Elmbridge Literary Competition

Run – Olivia Burgess

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Olivia Burgess is an aspiring writer, animal lover and musician. She enjoys drinking tea, playing guitar, writing short stories in her spare time and washing dogs in her Saturday job at The Pet Club in Hampton Court. She lives in Hersham with her mum, dad and younger brother. Her favourite authors include Jodi Picoult, David Levithan and Annabel Pitcher. Her favourite bands are Death Cab for Cutie and Christine and the Queens.

Winner of the 2019/2020 Elmbridge Literary Competition: 1st 14-18 Category Story

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Run
Olivia Burgess
Published March 2020
ISBN 978-1-912960-50-7
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 22
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Print run 100
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The 15th Elmbridge Literary Competition 2019/20
NEW WORLD
Whether the first day at school, the start of a new job, the tenuous steps into a new life or a strange landscape of the imagination, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, this year’s Elmbridge Literary Competition is looking for short stories and poems that explore new worlds.
Now in its 15th year and following the success of 2018’s ‘A Shiver Down the Spine’, The Elmbridge Literary Competition is opening its entry criteria to national and international submissions. Run in partnership between The R C Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Borough Council, it is open to all ages.

Skylark – Maya DeLaney

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Maya DeLaney is a student at ACS International School. Born in the City of Westminster, she is a dual-national, having both British and American citizenship. She lives in Cobham with her mum and younger brother. Her favourite pastime is writing and she hopes to do more of it in the future!

Winner of the 2019/2020 Elmbridge Literary Competition: 1st 11-13 Category Story

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Skylark
Maya DeLaney
Published March 2020
ISBN 978-1-912960-49-1
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 21
SLB0162
Print run 100
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The 15th Elmbridge Literary Competition 2019/20
NEW WORLD
Whether the first day at school, the start of a new job, the tenuous steps into a new life or a strange landscape of the imagination, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, this year’s Elmbridge Literary Competition is looking for short stories and poems that explore new worlds.
Now in its 15th year and following the success of 2018’s ‘A Shiver Down the Spine’, The Elmbridge Literary Competition is opening its entry criteria to national and international submissions. Run in partnership between The R C Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Borough Council, it is open to all ages.

Foreign – Logan Wade

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Logan Wade is a student at Wirral Grammar Sixth Form College in the north-west, doing his A levels in Maths, Biology and Chemistry. He has a passion for creative writing and is keen to turn his experiences into description. He likes to mess around with words and add meaning to the simple things. His other hobbies include reading literature, cinema and the sciences.

Winner of the 2019/2020 Elmbridge Literary Competition: 1st 14-18 Category Poetry

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Foreign
Logan Wade
Published March 2020
ISBN 978-1-912960-48-4
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 20
SLB0161
Print run 100
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The 15th Elmbridge Literary Competition 2019/20
NEW WORLD
Whether the first day at school, the start of a new job, the tenuous steps into a new life or a strange landscape of the imagination, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, this year’s Elmbridge Literary Competition is looking for short stories and poems that explore new worlds.
Now in its 15th year and following the success of 2018’s ‘A Shiver Down the Spine’, The Elmbridge Literary Competition is opening its entry criteria to national and international submissions. Run in partnership between The R C Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Borough Council, it is open to all ages.

Cognitive Decline – Katie Rogers

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Winner of the 2019/2020 Elmbridge Literary Competition: 1st 11-13 Category Poetry

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Cognitive Decline
Katie Rogers
Published March 2020
ISBN 978-1-912960-47-7
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 19
SLB0160
Print run 100
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The 15th Elmbridge Literary Competition 2019/20
NEW WORLD
Whether the first day at school, the start of a new job, the tenuous steps into a new life or a strange landscape of the imagination, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, this year’s Elmbridge Literary Competition is looking for short stories and poems that explore new worlds.
Now in its 15th year and following the success of 2018’s ‘A Shiver Down the Spine’, The Elmbridge Literary Competition is opening its entry criteria to national and international submissions. Run in partnership between The R C Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Borough Council, it is open to all ages.

A Day of Freedom – Jasmine Flagg

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Jasmine Flagg is a former news presenter and broadcast journalist who now works in charity PR. She has written a fantasy adventure novel aimed at 8-12 year olds. She is married with 9 and 10 year old daughters and is companion to labradoodle Teddy who is the calmest member of the household.

Winner of the 2019/2020 Elmbridge Literary Competition: 1st Adult Category Story

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A Day of Freedom
Jasmine Flagg
Published March 2020
ISBN 978-1-912960-46-0
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 18
SLB0159
Print run 100
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The 15th Elmbridge Literary Competition 2019/20
NEW WORLD
Whether the first day at school, the start of a new job, the tenuous steps into a new life or a strange landscape of the imagination, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, this year’s Elmbridge Literary Competition is looking for short stories and poems that explore new worlds.
Now in its 15th year and following the success of 2018’s ‘A Shiver Down the Spine’, The Elmbridge Literary Competition is opening its entry criteria to national and international submissions. Run in partnership between The R C Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Borough Council, it is open to all ages.

Professor Puddler’s Worlds – Charles Brain

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Charles Brain is 7 years old. He loves reading, football, maths and martial arts. When he  grows up, he wants to be like David Attenborough.

