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In the forth year of its incarnation Southend Book Fair is about more than just books.

This year Southend Book Fair is being sponsored by AuthorHouse, a leading player in the global publishing industry.

Writers Anonymous and South Essex College of Further & Higher Education are working together to make the 2010 Southend Book Fair Southend's literary event of the calendar.

In essence Southend Book Fair is diving into all aspects of the arts that have a basis in the written word.
South Essex College of Further & Higher Education have opened the doors to their theatre and atrium to promote a new cultural insight into the mysteries of language, to pull back the sheets on something everyone takes for granted and expose what it really means to communicate through the written word.

For the first time Southend Book Fair will be running a writing competition.

Southend Book Fair 2010 writing competition rules. (The rules will not change but clarifications of the rules may be added.)

1. By entering the competition you agree to be bound by the rules of the competition.
2. Failure to observe the rules will result in the entry being disqualified.
3. Failure to read all the rules may result in the entry being disqualified.
4. Entries can only be received by email - Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) email attachments only.
5. Competition submissions must be emailed to: .
6. The subject line of the email submission must contain the following: SBF2010 writing competition.
7. Submit the first 3 pages of your novel only.
8. The story submission must be fiction and can cover any subject matter.
9. The submission must be in 12 point font with a minimum margin width of half an inch.
10. The story submission must be double spaced.
11. The title and name of author must appear on the first page of the entry. If the first page of the entry shows only the author details then the first page will not be included in the page count for the submitted story.
12. A single A4 page synopsis of the entire novel must be submitted. It is recommended to submit the story & synopsis as separate email attachments.
13. The competition opens on Monday 15th February. All entries must be received by 5pm (GMT) on Friday 30th April which is the closing date for the competition.
14. English language entries only - unfortunately we are unable to judge any other language this time around.
15. Entrants must be 16 years of age or over.
16. Only one entry per person.
17. No Southend Book Fair organisers or their families may enter the competition.
18. Competition winners will be announced on Saturday, 26th June 2010 at Southend Book Fair.
    1. 1st prize: book token plus the chance to have the first three chapters (up to a maximum of 40 pages) of your manuscript, plus synopsis, read by professional reader, Dr. Hilary Johnson. The winner will receive a professional appraisal of their work worth approximately £300 in the general market.
    2. 2nd prize: book token + £130 voucher for any evening or weekend course offered by South Essex College.
    3. 3rd prize: £65 voucher for any evening or weekend course offered by South Essex College.
19. Copyright remains with the author.
20. By entering the competition the author agrees to participate in any reasonable request for publicity or marketing purposes, to raise the profile of Southend Book Fair 2010.
21. Entrants agree to allow their work to be published on the Southend Book Fair 2010 web pages.
22. The competition is open only to writers that have not been previously published with an ISBN number.
23. The competition is open only to writers that do not currently have a contract with a publisher or an agent.
24. The organisers exclude themselves from any damage or loss however caused, which may arise as a result of entering the Southend Book Fair 2010 writing competition.
25. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered in to.

All events hosted by Southend Book Fair are free.

If the creativity expressed at the book fair grabs you and you feel you’d like to be a part of that, then South Essex College are there to help with the many courses they provide in the evening and at weekends.

So come to Southend Book Fair 2010 and dip your toe into the creative world. There’s nothing to lose – it’s free. And you may find it ignites a spark you never knew you had.
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