Short Story ’24 winners have now been contacted and the Awards night is being organised.

Big thanks to our very busy Chief Judge Jessica Meade for selecting the top three and runners up, the names of whom will be publicly available soon.

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Due to the delay in getting the Short Story squared away, we are extending the deadline of our Poetry ’25 comp to the end of May! Our judge for that one is confirmed to be Dr Eleanor Rees , Senior Lecturer of Creative Writing at Edge Hill University. Full details available on Competitions page.

Apologies for the delay in Short Story ’24 results, but the judging process is soon rattling to a close, just in time for the launch of Poetry ’25!

Next week, Valentine’s Verses night at our regular Thursday meeting, feel free to drop by and share your romance.

Hello writers!

Our ’24 competition is available now to view over on the Competitions tab https://www.swconline.co.uk/category/competitions/ with our marvellous guest judge Jessica Meade ready and waiting to peruse the talented work that makes it through to the shortlist.

Also, in SWC news, our internal members-only Joan Nicholson Award recently took place and was ably won by Becky Clementson, who can claim the trophy and bragging rights for a year. Well done, Becky!