Angela Readman wins Mslexia poetry competition

Congratulations to Angela Readman who won the 2013 Mslexia poetry competition, judged by Kathleen Jamie, with her poem The Book of Tides. Angela was also shortlisted for The Asham Award, leading to her short story Birds Without Wings being published recently in The Asham Award winners anthology, Once Upon a Time There Was a Traveller.

1st Prize: The Book of Tides by Angela Readman 2nd Prize: Rattus Rattus by Mel Pryor 3rd Prize: The guide loses one of his group in Martinique by Caroline Price

 

And the runners-up: Bridget Auchmuty, Sharon Black, Jemma Borg, Maureen Boyle, Elizabeth Burns, Fiona Cartwright, Shirley A Cook (formerly Elmokadem), Barbara Cumbers, Kerry Darbishire, Yael Geva, Tess Jolly, RE Matthews, Jacqueline Mezec, Abigail Morley, Brigid Murray, Lesley Saunders and Jennifer Varney.

For further information please visit Mslexia's website.

Mslexia 2013 Women’s Short Story Competition closes 18th March 2013

The 2013 Mslexia Women’s Short Story Competition is for previously unpublished stories of up to 2,200 words by women writers.

Judged by Janice Galloway, the first prize is £2,000 plus a week’s writing retreat at Chawton House Library and a day with a Virago editor. Second prize is £500 and third prize is £250, with three other finalists winning £100 each. 

All winning stories will be published in issue 58 of Mslexia, published in June 2013. Deadline for submissions: 18th March with a £10 entry fee per story. 
 
For more information and to enter, see www.mslexia.co.uk/shortstory.