AWARDS CEREMONY: SUNDAY 17TH MARCH 2.30PM
Entry Fees:
Years 1-6: £5.00 Years 7-13: £6.00 Adults: £7.00 Concessions: £6.00
All entries to be submitted by January 19th, 2024.
This year, we’re trying to make entries as seamless as possible, whilst still cutting down on paper waste.
– Please place all your entries using this form: bit.ly/bmafwriting
– This form will capture your details and let you know about how to pay entry fees
- Once you have completed the form with your details, please send your actual entries as word documents to bmafcw@gmail.com
– Paper copies can be sent by arrangement.
Any questions, please also feel free to email bmafcw@gmail.com and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Section Secretary: Amy Underdown
Email: bmafcw@gmail.com
Phone: 07572545488
Adult Adjudicators: Tessa Lock & Ellen Lock
Children Adjudicator: Angela Hurley B.Ed Hons.
CLASSES
ARTICLES – Non Fiction, own choice of subject – topical, contemporary or historical in nature. The article should be persuasive and informative irrespective of the chosen topic.
| CW1 | Years 4-6
Trophy shared with CW2 Award: Charles Lamb Cup |
Up to 500 words |
| CW2 | Years 7-13 | Up to 1,000 words |
Trophy shared with CW1
Award: Charles Lamb Cup
| CW3 | Adult | Up to 2,000 words |
Own Choice
Award: Arthur Attwood Cup
LETTER WRITING – Own choice of subject on one A4 sheet with 1.5 line spacing. Please set out in letter format with Dear <name>, date and sender’s (can be fictional) address. Addressee info on a separate sheet.
| CW4 | Years 1-2 |
Award: Tony Corbin Trophy
| CW5 | Years 3-6 |
Award: Marian Grey Cup
| CW6 | Years 7-13 |
Award: Basingstoke Writers’ Circle Cup
| CW7 | Adult
Award: Angela Hurley Cup |
POETRY – Own choice of subject and style up to a maximum length of 40 lines. Styles can include Blank verse – almost always iambic pentameter, Rhymed poetry, Narrative poetry, and Haiku.
| CW8 | Primary Years 1-2
Award: Charles Lamb Award |
| CW9 | Primary Years 3-4
Award:Sadler-Hall Cup |
| CW10 | Primary Years 5-6
Award: Garland Cup |
| CW11 | Secondary Years 7-13
Award: Warton Cup |
| CW12 | Adult
Award: Cliddesden Shield |
SHORT STORIES – conveying setting, conflicts, characters, plot, theme, and perspectives. Own choice of subject, maximum length as defined below:
| CW13 | Years 1-2
Award: Amy O’Connell Shield |
Up to 500 words |
| CW14 | Years 3-6
Award: David Anderson Basingstoke Rotary Club Cup |
Up to 800 words. |
| CW15 | Years 7-13
Award: Bryn Studwick Cup |
Up to 1,000 words |
| CW16 | Adult
Award: Sony Broadcast Cup |
Up to 2,500 words |
SCRIPT WRITING – A one-act play on any subject. Please include – outline of setting, props required, character names, production directions and intended medium (i.e. Radio, stage, or TV). Durations as shown.
| CW17 | Years 4-6
Award: Roy Hurley Cup |
10 mins. |
| CW18 | Years 7-13
Award: Jane Austen Steventon Trophy |
15 mins. |
| CW19 | Adult
Award: Micheldever Trophy |
20 mins. |
SONNETS – Normally 14 lines and 10 syllables per line. Please state the Sonnet Form i.e. Italian, Shakespearean, Petrarchan or Spenserian.
| CW20 | Years 5-13
Award: Bryn Strudwick Trophy |
| CW21 | Adult
Award: Jim Briggs Cup |
FLASH FICTION 500 WORD CHALLENGE – Own choice of subject. The story should be substantially set in Basingstoke or the Borough (i.e. Basingstoke & Deane). Marks will be deducted otherwise.
| CW22 | Years 5-13
Award: Brecon Beacons Cup |
500 words. |
| CW23 | Adult
Award: Destination Basingstoke Trophy |
500 words. |
Introduced in 2019, the exceptional challenge and aim of flash fiction is to outline or indicate,
in just 500 WORDS, a clear portrayal of both character and plot development. An additional
goal should be to imply a much larger backstory.
POEM INTO POEM
An amazing 110 languages, including sign-language and other communication
systems, are used across the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council administrative
area. The aim of Poem into Poem is to encourage the sharing of verses, poems or
songs from other languages by translating them to poetry in English.
1) Please provide a copy of the original, whether your own writing or a published poem.
2) In 100/150 words, outline why you chose or wrote the original poem and now wish to
share it.
3) Individually, or collaboratively, recreate and produce as a poem in English.
Entrants should live within the Borough of Basingstoke and can enter as an individual
or as part of a tutored, collaborative school group. Please indicate any form of
assistance given at the foot of the entry.
| CW24 | Years 1-6
Award: Alethea Award* |
Up to 30 lines. |
| CW25 | Years 7-13
Award: Althea Award* |
Up to 40 lines. |
*These awards, which include a book-token, are in memory of Alethea Watterson, nee Stevenson, (1918-2007), a theatrical dancer, who set up and ran the Basingstoke Spanish Circle. For further guidance please contact Richenda Power (Alethea’s daughter) – Email: richendapower@btinternet.com or Phone on: 01256-322959