DeScribe

Hello writers, people interested in writing and those people who wandered onto our contacts list and decided to stick around anyway.

We are holding this competition in conjunction with Verandah, Deakin's literary journal. Don't know about Verandah yet? Well, if you're interested in writing and getting published, you should check out their site at:

http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/verandah-res/index.html

What this means is that the Verandah editors will be judging your entries for this month's prize. Also, your entry will be considered for inclusion in this year's edition of the journal. Two competitions for the price of one (which is free, by the way)! You can't lose.

This month, we are searching for:

Any type of submission allowed by the Verandah guidelines.

Go to: http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/verandah-res/Submissions.html
and check that what you're sending in matches what they're looking for.

Want to submit? Then you have to follow these easy steps:

1) Save your story/ poem as: 'Name of Your Submission - Your Name' in .doc or .rtf format
2) Make sure that your name doesn't appear anywhere else on the story - get rid of titles and headers/ footers
3) Attach it to a blank email
4) Make the email subject: Entry for April & May DeScribe & Verandah lit comp
5) In the body text of the email, include your name, address and phone number, as well as your Deakin Student ID number
6) Send it to [url]verandah@deakin.edu.au[/url] by midnight, 31st May 2009. We'll announce the winners by email, and here as well.

Easy! But wait, there's more. Please note the following:
1) Entries must be from current Deakin students only. That's most of you, though.
2) The story/ poem must not have been previously published, or won an award. We're after your fresh stuff.
3) Only one submission per person will be accepted - there's always next month.

What about the prizes? Up for grabs this month:

2 x $75 BOOKS4U voucher for the winners
4 x runners-up prizes - copies of Verandah 23

Don't forget that you're also competing for inclusion in Verandah 24, and any subsequent annual prizes that they might also offer.

Get cracking and good luck!

Hi, I'm wondering when we might hear the results for this comp.
Cheers, Deb