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The Summer 2008 Competition winners will be announced at the end of July

CLICK HERE for the latest Short Story winners and runners-up.

CLICK HERE to read the latest Poetry Competition winners.

The JBWB Competition is now in its eleventh year. We are offering a First, Second and Third Prize, along with further runners-up awards where merited. The ever-popular photo section continues to run, but you are now free to submit a story on any subject you like. See the simple Rules below - and keep those entries coming in.

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TO ENTER THE NEXT POETRY COMPETITION - CLICK HERE (now with THREE big prizes and entry fee payable by credit card)

Autumn 2008 COMPETITION

Win up to £150.00 in the Jacqui Bennett Writers Bureau short story competition. Make real money from your writing.

Study the following three photos, and then write a story based (as loosely as you like) around one. Let your imagination run riot - the images alone should inspire you. Remember to state which photo your story is based upon when you submit it (you can get a larger version to print out or save on your computer by clicking on the smaller ones).

1) TUNNEL

2) LEAVES

3) ROWBOAT

First Prize: £150 - Second Prize: £50 - Third Prize: £25

If none of the above photos inspires you, don't worry. You can submit a story in any genre - humorous, romantic, thriller, horror etc. - and on any theme. It can be written with either adults or children in mind. You could try a short story with a twist in the tail, a spooky ghost story, or something entirely different - it's up to you. Alternatively, you may submit the opening pages of a novel.

RULES

The rules are simple and straightforward (no entry form required):

1) All work must be unpublished and should not have been previously submitted to JBWB for critique.

2) Length: 2,500 words maximum (submissions exceeding this length will be disqualified).

3) Closing Date: 30 September 2008.

4) Entry Fee: £4 per entry. Cheques to be made payable to J C Hewitt, please. Or click here to pay by credit card. And remember, if you would like professional constructive feedback on your entry at any time after the competition, fees and further details are listed HERE.

5) Entries should be sent as an email attachment (or in the body of the email itself) to: competitions@jbwb.co.uk. Please confirm in your email that the entry fee is on its way or that you have paid by credit card. Alternatively, send hard copy of your story, plus entry fee, to: 87 Home Orchard, Yate, South Gloucestershire BS37 5XH England. Please note that feedback is not available on hard copy entries, only on entries emailed as a Microsoft Word attachment.

6) The winners and runners-up will be announced by the end of October 2008 and will receive the appropriate prize money. The winning entries will be published on the JBWB website. Further runners-up prizes may be awarded at my discretion. Good luck!

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Jacqui Bennett Writers Bureau, 87 Home Orchard, Yate, South Gloucestershire BS37 5XH

Phone: (044) 01454 324717

e-mail: jenny@jbwb.co.uk

The Summer 2008 Competition winners will be announced at the end of July