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Swanwick Writing for Children Competition - is poetry acceptable?
Hello, I hope this is the correct place to be asking this question. I am looking to enter the Swanwick Writing for Children Competition. I mainly write humorous poetry aimed at children, so I am wondering if this would be the right competition for me? The title says writing, not short story or poem as the others do, so I am wondering if this encompases both please? Or if the Swanwick Poetry Competition would be a better fit for me, or if this has to be more serious poetry? Or indeed if both are acceptable? If someone could let me know it would be of great help.
Thank you for your assistance.
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Sure someone who's entered before will know for certain.
But looking at the page on their website it says Children's Fiction, so I wouldn't consider that to mean any poetry.
https://www.swanwickwritersschool.org.uk/win-a-place.html
It's difficult to tell as it's not specified. I am sure that for fiction for adults it wouldn't be allowed, however, it can be different for children. I seem to remember a Writing for Children competition advertised on This Morning being won by a rhyming story.
Maybe contact them to clarify - or just bite the bullet and risk £5!
If it's anyone else, I feel they're wrong at least in some cases. Surely some narrative poetry is fiction?