How to Enter

The 2012 Cheshire Prize for Literature will be awarded for an original and previously unpublished short story should not exceed 1,500 words.

The Competition is open to residents of Cheshire, Warrington, Wirral and Halton including those who have ever lived or worked in the area.

Rules and Conditions

1. The writer must have been born, live or have lived, study or have studied, work or have worked, in Cheshire. For the purposes of the Prize, Cheshire is deemed to include the Wirral, as well as Warrington and Halton. Documentary evidence of eligibility may be required.

2. Entrants must be aged 18 years or over on 1st September 2012.

3. Entries must be received by 1st September 2012. Three typed, (non-returnable) copies of the entry should be sent to: The Cheshire Prize for Literature, University of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BJ. The writer’s name should not feature on the entry itself. A covering letter should include the writer’s name and address, telephone number and/or email address, and the title of the entry submitted. Entrants from outside the county must state the reason for their eligibility. There is no charge for entering the competition. Entrants may submit only one entry.

4. Entries will be judged anonymously, by a panel chaired by Dr Emma Rees, Senior Lecturer from the Department of English at the University of Chester. The decision of the judging panel will be final. No correspondence can be entered into concerning individual entries.

6. By entering the competition the writer consents to their work being published.

Enquiries about eligibility, or requests for further information, should be directed to:

The Cheshire Prize for Literature,

University of Chester

Parkgate Road,

Chester, CH1 4BJ

Tel: 01244 513240

Email: cheshireprize@chester.ac.uk

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