We have pleasure in awarding the PRIZES for the JUNIOR MEGASAGA competition as follows: It was HARD! So many of the stories submitted were worthy of a prize, and to give out so few was just unfair. But in every…
I have pleasure in announcing the FINALISTS in the UNDER 18 MEGASAGA WRITING COMPETITION BUT FIRST: As I promised, each writer will be given feedback here on their story by the Judges. I hope you will read the feedback carefully…
NEWS! PRIZES ANNOUNCED Thanks to the generosity of the well-known Jamaican Actress, photographer and writer ESTHER ANDERSON the prizes are now: £50 first prize (around Rands 1,000) 2nd Prize £25 (about R500) ; 3rd Prize £20 4th Prize £15. And…
South Africa is truly a hotbed of writing talent! …as I found when I gave some seminars to a large number of would-be writers through the auspices of the incredible charity, Afrika Tikkun. See https://afrikatikkun.org. Afrika Tikkun work to help…
THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER…. The OVER 18 PRIZE of £100 is split between BEULAH HARRIS for her brilliant story I in which she evokes the serenity, power and inherent menace of the sea LORNA MALAN for her…
THE JUDGES HAVE SPOKEN…. IT HAS BEEN A HUGE TASK to choose the three best megasagas (over 18s), one of which will be chosen as the winner of the £100 prize in four days time. If YOU are not amongst…
AMENDED! As a result of my mixing up files, I have added and subtracted some of the shortlist. APOLOGIES Congratulations to everybody who submitted an entry! It takes courage to enter a writing competition, so well done! If you haven’t…
NOTE: The MEGASAGA COMPETITION is FREE to ENTER Some people have been contacted by somebody calling themselves ‘Europa Press’ or similar, asking for money. IT IS A SCAM DO NOT PAY Please inform me of any attempt to charge you…
JUDGES ANNOUNCED I’M happy to report that this year two well-loved writers will be joining the Panel. They are Laura Sebastian, author of the wonderful Ash Princess series – her website is here https://laurasebastianwrites.com, and Joie Davidow, singer and author,…
