Category Archives: For Writers

Open Poetry Competition 2013

Entry fee: £3 per poem Closing date: Friday, July 19, 2013 Maximum length: 40 lines Subject: open RULES FOR ENTRY:  The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over. Poems should be in English, they must not have been … Continue reading

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AGM — 1st February 2013

The first formal AGM of the PENfro Book Festival — covering the years 2011 1nd 2012 — was held in Cardigan on 1st February 2013.  The minutes of the meeting are below.  At the base of the page is the … Continue reading

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Comments are now blocked

Sorry if anybody wants to put in a genuine comment about the festival, but we have been targetted by spam messages on a considerable scale, and the only way to deal with it seems to be to block comments completely.  … Continue reading

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Today’s the Day!

Time for kick-off! PENfro 2012 starts today, with pre-booked Workshop sessions in the morning and afternoon, and with public sessions from 5 pm onwards –  a birthday party for Honno at 5 pm, a family discussion with Christine Harrison at … Continue reading

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Short Story winner is chosen

We have a winner! Thanks to our brilliant judges Eddie, Finley, Bobby and Ellie, we have a winner to announce (at the PENfro Book Festival on Sunday) for the children’s short story competition — for exciting tales on the theme … Continue reading

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Last chance for Workshop bookings!

If you have been thinking of booking for one of the workshops on Saturday 15th Sept, but haven’t got round to it yet, act now!  Bookings close tomorrow — for practical purposes to do with room allocations etc the numbers … Continue reading

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Workshop Bookings

As word spreads about this year’s main innovation — the “Writer’s Day” Workshops — we have decided to extend the last date for registration to 12th September 2012 — just three days before the festival.  So if you would like … Continue reading

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The countdown — one month to go!

Just a month to go to the 2012 festival — and counting down the days.  The budget is secured.  The speakers and panellists are all booked. The leaflets are printed, the posters are done, the adverts are placed, the social … Continue reading

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Ticketing Arrangements

Entry to the festival is free, and we are happy to welcome all who love books to the book fair (in the Oak Hall/ Neuadd y Dderwen) and to the fringe and musical events in the Rhosygilwen grounds without charge. … Continue reading

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Dragon’s tales wagging….

This is the jolly dragon used by the Western Telegraph newspaper to promote the children’s short story competition — and many thanks to the Editor, Holly Robinson, for all her help.  The picture was featured in a nice write-up on … Continue reading

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