Winner of the 2019/2020 Elmbridge Literary Competition: 1st 5-7 Category Story

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Professor Puddler’s Worlds
Charles Brain
Published March 2020
ISBN 978-1-912960-45-3
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 17
SLB0158
Print run 100
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The 15th Elmbridge Literary Competition 2019/20
NEW WORLD
Whether the first day at school, the start of a new job, the tenuous steps into a new life or a strange landscape of the imagination, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, this year’s Elmbridge Literary Competition is looking for short stories and poems that explore new worlds.
Now in its 15th year and following the success of 2018’s ‘A Shiver Down the Spine’, The Elmbridge Literary Competition is opening its entry criteria to national and international submissions. Run in partnership between The R C Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Borough Council, it is open to all ages.

A New World – cc yeo

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Catherine Yeo, or ccyeo as she signs herself for her writing, lives in London with her sister and parents. She wrote this poem just before her 9th birthday in the middle of winter in the hopes that better weather would allow her out to play netball, her favourite sport. Alas, at time of writing, she still awaits this New World but the snowdrops have appeared in nearby Kew Gardens.

Winner of the 2019/2020 Elmbridge Literary Competition: 1st 8-11 Category Poetry

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A New World
cc yeo
Published March 2020
ISBN 978-1-912960-44-6
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 16
SLB0157
Print run 100
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The 15th Elmbridge Literary Competition 2019/20
NEW WORLD
Whether the first day at school, the start of a new job, the tenuous steps into a new life or a strange landscape of the imagination, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, this year’s Elmbridge Literary Competition is looking for short stories and poems that explore new worlds.
Now in its 15th year and following the success of 2018’s ‘A Shiver Down the Spine’, The Elmbridge Literary Competition is opening its entry criteria to national and international submissions. Run in partnership between The R C Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Borough Council, it is open to all ages.

Land of Lasagne – Arielle V McLaren

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Arielle Velvet McLaren lives in Surrey and is the youngest member of her family. She loves piano, languages, ballet, rugby and fashion. She reads and writes whenever she can and likes to sunbathe in the rose garden she planted.

Winner of the 2019/2020 Elmbridge Literary Competition: 1st 8-11 Category Story

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Land of Lasagne
Arielle V McLaren
Published March 2020
ISBN 978-1-912960-43-9
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 15
SLB0156
Print run 100
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The 15th Elmbridge Literary Competition 2019/20
NEW WORLD
Whether the first day at school, the start of a new job, the tenuous steps into a new life or a strange landscape of the imagination, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, this year’s Elmbridge Literary Competition is looking for short stories and poems that explore new worlds.
Now in its 15th year and following the success of 2018’s ‘A Shiver Down the Spine’, The Elmbridge Literary Competition is opening its entry criteria to national and international submissions. Run in partnership between The R C Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Borough Council, it is open to all ages.

What Happens If Harriet Studies French – Andrea Reisenauer

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Andrea Reisenauer is a PhD student who enjoys spending a great amount of time with words. You can find her poetry in the Writer’s Café Magazine, Black Heart Magazine, the Anglica poetry journal, and forthcoming in Sixfold and The Hedgehog Press. She once bought a wrinkled textbook and a plane ticket to a new world and now lives in Spain.

Winner of the 2019/2020 Elmbridge Literary Competition: 1st Adult Category Poetry

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What Happens If Harriet Studies French
Andrea Reisenauer
Published March 2020
ISBN 978-1-912960-42-2
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 14
SLB0155
Print run 100
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The 15th Elmbridge Literary Competition 2019/20
NEW WORLD
Whether the first day at school, the start of a new job, the tenuous steps into a new life or a strange landscape of the imagination, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, this year’s Elmbridge Literary Competition is looking for short stories and poems that explore new worlds.
Now in its 15th year and following the success of 2018’s ‘A Shiver Down the Spine’, The Elmbridge Literary Competition is opening its entry criteria to national and international submissions. Run in partnership between The R C Sherriff Trust and Elmbridge Borough
Council, it is open to all ages.

Frankenstein in India – Linda Shanson

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Linda is an artist and producer. She has a BSc. Anthropology and lived and worked in Mexico, India and Paris, and some of her writing has been published by Mantra and Macdonald Young Reader. One of her songs was published by Northern Songs when she was 13, and she has several albums with Jazz Orient-Re-Orient on ARC Int. She is co-founder of the registered charity Baluji Music Foundation and manager of UK’s only blind orchestra called The Inner Vision Orchestra.  Her experiences as anthropologist, singer, dancer, poet, and songwriter, has given her a unique set of experiences to draw on.
http://www.lindashanson.com

Winner of the 2018 Elmbridge Literary Competition: Adult Story

The Elmbridge Literary Competition was established by The RC Sherriff Trust, an independent arts charity working in the Borough of Elmbridge and Elmbridge Borough Council. Previous competitions have included subjects as varied as Dickens, fantasy, love and short radio plays. In celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’, the themes for the 2017 Competition were ‘Things that Go Bump in the Night’ (5-13 Age Category) and ‘A Shiver Down the Spine’ (14-18 & Adult Categories).

Full details about competitions past, present and future are available at http://www.rcsherrifftrust.org.uk and www.elmbridge.gov.uk/culture

Frankenstein in India
Linda Shanson
Published November 2018
ISBN 978-1-912960-02-6
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Elmbridge Literary Competition Chapbook 13
SLB0114
Print run 100
Price – £2
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