _____________________ THE SCRIBBLE THEMED SHORT STORY COMPETITION Theme: ‘FRIENDS’ (Please
Do Not use the theme as your title) £ Max. length: 3000 words. £ Closing Date: £ Prizes: £100.00. £50.00. £25.00. £ Entry fee: £3.00. per story. Cheques/Postal orders payable to Park
Publications £ FREE entry for all annual subscribers
to our magazines The winning entry will appear in the winter edition of Scribble, which
will be published during December 2012. Other winners and selected
short-listed entries will be published in later issues. _______________________________________ PARK PUBLICATIONS is also supporting… THE IFAKARA BAKERY
PROJECT WRITING COMPETITION (www.ibpfreebread.com) For short stories up to 1,500
words and poems up to 40 lines Theme: ‘Hope and Dreams’ Closing Date: Prizes: £150.00. £75.00.
£25.00 The three winning items and
other selected short-listed entries will appear in an anthology to be
published in the spring of 2013. Entry fees are £2.50 for one
entry; £4.00 for two. *Please make cheques/Postal
Orders payable to S. Bradshaw. All entries must be previously
unpublished in any form (including the internet). Stories and poems should be
typed on single sides of A4 paper. Please enclose a cover sheet with name and
address, title of entry and approximate word count for stories. Please provide an email
address or s.a.e. if results are required. Winners and short-listed
entrants will be notified by post as soon as possible after the closing date. Results will also appear on
this web site and in the spring 2013 issue of Scribble. *All entries must be sent by
post to: Ms Sharon Bradshaw, 28 __________________________ Last updated January 1st 2012 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, 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. Writers’
forum: interviews, tips etc. _____________________________________________________
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