A NEW writing competition has been created in memory of a Highlander.
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Margaret Cech was a lover of writing science fiction and reading Shakespeare.
The former Oxley College employee was writing her novel when she passed away.
To honour her memory, and encourage writers in the Southern Highlands, members of the Fellowship of Australian Writers Southern Highlands (FAWSH) have designed a writing competition in her name.
FAWSH member Ken Challenor said Margaret was a great storyteller.
“She had a great imagination and inventiveness,” he said.
“She endeared herself to us, and we felt we could have this writing competition in her name.”
The Margaret Cech Writing Competition will be open for Wingecarribee residents and has three categories: primary school students, secondary school students, and adults.
In the primary category, students can submit a poem of up to 20 lines or a short story of up to 500 words.
For secondary students, they have the choice of a poem up to 40 lines or a short story up to 1000 words.
Book vouchers prizes are available for the winners of these categories.
For adults, poetry of up to 60 lines or short stories up to 2000 words will be accepted, with cash prizes on offer.
The entry fee for adults is $10 and for students is $5 per entry.
Mr Challenor encouraged everyone to enter the competition.
“Everyone has a creative talent – great or small, it’s there,” he said.
“Being able to know how to write and put your creative powers into process is a very nice aspect to one’s life.”
The competition will be launched on September 30 at the Wingecarribee Library, Bowral.
Award winning poet Mark Tredinnick will be in attendance to officially launch the competition.
To enter the Margaret Cech Writing Competition, pick up an entry form from the Southern Highland News office or visit www.fawsh.wordpress.com. Entries close December 16.