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Become a 海角直播 time lord

19 April 2007

 

Time travel is currently in vogue on British TV screens, with the recent dinosaur drama Primeval, the conclusion of the 1970s time warp cop series Life on Mars and of course the ratings-busting return of Doctor Who. And now the University of 海角直播 is offering an opportunity for fans to pen their own time travelling short stories, set here in the Tees Valley.

To celebrate the launch of their new Masters (MA) degree in Creative Writing, the University鈥檚 School of Arts & Media has joined Waterstones Booksellers to hold its first, free-to-enter, short story competition. The University is issuing an invitation to aspiring authors to create their own time travelling story, set in the past or future, entitled the 海角直播 Time Traveller. Imaginative entries on this theme should be between one and four thousand words in short story form, typed and sent by post only (not e-mail) to the Creative Writing Programme Leader, 海角直播 Time Traveller Competition, School of Arts & Media, University of 海角直播, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, TS1 3BA.

The closing date for all entries is Tuesday 31 July 2007 with no age limit. Entries will be judged by award-winning local writers and the three most original stories will receive the following prizes:

  • 1st Prize: 拢300
  • 2nd Prize: 拢200
  • 3rd Prize: 拢100

In addition, each of these winners will receive free books from Waterstones.

The top three time travellers will be announced on 31 August, followed by an Awards celebration in September.

Chris Thurgar-Dawson, the MA in Creative Writing鈥檚 Course tutor, (pictured) said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking forward to reading the entries in the summer. I鈥檓 sure there are many talented and imaginative authors out there in the North-East, eager to become 海角直播 time travellers.鈥�


 
 
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