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2022   DAN  DAVIN  LITERARY  AWARDS

The  Dan  Davin  Literary  Foundation  Annual  Writing  Awards 

 Open:           The Awards  are now open for submission

 Deadline:     By 5 pm, Friday the 29th July 2022

 Judges:       To be announced

 Categories:  
 Students:    Creative Writing of your choice:  Maximum of three entries per Student.       
                      Senior Students: Under 19 (as of the 31st December 2021) and Year 11 - 13 secondary students
                      Junior Students: Year 7 - 10, studying at a secondary school
                      Students may only enter up to a maximum of three entries 

 Adult:          Poetry  (Up to 1000 words maximum)                 
                             
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 Awards:       First Prize in all categories:  $250
                       Second Prize in all categories:  $150
                       Third Prize in all categories:  $100


 Conditions of Entry:
  • Entries must be original and unpublished.  
  • Writers must live in or have a home address in the Southland province, or in the Queenstown, Glenorchy, Arrowtown, Tapanui and Heriot areas.
  • Writers must register to enter. Please fill out the REGISTER  form at the bottom of this page, and then email your entry to: 
  •                         dandavin1913@gmail.com by 5 pm, Friday 29th July 2022.

  • There is no entry fee for students.  Maximum of three entries per student.
  • Adults must pay $5.00 per entry. Please pay by Internet Banking to 03-1746-0078140-00 REFERENCE: Initial and surname. A post office box number is available: Box 29, Invercargill 9840.
  • Entries must not defame any person or corporate body, nor infringe or breach any rights of copyright. 
  • The Dan Davin Literary Foundation reserves the right to publish any place-getting writing entered into the competitions. 
  • The judges decisions are final, no correspondence will be entered into.
                        

 Format:   
  • Your entry should be completed as a 'Word Document' with double line spacing, and in a clear 12-point font. 
  • Do not put your name on the document. 
  • Please retain a copy of your submission/manuscript. These will not be returned by the Foundation.                        

  Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony -  Date and Venue To Be Advised                                                                      ​
                                     
 A requirement of submission of an entry into the Dan Davin Literary Awards, the entrant understands and consents to the   publishing of their poem/story/creative writing in news/media publications, in relation to the Dan Davin Literary Awards.
 The entrant agrees to publication of their poem/story/creative writing  in future Dan Davin Literary Foundation   publications. (e.g. 34 Short Stories) 
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Dan Davin Literary Foundation | PO Box 29 | Invercargill 9840
Email: dandavin@xtra.co.nz

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