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A CELEBRATION OF BOOKS & WRITING
POETRY COMPETITION
 This competition has closed.
Click here to see all the winners!
WE WANT TO HEAR the
voices of our valley! The convenors of the Franschhoek
Literary
Festival, to be held from 11–13 May, invite Franschhoek and Groot
Drakenstein Valley residents to enter a poem in our competition.
Winners will receive a cash prize at a special function. The winning
poems will be printed on posters for display during the Festival along
the main street and at the exhibition of books in the Town Hall. The
chief judge will be Cape Town poetry publisher, Gus
Ferguson of
Snailpress. Queries? Send us an email! info@flf.co.za
COMPETITION RULES
 There
are four
categories: primary school, high school, adults, and learners at the
Groot Drakenstein Prison
Entrants
should be
residents of the Groot Drakenstein valley – that is, between the N1 and
the Franschhoek Pass, including Helshoogte, Pniel and Simondium
Each person may enter
one poem, in English or Afrikaans or Xhosa
It
should be no longer
than 12 lines, and does not have to rhyme
Please
print your poem
clearly, adding your name, address, school and contact phone number
Post your poem to FLF
Poetry Competition, P O Box 68, Franschhoek 7690, or drop it off
at the Tourism Information office.
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