Bohemia Village Voice

By John Humphries Aug 2011

Our second Bohemia Short Story Competition is launched with this issue. Anyone can win one of the prizes. (£250 first; £100 second; £50 third). Simply complete an entry form (page 25) and send with your story and £3 to the Voice before 31 Dec 2011.
SUPPORTERS Our wonderful supporters include: Bookman’s Halt (Bohemia), Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, (Bohemia), Salmon’s Bookshop (White Rock), St Leonards Writers, The Roomz (Western Road), and Waterstones (Priory Meadow).
RULES, ETC: The entry fee is £3 per story. The competition is open to anyone of any age, living anywhere in the world. An application form must be completed by each entrant. There is a maximum story length of 600 words; there is no minimum length; they may be written in any style and on any theme. It is much preferred that entries are as emails. Hard-copy entries should be typewritten.
JUDGES The judging panel will include Cathy Walling (curator, Hastings Museum), Clive Linklater (Bookman’s Halt), David Russell (local author), Diane Haberstroh (New York columnist for the Voice), Jonathan Broughton (St Leonards Writers), Julian Beecroft (art critic and author), Lizz Francis (Hastings reader), Nick Browne (author and proofreader for the Voice), Paul Rummery (Bohemia Book Fayre), Peter Winder (short story author), Viki Brooker (avid reader, St Leonards), William Third (technical writer and translator), Jacky Hayles (teacher).