Clapham Writers: The McNeile Writing Competition Summary
This writing competition has now closed! Thank you for everyone who entered and supported! A short story competition organised by Clapham Writers charity in honour of the late Penelope McNeile; celebrating creativity, diversity, storytelling, and emerging literary voices. Whether you are writing your first short story or have been writing for years, the McNeile Competition is an opportunity to share your voice, challenge your creativity, and be part of the vibrant writing community in South West London.
Open to unpublished and self published writers of all levels, the competition invited guests to submit an opening section of a short story inspired by the theme “Absent Friends.” Writers are encouraged to interpret the theme broadly, exploring ideas of memory, loss, distance, reunion, nostalgia, or the enduring presence of those no longer with us.
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The competition is now closed. Winners will be announced at the Clapham Book Festival on 17th October.
Entry Fee
Key Dates
- Submission Deadline: 5th September (11:59pm)
- Winners Announced: 17th October at the Clapham Book Festival
Prizes
- First Prize: £200
- Second Prize: £50
- Third Prize: £50
Judging
Entries will be judged by a panel appointed by Clapham Writers’ published authors.
The judges’ decisions are final, and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome.
Copyright
Entrants retain copyright of their work.
By entering the competition, authors grant Clapham Writers permission to publish or promote winning and shortlisted entries in connection with the competition, with full credit to the author.
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