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ARVON FOUNDATION...

The Arvon Foundation celebrates its 12th biennial competition this year. The competition has a first prize of £5000, and entry forms will be available soon. To request email comps@arvonfoundation.org or write to The Arvon Foundation,42a Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0RE.

WRITERS INC. WRITERS-OF-THE-YEAR COMPETITION...

Now in its 11th year, the competition gives up to £2000 in prizes, and invites prose entries in all styles, forms and subject. Winners will be invited to read their work at a special writers.inc event at the The Barbican in London.

The deadline is Monday 19 April, and a leaflet with full details and entry form are available from Writers inc. Competition, 14 Somerset Gardens, London SE13 7SY.

CHERRYBITE COMPETITIONS...

Peninsular Magazine Open Short Story Competition has a closing date of 15 March and Everyman Open Poetry Competition deadline is 10 April. Send SAE for rules and entry fee information to Cherrybite Publications, Linden Cottage, 45 Burton Road, Little Neston, Cheshire CH64 4AE or see website www.cherrybite.co.uk for further details.

BBC WILDLIFE MAGAZINE COMPETITIONS...

April issue of the BBC Wildlife Magazine (due out on 23 March) has details of the magazine's poet of the year awards, for nature poems of up to 50 lines.

The May edition (on sale end of April) will have details of the search for the 2004 winners of Awards for Nature Writing, for new and established writers of all ages. Top prize is £1000. Both competitions are free to enter. Further details and rules from Abigail Johnstone, BBC Wildlife Magazine on 0117 973 8402.

Special thanks to Eden Arts for this information.

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