The 19th Elmbridge Literary Competition 2024
Theme: Fame
"Reputation is an idle and most false imposition, oft got without merit and lost without deserving" -
William Shakespeare
For some, fame is a lifetime’s pursuit, often slipping through their grasp while others see it fall into their hands by mere chance. However achieved, through talent or luck, Fame can be an ill-fated prize.
The 19th Elmbridge Literary Competition, run in partnership with The R C Sherriff Trust, is looking for short stories and poems on the theme of the double-edged sword that is ‘fame’.
Age categories
- Ages 5-7: Little rhymes and stories.
- Ages 8-11 (Junior): Poems and short stories.
- Ages 11 (Secondary) - 13: Poems and short stories.
- Ages 14-18: Poems and short stories.
- Age adult: Poems and short stories.
Prizes
There are prizes for each category and an Elmbridge Prize for the best story or poem submitted by an Elmbridge resident. Publishers Sampson Low will publish the winning entries as a Chapbook.
Entry fee
- Entry for adults is £5
- Entry for under 18s free.
Terms and conditions
Find more information about:
- submission format
- how to play entry fees
- judging procedures
- prizes
Closing date
Friday 23 February 2024, 5pm. Entries received after this date and time will not be accepted.
For further information
- Visit The R C Sherriff Trust website
- call 01932 229996
- email arts@rcsherrifftrust.org.uk or arts@elmbridge.gov.uk