The University of Liverpool Creative Writing Society for Lifelong Learning have announced the fifth annual Ted Walters international writing competition.

There are three categories: poetry, short story & playwriting, each category has a first prize of £200, second prize £50 and third a £15 book token.

You are invited to submit entries to any or all of them.

Every single entry that comes into the competition, and you can send in as many entries as you wish, generates a £1 donation for the ‘Macmillan Cancer Support’ charity. The closing date is 30th June 2011.

For more information and an application form email Tommy McBride thomas.mcbride2@sky.com