One of the highlights of the Galle Literary Festival is the Edward Lear Poetry Competition, open to all Sri Lankan citizens between 18 – 30 years of age. This is the third consecutive year it is being held and there are amazing prizes to be won! Entrants must log onto the websitewww.edwardlearprizeforpoetry.com after November 1, [...]

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Owl and the Pussycat reaches out to aspiring young poets once again!

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One of the highlights of the Galle Literary Festival is the Edward Lear Poetry Competition, open to all Sri Lankan citizens between 18 – 30 years of age. This is the third consecutive year it is being held and there are amazing prizes to be won!

Entrants must log onto the websitewww.edwardlearprizeforpoetry.com after November 1, 2018 to fill in the entry form. Entries close on December 16, 2018.

Five poems will be shortlisted which will have to be presented in person and read out to the judges the day before the awards ceremony which will be held at the Owl and the Pussycat Hotel in Thalpe.  Winners will be selected on their creative writing and delivery of their respective poems. On the day of the Awards Ceremony, (date to be notified in due course) the finalists have to be present and be able to read their poems once again to the judges and audience.

Judging will take place between December 20 and January 10, 2019. An eminent panel of judges has been nominated; all of who are looking forward to receiving some creative writing – criteria being it should follow in the vein of Edward Lear’s ‘Nonsensical Poems’ implying a feeling of lightness and optimism. “This event is held purely with the intention of promoting poetry and literature among the youngsters in the country,” says the Chairperson Shane Thantirimudalige.

It is time then for all you creative writers to put pen and thoughts to paper and submit your entries at your earliest.

 

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