For published and aspiring writers alike – enter the Writers’ & Artists’ 2010 short story competition and you could win:

• a cash prize of £500
• a place on an Arvon Foundation residential writing course worth at least £575*
• publication of your story on the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook website

Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook and the Arvon Foundation have both helped numerous successful authors and artists on the way to their big-break. Now it could be your turn. We’re offering you the chance to win £500, plus a place on an Arvon writing course worth up to £575 and to have your work published on the web!

All you have to do is write a short story (for adults) of no more than 2,000 words, on the theme of ‘Unity or Union’ and email it to competition@acblack.com with ‘WAYB10 competition’ as the subject line.

Arvon provides residential creative writing courses at four beautiful, historic houses around the UK. Their courses – tutored by professional, published writers – are world famous for the inspiration they provide to writers at every stage of their writing lives.

*Courses are subject to availability at the time of booking.

The closing date is 14 February 2010.

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