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Elmbridge Borough Council
Civic Centre,
High Street,
Esher,
Surrey,
KT10 9SD
Tel: 01372 474474
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Once Upon A Time - A modern fairy tale literature competition

Our literary competition for 2008 is now open.

'Once Upon A Time' in a land of modern technology, skyscrapers, fast food, supersonic travel, terrorism, cynicism and political intrigue, is there a place for the Cinderella's, Snow Whites, Thumbelinas, Trolls, Witches and countless other characters of literature's well loved fairy tales?

Once Upon A Time Literature Competition 2008 What we all share is a wealth of fairy tales, myths and legends going back to beyond human memory; the fairy stories and folk tales of our ancestors are the one thing that binds us all together as human beings, they are part of our collective consciousness and our subconscious thoughts. We can introduce them today with a modern twist. We can have new heroes, dragons, goblins, wizards, witches, treasures, elves, magic and folklore from every part of this world. Forget about the mundane for a few moments, fill your mind with eldritch sparkle and tell a fairy tale just once more upon a time.

For The Children

Once Upon A Time... tell a story or write a short poem of a modern fairy tale. Could Cinderella meet her Prince on a cruise, could Snow White live in a tower block, are there elves, goblins and fairies in the Elmbridge woods, do mermaids live in our ponds and Dragons shop in supermarkets. Could witches and wizards be at school with you? Let the magic invade your mind and tell us a new fairy story.

Age categories
Ages 5 to 8 - Little rhymes and stories
Ages 9 to 13 - Poems and stories

Ages 14 to 18 - Poems and stories
Age 19 plus - Poems and stories

Winners will receive book tokens and cash prizes.
The winning and short-listed stories and poems will be showcased online, on the RC Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Borough Council's websites and will be given public readings at the Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, Walton on Thames in November, when the prizes will be presented. All winners, short-listed writers and their guests will be invited.

Winners will be offered the opportunity to visit the Radio Jackie studios and have their work discussed on air. A panel of local authors, book publicists and the Director of the RC Sherriff Trust and the Arts Development Officer at Elmbridge Borough Council will judge this year's competition entries.

Conditions of entry

Little rhymes and stories for the 5 to 8 year group should be no longer than 20 lines and can be hand-written, but must be ledgible.
Short stories should be in English, previously unpublished and maximum length 1,500 words.
Poems should be in English, previously unpublished and maximum length 30 lines.
A maximum of one story and one poem per person can be entered.
Each short story should be typed double-spaced on single sides of A4 paper, fronted by a title page clearly stating the word count.
All entries to be accompanied by a completed application form.
The title of the story, the author's name, age (if under 18), address and daytime telephone number should be provided on an accompanying sheet of paper.
Please provide two copies of each story and poem.
Entries cannot be returned.
The judging panel's decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The closing date for the competition is Monday 6 2008 and entries should be posted or handed into The R C Sherriff Trust,
Case House, 85-89 High Street, Walton on Thames, Surrey, KT12 1DZ or Leisure and Cultural Services, Elmbridge
Borough Council, Civic Centre, High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9SD. Please mark your envelope 'Once upon a time'.
Email entries will not be accepted. Please mark your envelope 'Once upon a time'.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES Monday 6 October 2008

For more information on Arts Development in Elmbridge, please |contact Arts Development Officer.