The Wells Festival of Literature creative writing competitions are open for entries. As it‘s the silver anniversary of the festival, the prize money in each category has been raised to £750, £300 and £200. There is also the local short story prize of £100 and the Hilly Cansdale local poetry prize, each of £100.
• Short Story Competition: for original, unpublished short stories between 1,000 and 2,000 words. The first page of the story should include the title and word count.