WINNERS ANNOUNCED
…Read More…: WINNERS ANNOUNCEDWe 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 competition there have to be winners! But be sure of this: there are no losers.…
THE FINALISTS!
…Read More…: THE FINALISTS!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 and use it to continue to improve your writing skills. Make no mistake: just being…
MEGA under 18 Update
…Read More…: MEGA under 18 UpdateNEWS! 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 ALL the shortlisted authors will be celebrated. Sincere thanks to you, Esther, for encouraging young…
MEGASAGA SHORTLIST! Under 18s
…Read More…: MEGASAGA SHORTLIST! Under 18sSouth 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 young South Africans, mostly from very deprived backgrounds, through education into employment. It’s about developing…
WINNERS!!!!
…Read More…: WINNERS!!!!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 MIMICKED ME, a poetic, evocative stroll through her interior world, the confrontation with death and…
THE FINALISTS
…Read More…: THE FINALISTSTHE 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 the WINNERS, you are still a champion. It takes such courage to enter a competition!…
THE SHORTLIST – Senior
…Read More…: THE SHORTLIST – SeniorAMENDED! 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 made the shortlist don’t be disappointed. Keep trying! Entering competitions is a great way to…
UPDATE
…Read More…: UPDATEOver 18 deadline PASSED! Under 18 deadline 29th July The MEGASAGA COMPETITION enters its final weeks! And Britain boils with excitement – well, to be honest, the incredible heat in the UK today is more to do with Climate Change than your 100 word stories… WRITE A 100 WORD STORY AND GET IT PUBLISHED! The…
SCAM ALERT
…Read More…: SCAM ALERTNOTE: 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 money in respect of your Megasaga entries, and I will report them to the police…
WIN £100 for 100 words! MEGASAGA UPDATE –
…Read More…: WIN £100 for 100 words! MEGASAGA UPDATE –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, whose excellent novel An Unofficial Marriage is currently making music in my head. Her website…