Competition

Heaven’s gate

28 July 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2958 you were invited to submit a conversation between St Peter and a well-known figure who is…

Lookist

23 July 2016 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2957 you were invited to submit a poem with a title that is a twist on that…

Lookist

21 July 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2957 you were invited to submit a poem with a title that is a twist on that…

Frightfest

16 July 2016 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2956 you were invited to provide extracts from the unappealing-sounding programme of a festival that is making…

Frightfest

14 July 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2956 you were invited to provide extracts from the unappealing-sounding programme of a festival that is making…

The colour purple

9 July 2016 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2955 you were invited to supply a report on a Uefa Euro 2016 match written in the…

The colour purple

7 July 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2955 you were invited to supply a report on a Uefa Euro 2016 match written in the…

Come fry with me

2 July 2016 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2954 you were invited to supply an ode to a greasy spoon, a challenge prompted by a…

Come fry with me

30 June 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2954 you were invited to supply an ode to a greasy spoon, a challenge prompted by a…

Lovelier than a tree

25 June 2016 3:00 am

In Competition No. 2953 you were invited to supply a sonnet that has the name of a tree hidden in…

Lovelier than a tree

23 June 2016 2:00 am

In Competition No. 2953 you were invited to supply a sonnet that has the name of a tree hidden in…

Nonsensical

18 June 2016 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2952 you were invited to submit nonsense verse of up to 16 lines on the subject of…

Nonsensical

16 June 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2952 you were invited to submit nonsense verse of up to 16 lines on the subject of…

Minus one

9 June 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2951 you were invited to remove a letter from a well-known book title and submit an extract…

The law is an ass

4 June 2016 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2950 you were invited to propose a new and ludicrous piece of legislation along with a justification…

The law is an ass

2 June 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2950 you were invited to propose a new and ludicrous piece of legislation along with a justification…

Drinking partner

28 May 2016 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2949 you were invited to submit a poem about sharing a drink with a famous writer. I…

Drinking partner

26 May 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2949 you were invited to submit a poem about sharing a drink with a famous writer. I…

Wild thing

21 May 2016 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2948 you were invited to step into the skin of a species of your choice and provide…

Wild thing

19 May 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2948 you were invited to step into the skin of a species of your choice and provide…

Olden but golden

14 May 2016 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2947 you were asked to submit a poem in praise of old age. Old age gets a…

Olden but golden

12 May 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2947 you were asked to submit a poem in praise of old age. Old age gets a…

Post mortem

7 May 2016 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2946 you were invited to supply a verse obituary of a well-known person who has died in…

Post mortem

5 May 2016 1:00 pm

In Competition No. 2946 you were invited to supply a verse obituary of a well-known person who has died in…

Exit strategy

30 April 2016 9:00 am

In Competition No. 2945 you were invited to suggest remarks guaranteed to get rid of a guest who is outstaying…