‘My creative imagination has given me a newfound freedom. I can go anywhere and do anything, unconstrained by my body.’

Fancy taking a relaxing break from arthritis?

Write about your arthritis using the theme – holiday from pain. Slip on someone else’s shoes and let yourself be transported to a different reality.

It might be a distraction from pain, a journey to somewhere you have dreamed of going or an experience you wish you could have – whatever the theme means to you.

Go exploring and let your imagination run wild – without limits.

The winning entry will receive a five-day creative writing course at the Arvon Foundation

‘You do learn something from putting your feelings down on paper. You realise how far you’ve come.’

(Arthritis Care creative writing competition 2008 entrant)

If you have any questions, please contact Helen Nickols on 020 7380 6521 or at HelenN@arthritiscare.org.uk