Listed by closing date. 1 April: The Nature And Place Poetry Competition 2026 UK based competition. Poems that deal with any aspect of nature and place, up to 40 lines. Blind judging. Entry fees start at £7. Prizes £1,000, £500, and £250. 3 April: Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction Prize Open residents of Australia and New Zealand. Unpublished full-length crime or thriller manuscripts, 70,000 - 100,000 words. Prize: publishing contract with an advance against royalties of $25

Welcome back! We’ve been quiet in the public eye but much has been happening. The February meeting effectively became an AGM, where we focused on the following key issues: Funding for the website We don’t charge membership fees, and this year our web hosting costs reached prohibitive levels. An initial decision was made to retire our current website and move to a free platform. Options explored included Google Sites and Blogger, but the results proved…underwhelming. Fin