{"id":203,"date":"2009-01-13T05:47:13","date_gmt":"2009-01-12T21:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/13\/commonwealth-short-story-competition\/"},"modified":"2009-01-13T05:50:11","modified_gmt":"2009-01-12T21:50:11","slug":"commonwealth-short-story-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seriouslysarah.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/13\/commonwealth-short-story-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Short Story Competition!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, Singapore IS a commonwealth country. Anywho, details are up, look, look!<br \/>\n<font color=\"#000000\"><em><br \/>\nThe Commonwealth Short Story Competition exists to increase<br \/>\nunderstanding between and appreciation of different Commonwealth<br \/>\ncultures &#8211; to showcase the rich diversity of the Commonwealth and to<br \/>\nsupport rising literary talents.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\"><em>The Competition is an annual scheme to promote new creative writing.<br \/>\nEstablished in 1996, it is funded by the Commonwealth Foundation and<br \/>\nthe Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, who work together to<br \/>\nadminister the scheme.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\"><em>Each year, 26 winning and highly commended stories from the different<br \/>\nregions of the Commonwealth are recorded onto CDs and broadcast on<br \/>\nradio stations across the Commonwealth. The winner receives a prize of<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a32,000 and there are regional prizes of \u00c2\u00a3500.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\"><em>How to enter<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\"><em>&#8211; The competition is open to all people who are citizens of a<br \/>\nCommonwealth member country.<br \/>\n&#8211; There is no age limit or requirement to write about a particular<br \/>\ntheme. Entries may be made by both amateur and professional writers.<br \/>\n&#8211; The deadline for entries is May 11, 2009.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\"><em>For rules of the competition and more details, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commonwealthfoundation.com\/culturediversity\/shortstory\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>!<a href=\"http:\/\/www.commonwealthfoundation.com\/culturediversity\/shortstory\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.commonwealthfoundation.com\/culturediversity\/shortstory\/\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#000000\"><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, Singapore IS a commonwealth country. Anywho, details are up, look, look! The Commonwealth Short Story Competition exists to increase understanding between and appreciation of different Commonwealth cultures &#8211; to showcase the rich diversity of the Commonwealth and to support rising literary talents. The Competition is an annual scheme to promote new creative writing. 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