The Write Co Short Story Competition

The Write Co has announced that it will run its Short Story Competition for the second time.

Amanda Patterson, owner of The Write Co, says, "We introduced the competition due to an increasing interest in the short story last year. The contest drew over 500 entries from all over the world. We’re hoping to double that number this year”.

Fiction writing courses run by The Write Co have turned 27 graduates into published authors. One of these is Harry Cronje author of the short story collection, Fanyana Talks to the Animals, published by Struik.

Another is Writers Write graduate and Write Co facilitator and editor, Morné Malan. Morné was one of the winners of the SA Pen Award for his short story - Jason’s Kiss. Nobel Laureate, JM Coetzee, was the judge.

Morné went on to win Tafelberg's Great Novel Competition, in the Debut Novel Category. The judges were Prof. Andre P. Brink, Jakes Gerwel and Louise Viljoen. This novelist, playwright, copywriter and editor, facilitates Skrywers Skryf for The Write Co.

Entries are open from 1 July until the end of September. For more information, visit www.itsallwrite.net