The Swansea & District Writers Circle has introduced a new annual writing Competition for members, for longer pieces of work. The Tawe Competition has three Categories:
Prose: Fiction or non-fiction – word limit -5,000 words excluding title. To be judged by Author / lecturer Dr Alan Bilton
Poetry : three theme-linked poems utilising at least two different poetic forms, with no restriction as to line length for each individual poem provided that the total length does not exceed 250 lines. To be judged by Poet Guinevere Clarke
Playscript : 20–25 page stage play (formatted in 12pt Courier or Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing, with character names centred or indented). To be judged by Actor / director / producer Richard Myland.
Closing date 30 September 2026
The prizes for each category will be £50 First, £30 Second, £20 Third. Members may submit up to three entries per category, i.e. a total of nine per member.
The contest is for members only. If you would like to join the Circle, please see the Membership Application Form