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Dickens 2012

Dickens 2012 is British Council’s initiative to celebrate the 200th birth anniversary of Charles Dickens. The British Council is working with over 50 countries worldwide to coordinate an exciting range of educational and cultural events celebrating the bicentenary of the UK's most prolific and influential novelists.

To celebrate the bicentenary in Sri Lanka, the British Council runs a creative writing competition on Dickens.

AFTER DICKENS
Aimed at young, aspiring writers, this would be a national writing competition for students in the age group 16 to 21.

Entries can be poetry, short stories, reportage, with a maximum word length of 500. The piece should be inspired by Dickens or be Dickensian in flavour. It could be a retelling of a Dickens work. It could even be an account of the Victorian writer visiting a city in Sri Lanka. The idea is to bring out your imagination, creativity and inspirational thoughts at their best.

TERMS AND GUIDELINES

Authors of the winning entries will grant British Council the right to publish the works digitally.
This competition is open to writers in the age group 16 to 21.
Entries can be poetry, short stories, reportage, and writers can submit up to 2 pieces of work, with a maximum length of 500 words
Each piece must be given a title and must be in English.
The piece should be inspired by Dickens or be Dickensian in flavour. It could be a retelling of a Dickens work. The idea is to be imaginative, creative and inspired.
Entries must not have been published or broadcast previously, and must be the original work of the author.
The copyright to each piece will remain with the author.
Winning entries will be posted on the British Council Dickens site.
Winners will receive a set of Dickens books.
The judges’ decision is final. No other correspondence will be taken into account.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION

The closing date for entries is Tuesday 28 February 2012
Only typed/word processed submissions are acceptable.
Kindly e-mail the application form along with your submission to info.lk@britishcouncil.org with a subject heading “Dickens 2012” OR post/hand it over to the :
Library Help Desk
British Council
49 Alfred House Gardens
Colombo 3
Sri Lanka.

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