Writers' News Writers' group anthology competition

trimbell

Can anyone give me a link to information about this competition? I know the deadline is January 2013 but I'd like to find the rules and applicatin information. I've been searching but can't seem to locate it. Thanks for any help you can give.

Carol

The details would have been in the competition special that we got in the October edition, that came out in September.

danfango

This is just a guess, but is it the David St John Thomas Award you're talking about? It's advertised in Writers' News and has an individual writers' category as well, for self-published books by a single author.

To be honest, the website is hopeless in terms of information about the awards. It has no details of former winners or how to enter the next competition. Your best bet is probably to search for the advert in Writers' News, or you could try the email address given on this website:

http://www.dstjthomascharitabletrust.co.uk/index.html

Carol

Danfango they are no longer one of the same- as they were in the old days.
As I understand it they hived off from the magazine some years ago. WM/WN run their own competitions now.

I'm sure Webbo can clarify.

danfango

Thanks, Carol.

Ignore me, Trimbell, my information's out of date!

trimbell

Thanks everyone. I'll dig out my competition guide and have a look. If it's not there I'll try Webbo.

Jennymf

I am just about to enter this as well so I hope its all plain sailing, any other info you get would like to know about it please.

Webbo

Hello Trimbell.
Sorry for the delay in response. The DSJT Trust is only involved with the awards as sponsor now - we organise and judge it. The rules are very simple and entry forms are linked from here: http://www.writers-online.co.uk/Writing-Competitions/ (alternatively, http://www.writers-online.co.uk/userfiles/files/Self%20Publishing%20award%20competition%20entry%20form.pdf or http://www.writers-online.co.uk/userfiles/files/Anthology%20Award%20competition%20entry%20form.pdf )

toothlight

@Webbo,
I'm a little miffed with the editor. LLandudno Writers don't have an anthology but do have a magazine every two months with stories, our in-house comp entries, articles, poems, views, other competitions ,etc. I sent a copy, weeks ago, with the suggestion there should be a competition for writing groups who produce a Newsletter (either a mag like us or news sheet(s)). So far no reply.

trimbell

Thanks Webbo. I looked at the competition site but didn't spot that information - must not have looked carefully! Now I have what I need to complete an entry for our writers' group. We produced our first anthology last year so members will be excited about the competition.

Webbo

Sorry Trimbell, it's not very obvious is it!
Toothlight - sorry for lack of reply. It's just priorities really. There seem to be far more group anthologies than newsletters, and higher up the list (but not something we've yet accommodated) would be a category for ebooks.