A chance to write yourself into history

Published by the Surrey Herald, 5th August 2010.

IMAGINE… that you knew Beatle John Lennon or King Henry VIII and then write about it for Elmbridge Literature Competition, which was launched at Elmbridge Museum. (Photo by Sam Mukadam ww130710smliter03 www.buyaphototms.co.uk) 

 

Aspiring writers of all ages are being urged to take part in Elmbridge Literature competition.

The annual competition usually attracts more than 100 entries and is being organised by Elmbridge Council and the R C Sherriff Trust. 

The theme is ‘The Elmbridge Hundred: People, Places and Personalities’, to celebrate the centenary year of Elmbridge Museum, in Weybridge.

Participants will be encouraged to choose one or more of the 100 personalities who are represented at the Museum and write themselves into their lives in a poem or a story.

Councillor Jan Fuller, portfolio holder for leisure and cultural services said: “This competition is the highlight of the literary calendar in Elmbridge. The talent that exists in the borough for imaginative poems and stories is amazing and the performance readings of the winning entries are evenings not to be missed.”

The competition is divided into four age categories: 5 - 8, 9 - 13, 14 - 18 and 19 plus. Closing date is November 1.

A panel of local authors and a representative of the R C Sherriff Trust, a charity that promotes the arts in the borough, will judge the entries.

Winners will receive book tokens and cash prizes and public readings of their works will be at the Riverhouse Barn, in Manor Road, Walton, in November.

Application forms are available at borough libraries and Elmbridge Museum.