(Last year’s schools’ short
story competition winners)
Deadline: February 26,
2016, at 16h00
The 19th Time of the Writer hosted by the Centre for
Creative Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal invites South African high school
learners to submit their short stories for the annual Schools Short Story
Competition by February 26, 2016.
Held in conjunction with the Time of the Writer Festival,
the Schools Short Story Competition is open to all South African high school
learners and aims to encourage creative expression in young people while
functioning as a springboard for the future writers of South Africa. With the
festival’s long-standing commitment towards nurturing a culture of reading and
writing, this competition has received a wide appeal that continues to grow
with each edition of the festival.
Winners will be awarded cash prizes, book vouchers and
complimentary tickets to the festival.
The Time of the Writer takes place from March 14 to 19. As
one of the country’s longest running literature festivals, Time of the Writer
brings together some of the best authors, publishers, and editors from around
the world, while focusing on providing a platform to KwaZulu-Natal talent. In
addition to the nightly showcases at the various community based venues, the
festival also organises a broad range of free daily activities including an
educational and entertaining programme of workshops, reading sessions and panel
discussions. This includes engagement with teachers, on the implementation of
literature in the classroom and with members of the public interested in
literature as well as visits to schools by the festival participants.
The competition is open to all South African high school
students. There is no particular topic for the short stories which can be
written in English or isiZulu. Illegible entries will not be considered (Typed
entries preferred). Short stories are to be a maximum of five pages in length.
Entries can be submitted by email: schools@cca-ukzn.co.za; fax to 031 260
3074 or hand delivery to the Centre for Creative Arts, University of
KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, Mazisi Kunene Avenue, Durban.
All entries must include the name of School (contact and
physical address) and name of submitter (Grade, age and contact details). Ensure
that all pages are numbered.
For more information on the festival or the competition, go
to www.cca/ukzn.ac.za or contact the
Centre for Creative Arts on 031 260 2506/1816 or email: schools@cca-ukzn.co.za
Terms and Conditions
Organised by the
Centre for Creative Arts(University KwaZulu-Natal), the 19th Time of the Writer
is supported by the City of Durban, the French Institute of South Africa and
Alliance Française, the KZN Department of Arts and Culture and the National
Department of Arts and Culture and the Goethe-Institut. The Centre for Creative
Arts is housed in the College of Humanities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
and is a special project of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Cheryl
Potgieter.
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