Closing
date: August 5, 2019
Just over five years ago (2013) the
“Breakfast Club” at St Clements ran a short story competition. More than 100
stories were submitted, from which 50 stories were selected and included in a
booklet entitled Le petit dejeuner.
The competition was so popular that it was
repeated in the following three years le
petit dejeuner 1, 2 3. This year (2019) the competition will be
resurrected.
National Short Story Day: In celebration of
the shortest day of the year which falls on, or about June 21, 2019, the Mondays
at St Clements programme follows the
lead of a UK-wide celebration with the same name; an initiative aimed at
promoting fiction in its succinct form, focusing on South African writing that
lends itself to this tradition.
Short
Story Competition Requirements:
-Length: 100 words (excluding title)
-Entries by email to pietersilly@gmail.com
-State author’s name and wordcount.
-Use large font: eg. Times New Roman, 14
pt.
-Author of winning story will receive a presentation
box of Estate wine (two bottles).
There will also be an award for the most
‘quirky’ story. Stories will be adjudicated by Graham Linscott, “The Idler” on
The Mercury newspaper. Author’s names will be deleted for adjudication.
Closing date is Monday, August 5, 2019.
All stories will be read (if possible by
the authors) on Monday, September 2, 2019.