ORANGE NEW VOICES SHORT STORY COMPETITION

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ORANGE NEW VOICES SHORT STORY COMPETITION

ORANGE NEW VOICES SHORT STORY COMPETITION

The Short Story Competition has a new name, a new category and £2,550 of prize money to give away. Organiser John Dean explains what it's all about:

"Orange New Voices is organised by Darlington-based Inscribe Media Ltd, backed, as in previous years, by The Northern Echo, telecommunications company Orange and Darlington Arts Centre. Formerly known as The Short Story Competition, and in its third year, it aims to showcase exciting new writers of all ages.

The free competition has three categories. The maximum length of stories for the adult category is 3,000 words. First prize is £600 with second and third prizes of £250 and £150 respectively.

Stories for the junior category must be no more than 2,000 words and the winner will receive £300 with prizes of £150 and £100 for second and third place respectively as well as book tokens from Darlington bookstore Ottakar's. Entrants must be aged 11-16.

The new category this year is for writers aged 16 or over who are asked to produce a story of no more than 2,000 words for children aged eight and under. First prize is £600 with second and third prizes of £250 and £150. In total, £2,550 worth of prize money is available.

Orange New Voices is open to anyone in Britain - overseas entries are also welcomed - and the closing date is May 31. Full details of rules and conditions are available on The Northern Echo website at www.theshortstory.co.uk or by sending a stamped addressed envelope to John Dean, care of The Northern Echo Newsdesk, PO Box 14, Darlington, County Durham DL1 1NF.

Cheers,

Mark brown, Editor (on leave), www.ABCtales.com