Competitions

The 2012 Competitions are now open for entries.

This year’s judges are

Poetry Competition:	Daljit Nagra
Short Story Competition:	TBC

All winners and runners up will have the opportunity to read at the Festival in October.

Short stories (3,000 words) and poems (up to 30 lines) – on any subject but must not previously have been published.

Entry fee: £4 per story or poem

How to Enter

Download the ILF 2012 Adult Competition Rules and Form (.doc) or alternatively send a stamped addressed envelope to:

Ilkley Literature Festival – Competition Form Request

The Manor House
2 Castle Hill
Ilkley

West Yorkshire LS29 9DT.

Entries (plus entry form) should be sent to this address marked ‘Competition’.

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