Competition
Me time
In Competition No. 3253, you were invited to write a poem entitled ‘Song of Myself’ in the style of the…
Sorry effort
In Competition No. 3252, you were invited to write a letter of condolence on the mis-fortune of an acquaintance which,…
Going platinum
In Competition No. 3251, you were invited to submit a poem to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee in the style…
On the money
In Competition No. 3250, you were invited to submit a sonnet to Mammon. It was ‘Epigram for Wall Street’, attributed…
A fine romance
In Competition No. 3249, you were invited to submit an extract from a Mills & Boon novel whose central character…
Where there’s a will
In Competition No. 3248, you were asked to submit the last will and testament of a fictional character. In a…
The road not taken
In Competition No. 3247, you were asked to submit the reflections of a well-known writer on a career path they…
Let’s get physical
In Competition No. 3246, you were invited to submit a poem in the style of the poet of your choice…
French connection
In Competition No. 3245, you were asked to take a passage from a classic of French literature and recast it…
Worse verse
In Competition No. 3244, you were invited to submit a poem to mark St George’s Day that rivals in awfulness…
Lost and found
In Competition No. 3243, you were invited to submit a poem about the recent discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance.…
Cli-Fi plus
In Competition No. 3242, you were asked to submit a short story that is a mash-up of cli-fi with a…
Vernal
In Competition No. 3241, you were invited to submit a spring triolet. Banjo Paterson, the bard of the bush, had…
A life in limericks
In Competition No. 3240, you were invited to tell the life story of a well-known figure in three limericks. In…
Bookish
In Competition No. 3239, you were invited to submit political manifestos inspired by literary heroes. Sajid Javid loves Ayn Rand:…
Fighting talk
In Competition No. 3238, you were invited to submit a poem about a literary feud. Wallace Stevens’s 1936 fisticuffs with…
Single-minded
In Competition No. 3237, you were invited to submit a short story using words of only one syllable. This challenge…
Love is …
In Competition No. 3236, you were invited to submit a poem that begins ‘Oh my love is like…’ . From…
A bit previous
In Competition No. 3235, you were invited to invent a prequel to a well-known work of literature and supply an…
Time for a change
In Competition No. 3234, you were invited to submit either a poem or a short story entitled ‘Covid’s metamorphoses’. Thanks…
Mr and misses
In Competition No. 3233, you were invited to invent a new character for the Mr Men/Little Miss series by Roger…
Have I got news for you
In Competition No. 3232, you were invited to retell a news story from the past year in sonnet form. An…
Vindalism
In Competition No. 3231, you were invited to supply an example of pretentious wine writing. Space is tight and the…
Double issue
In Competition No. 3230, you were invited to supply a double acrostic poem, the first and last letters of each…
Born again
In Competition No. 3229, you were invited to provide the story of the Nativity retold in the style of a…
