Competitions close soon

The Peninsula News Photography and Literary Competitions are closing soon.

Round two of the Peninsula News Bowen Photographics Photography Competition closes on Monday, August 2, and the winners will be published on Tuesday, August 10.

The subject for round two is a child or children eating.

Participants do not have to be professional photographers.

To enter, attach your name, phone number, round number and category to a print and drop it into Bowens Photographics at Deepwater Plaza.

The competition is open to residents in the 2256 and 2257 postcode areas and there will be an adult section and a section for children under 15.

Children's entries must be signed by a teacher or guardian to verify that the photo was taken by a child.

First prize for each section is a trophy and $30 worth of enlargements from Bowens Photographics

The Peninsula News and Fellowship of Australian Writer's Central Coast Literary competition closes on August 1.

The theme of the competition is the Woy Woy Peninsula.

There will be fiction and non-fiction categories in three age groupings: primary (12 years and under), secondary (13 to 17 years) and senior (18 and over).

Entries must be typewritten and double-spaced, they must contain a cover sheet with the authors name on it, but not on the actual story.

Primary age group entries are to be no longer than 500 words and the other older age groups no longer than 750 words.

They can be in any style, including journal entry, monologue, screenplay, essay and news item.

Entries close on August 1 and will be judged by the Fellowship of Australian Writers.

All entries need to include the writers' name, category, age group and contact telephone number.

Entries may be posted to The Peninsula News - Fellowship of Australian Writers Literary Competition, 1/309 Avoca Dr, Green Point, or they can be dropped off at Beach Books 'n Things, 327 West St, Umina.

Winners in each category and age group will receive a certificate and will have their entries published in Peninsula News.

They will also receive a gift voucher from Beach Books 'n Things to the value of $30 for the senior age group and $20 each for the other age groups.

For further information, phone 4363 2627.

July 22