Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival
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Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival Writing competition 2026
The 2026 Festival will include a writing competition, led and judged by Ruthie Alton
Here are the details you will need if you are planning to enter.
Set between 1837 and 1901
Ghost
Crime
Romance
Literary fiction
A MAXIMUM OF 2500 WORDS
Can be hand written (legible please) or typed but both must have double spacing
NEW CLOSING DATE!
ALL ENTRIES TO BE WITH RUTHIE BY 14 AUGUSTWe aren't publishing Ruthie's contact details here - if you don't have it please ask either on our Facebook messaging or through our contact page
Entries need to be anonymous so put your actual name and the title in a small sealed envelope attached to the mansuscript.
£5 Entry - but you can have 3 entries for £10 (in different categories). Don't send money with the entry - we'll collect it during the week or add it to costs when booking tickets. We will be publishing full details of the procedures for submitting your entry soon.
The winner(s)will be announced and awarded their prizes during the Festival - with opportunities to hear some of the entries throughout the week. All entries will be returned during the Festival.
We're also planning a booklet of the stories to be sold at the Festival. So if people can send me - preferably by email - their stories if they wish to be 'published' - I'll get on with that.
So good luck everyone - get creative - get writing!
3 August 2026