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Tales from the City: MinK2024 Writing Competition Launch
In the past few decades, Milton Keynes has evolved into a bold new city with its own cultural identity. Roy Nevitt has been, for many, the city’s cultural godfather, and this year he’s joining MK Lit Fest to speak about the city’s extraordinary evolution – and to launch our new creative writing competition.
Since we ran our first competition in 2018, we've published three anthologies of the winning and selected entries, as submitted by local poets and flash fiction writers. In celebration of this trove of verbal riches, you'll hear readings from past writers as part of this launch event.
For 2024, MK Lit Fest is adopting ‘Tales from the City’ as the theme for a flash fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry competition. As before, we're inviting entries in two age categories - 14-19 and 19+. And we're adding a third genre category: as well as poems (of up to 40 lines) or flash fiction (of up to 500 words), local writers can now submit short pieces of creative non-fiction (up to 500 words). Entry is free, and you may interpret the theme however you wish.
Since we ran our first competition in 2018, we've published three anthologies of the winning and selected entries, as submitted by local poets and flash fiction writers. In celebration of this trove of verbal riches, you'll hear readings from past writers as part of this launch event.
For 2024, MK Lit Fest is adopting ‘Tales from the City’ as the theme for a flash fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry competition. As before, we're inviting entries in two age categories - 14-19 and 19+. And we're adding a third genre category: as well as poems (of up to 40 lines) or flash fiction (of up to 500 words), local writers can now submit short pieces of creative non-fiction (up to 500 words). Entry is free, and you may interpret the theme however you wish.
Saturday 14 Oct 2023
Milton Keynes Central Library, 555 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK9 3HL
10 - 10.30am; Free
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