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Saveas Writers' International Writing Competition 2020
Post Apocalypse
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the publication of Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban, we are looking for poems and short stories which respond to the themes of this novel. Write about an area, a society, a world before, during or after a nuclear disaster, a pandemic, a deluge or any other disaster.
You might narrow the scope to write about an individual’s personal disaster. The mood can be negative or positive. Your work might even reflect Hoban’s interest in the distortion of historical memory and of language. It’s not necessary to read the novel but we hope you do!
More information about the novel
Poetry
Winner: Refugium – Mara Adamitz Scrupe (USA)
Second Place: Christmas 2049 – Joao Curti
Third Place: On Significant Endings – Mike Ferguson
Shortlisted
Christmas 2049 – Joao Curti
Aftermath – Patrick Deeley (Ireland)
On Significant Endings – Mike Ferguson
Echo-voicif – Jennifer Harrison (Australia)
Immaculate – Christopher M James (France)
Quality of Longing – Robert Keeler (USA)
Refugium – Mara Adamitz Scrupe (USA)
The Angels of Ararat – Derek Sellen
Longlisted
Apocalypse – Sheila Aldous
tinnitus – Linda Burnett
Christmas 2049 – Joao Curti
Dancing Shadows – Joao Curti
Dreamtime in Real-time – Robin Daglish
Aftermath – Patrick Deeley (Ireland)
Lost – Nicola Geddes (Ireland)
Echo-voicif – Jennifer Harrison (Australia)
Broken Faces 1914-18 – Christopher M James
Immaculate – Christopher James (France)
On Significant Endings – Mike Ferguson
Natural Selection – Robert Keeler (USA)
Quality of Longing – Robert Keeler (USA)
Black Swan – Clifford Liles
Sef – Ron Ogilvie
At the Museum – Sharon Phillips
Age of Bronze – Mara Adamitz Scrupe (USA)
Praise the dames of dolor – Mara Adamitz Scrupe (USA)
Refugium – Mara Adamitz Scrupe (USA)
The Angels of Ararat – Derek Sellen
Simmering Signatures – Derek Sellen
An Inconceivable Act (I & II) – Sarah Stretton
Jarrow – Catherine Thick
How do you spell Apocalypse? – Maggie Wade
Like Swallows – Maggie Wade
Risking my Life for Lapsang Suchong – Maggie Wade
The Lost Istanbul Street Map in Store – Alun Robert
Prose
Winner: The Cult of Kurt Russell – David Kerekes
Second Place: The Full World – Joanna Backhouse
Third Place: A Heartbeat Away – Eamon Harrigan (Ireland)
Shortlisted
The Full World – Joanna Backhouse
There is Life at this Level – Tabitha Bast
A Heartbeat Away – Eamon Harrigan (Ireland)
The Cult of Kurt Russell – David Kerekes
The Book of Mavis – Frances Knight
A Belly Full – Abby Walker
Longlisted
The Full World – Joanna Backhouse
There is Life at this Level – Tabitha Bast
Children of the Hum – Penny Blackburn
A Heartbeat Away – Eamon Harrigan (Ireland)
The Cult of Kurt Russell – David Kerekes
Winged Victory – Malcolm King (Australia)
The Book of Mavis – Frances Knight
White Time – Michele Sheldon
A Belly Full – Abby Walker
Prizes
Poetry
Winner: The Canterbury Christ Church University Poetry Prize of £200
Second place: £100
Third place: £50
Judged by Dorothy Lehane
Max word count: 60 lines
Prose
Winner: The SaveAs Writers’ International Prose Prize sponsored by Professor Geralyn Pinto of £200
Second place: £100
Third place: £50
Judged by Sonia Overall
Max word count: 3500
Entry fees
£3 per poem £8 for three
£4 per short story £10 for three
Deadline
August 31st 2020