Please note: competitions are only open to club members.

Please ensure that you have read and understood the club's competition rules before submitting entries. Entries are limited to two submissions for all competitions apart from the general short story and novel competitions which only accept one entry.

Competition Schedule 2011-12



Competition Deadline Adjudicator Adjudication
Date
Maximum
Length
Winner
Poetry Competition
Mulgray Trophy
24 October 2011 Dennis O'Donnell 21 November 2011 no theme
40 lines
max 2 entries
 

Drama Competition Harry Cummings Trophy

7 November 2011 John Shedden 5 December 2011

one-act play or Act 1 20-55 minutes
max 2 entries

 
General Article Competition
Margaret McNeill Trophy
5 December  2011 Olga Wojtas 23 January 2012 up to 1,200 words
 no theme
max 2 entries
 
General Short Story Competition
Alanna Knight Trophy
23 January 2012 Jill Finlay 20 February 2012 3,000 words
max 1 entry
 
Children's Story Competition
Molly Marquis Trophy
20 February 2012 Aileen Paterson 2 April 2012 1,000 words
age 9-12
max 2 entries
 
Adult Novel Competition
Alanna Knight Trophy
19 March 2012 Chris Longmuir 30 April 2012 Synopsis + first 10,000 words
max 1 entry
 

 

Competition winners 2010-11 

Competition Deadline Adjudicator Adjudication
Date
Maximum
Length
Winner
Poetry Competition
Muriel Barnett Trophy
25 October 2010 Kona Macphee 22 November 2010 no theme
40 lines
max 2 entries
Mary Johnston
General Article Competition
Mulgray Trophy
8 November 2010 Laure Paterson 6 December 2010 1,200 words
max 2 entries
Anne Graham
Children's Picture Book Competition
Margaret McNeill Trophy
24 January 2011 Margaret Forrester 21 February 2011 up to 1,000 words
age 3-7
max 2 entries
Philippa Rae
General Short Story Competition
Harry Cummings Trophy
7 March 2011 Regi Claire 18 April 2011 3,000 words
max 1 entry
Gillean Somerville-Arjat
Novel Competition
Alanna Knight Trophy
21 March 2011 Alanna Knight 2 May 2011 Synopsis + first 10,000 words
max 1 entry
Marianne Paget