A little while ago I mentioned a Wind in the Willows story competition - well Kenneth Grahame's tale (now 100 years old) has inspired another writing contest.
The River & Rowing Museum is looking for new river-related stories up to 4,000 words for a young 21st century audience (ages 5 to 16). First prize is £500 and a Real Writers (fiction consultancy) assessment, with £200 for second place and £50 for third. The three winning stories will also be published on the Museum's website.
On their website they say: "We're hoping to find a 'Wind in the Willows' for our times. The competition is part of this year's Henley Literary Festival."
The competition will be judged by four authors - Beverley Birch ('Rift'), S.I. Martin ('Jupiter Williams'), Paul Bryers ('Kobal' from 'The Mysteries of the Septogram'), and Sarah Mussi ('The Door of No Return' ).
Entrants must be 16 or over and the deadline is on March 15th 2009, entry is £4 per story. For more details and to download the entry form visit www.rrm.co.uk
I wonder if I can think up a river related story?
* Had the quickest ever rejection today from an agent I emailed this morning who replied within an hour to say they were already representing a pirate book so they were passing on Dr Midas. Since I first began submitting to agents and publishers (back in 1996 with my adult thriller) I've noticed a real improvement in the submitting process. A lot more places will now allow email submission and it does seem to be speeding up the whole process. Still this morning must be a new record!
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