Arts Richmond Young Writers is back
Arts Richmond Young Writers 2023/24
YOUNG WRITERS FESTIVAL 2023/2024 COMPETITION LAUNCH
Arts Richmond's Annual writing competition for all young people in the borough.
Deadline for entries Friday 1st December 2023
Arts Richmond Young Writers' Festival is open to all young people who either live or attend school/clubs in the Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is a chance to demonstrate writing skills of any form: stories,descriptive writing,poems, playlets,lyrics for songs-whatever the imagination can devise.
Entries are judged in four age groups with prizes for all winning entries. In addition, All shortlisted entrants will be invited to a gala awards event in a prestigious venue Spring 2024.
Entry rules are simple: entrants may write about any subject of their choice, in any format (e.g. a poem, story, play script, news item etc.) not exceeding 500 words or 25 lines for a poem. ENTRIES MUST BE IN TYPED FORMAT (Hand written entries will be disqualified)
Extracts from longer pieces will be accepted. All entries must be exclusively the entrant's own work.(ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON)
Entries will be judged in the following Categories.
· School Years 4 and under
· School Years 5 and 6
· School Years 7 and 9
· School Years 10 and over.
Send your entry to:
Arts Richmond Young Writers Festival
ETNA Community Centre Room 21, 13 Rosslyn Road, Twickenham, TW1 2AR.
Or email: YWentries@artsrichmond.org.uk
Please give full name, address, telephone number, email, date of birth, school year, and school or club you are attending in a covering letter/email or form provided by your school. (NAMES ENTERED DIRECTLY ONTO WORK WILL DISQUALIFY THE PIECE)
Deadline: Friday 1st December 2023
This year well known author Anthony Horowitz has agreed to support us.
I am very happy to be working with Arts Richmond and their Young Writers’ Festival. I have recently moved to Richmond and love the area…in fact my next book is set here.
More to the point, I’m always keen to encourage young people to develop their creative skills and if they’re living in this area, there’s plenty to inspire them. Just walking along the river, in the park or on the green, we’re surrounded by history and enchantment and there are stories everywhere.
Good luck. And get writing!
Anthony Horowitz
THE DIANA ARMFIELD PRIZE FOR DRAWING FROM OBSERVATIon
THE DIANA ARMFIELD RA NEAC PRIZE FOR DRAWING FROM OBSERVATION.
THE PRIZE IS AWARDED IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND, BERNARD DUNSTAN RA.
“All professionals, amateurs and even those who say ‘I can’t draw a line’ are welcome
to submit their drawings!” DIANA ARMFIELD RA NEAC
- The drawing must be in monochrome, in pen, pencil, ink or charcoal.
- Each drawing must measure no more than 508 x 406mm (20” x 16”).
- All entries must be drawings from observation without the use of photographs. Entrants will be required to sign a statement to that effect.
- Maximum of three drawings per person.
- NARROW mounts are permitted but not necessary. Each drawing and mount, if used, should have a thin cardboard backing sheet and be covered in clear plastic as if it would go in a browser.
- Please put a label on the back with your surname, title & price if you would like to sell it.
- Framed work not accepted, nor work on canvas.
- All entrants must be 16 years or over.
- A panel of judges will select the finalists. Diana Armfield RA NEAC will select the winner herself.
- Deadline for entries is Saturday 10th February.
- All drawings must be brought to ETNA – Arts Richmond, Room 21, 13 Rosslyn Road, Twickenham, TW1 2AR between 3rd - 10th February, from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
An exhibition will be held at Patch Twickenham, 42 York Street, TW1 3BW, from 4th - 17th March 2024.
Arts Richmond SWAN AWARD Winners 2023
ARTS RICHMOND SWAN AWARD Winners and Drama Party
Arts Richmond held the revamped Drama Party incorporating the SWAN Awards on Saturday 16th September 2023 at the prestigious Landmark Arts Centre.
Pictures can be downloaded from the night by following the link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/artsrichmond/
The winners and nominations list can be downloaded below.