Bradford on Avon Arts Festival invites writers to submit a mystery story in just 50 words
© Luke Marris
Bradford on Avon Arts Festival challenges you to write an original mystery connected with Bradford’s River Avon. Sounds easy enough. But there’s a catch to this particular competition. Each entry must be exactly 50 words. Impossible?
It’s certainly not easy - but not impossible.
The mystery competition is part of Bradford on Avon’s Arts Festival, which runs from September 17th till 26th 2010. The theme of the festival is the river and water, hence the stipulation that your mystery involve Bradford’s River Avon in some way.
The winning entry will be chosen by the competition judges - screenwriter Stephen Volk and mystery- and scriptwriter Stan Hey.
The winning mystery will published with selected other entries as a broadsheet that will be on sale during the arts festival week.
How to enter the writing competition
Competitors must write a complete mystery connected to Bradford’s River Avon in exactly fifty words. In addition, you may use a title comprising no more than fifteen words.
Write or type your entry on one side of a sheet of A4 paper, and add your name, age (if under 16) and address, email and phone number. If you’re entering by email, include all this information.
Hand in your entry at:
• Bradford on Avon Library
• Ex Libris Bookshop, The Shambles, Bradford on Avon
• or send an email to: 50wordmystery@gmail.com
The deadline for entries is Wednesday August 18th 2010.
No entries will be returned.
All work must be original.
For further information about the festival, please visit www.theartsfestival.co.uk
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