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Submit your entry for WRAP's Creative Writing Competition – The Awe of Sport

Submissions are now open to students and staff for the latest WRAP Creative Writing Competition. Take part in 'The Awe of Sport' for a chance to be published in the next WRAP anthology.

    A football on a football pitch.

    Following the success of WRAP's (Writing, Reading and Pleasure) 2023 anthology, Notes to Self, we're giving NTU students and staff another opportunity to become published writers and see their words in print.

    Inspired by WRAP Featured Writer Ashley Hickson-Lovence's book Your Show, based on the life and career of former Black football referee Uriah Rennie, we're asking you to write about something sport-related.

    What does it feel like to score a goal, or to be part of a team, sometimes winning, sometimes losing? Perhaps you’re an individual athlete, using your determination to improve, or you play a sport that's seen as less difficult or valued than others. Whether you’re a team player or a solo performer, we’re looking for your experiences of any kind of training or participation in all kinds of sport for our new creative writing anthology, The Awe of Sport.

    Tell us how it feels to be a woman footballer, a para long-distance runner, or an LGBTQ sportsperson when you're in the zone.

    We want to hear from students and staff about their experiences, in up to 400 words of writing, or 20 lines of poetry.

    Prizes

    • The overall student winner will receive £100.
    • Three student winners will have the chance to receive public speaking mentoring and the opportunity to read their work on stage at WRAP Live! with Ashley Hickson-Lovence at Metronome on Tuesday 21 November.
    • Five students will be invited to a Literary Lunch with Ashley Hickson-Lovence.
    • All student and staff winners will be featured in our anthology – The Awe of Sport – launched at the WRAP Live! event in November.

    How to enter
    Submit your entry through our online form using your NTU student/staff email before the deadline – 11.59 pm on Sunday 5 November 2023. This competition is only open to current NTU/Confetti students and staff members.

    Workshops and writing sessions
    To get you started, or to get an opinion on your writing, you're welcome at a WRAP writing workshop.

    • Tuesday 17 October, 6 - 7.30 pm, Evening Writing Workshop for students, Clifton Campus, Wellbeing Room
    • Wednesday 18 October, 3 - 5 pm, Writing Meet-up for students, City Campus, Culture Lounge
    • Wednesday 18 October, 5.30 - 7 pm, Staff Writing Guild, City Campus, Culture Lounge
    • Tuesday 24 October, 6 - 7.30 pm, Online writing masterclass with Ashley Hickson-Lovence for students and staff
    • Wednesday 25 October, 3 - 5 pm,  Writing Meet-up for students, Clifton Campus, Wellbeing Room
    • Wednesday 25 October, 5.30 - 7 pm, Staff Writing Guild, Clifton Campus, Wellbeing Room
    • Tuesday 31 October, 6 - 7.30 pm, Evening Writing Workshop for students, Clifton Campus, Wellbeing Room
    • Wednesday 1 November, 3 - 5 pm, Writing Meet-up for students, City Campus, Culture Lounge
    • Wednesday 1 November, 5.30 - 7 pm, Staff Writing Guild, City Campus, Culture Lounge

    WRAP Live! with Ashley Hickson-Lovence
    Don't miss the opportunity to hear from Ashley Hickson-Lovence at our next free WRAP Live! event on Tuesday 21 November. Book your free ticket now.

    Published on 13 September 2023
    • Category: Current students; NTU Arts; Staff