An unusual bridge competition: Tales from the Bridge Table

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TalesPosterAn unusual bridge competition has been announced: the organisers are soliciting anecdotes, stories or other submissions relating to the human side of the game (maximum entertainment, no detailed hands). Prizes include $1750 in cash.

ENTER A BRIDGE COMPETITION WITH A DIFFERENCE

We seek human interest stories with minimum technicality and maximum entertainment that illustrate why bridge is a passion, not just a game. Submissions, anecdotes and other creative bids will be judged by an independent panel and prizes awarded. What is your best tale?

WRITING COMPETITION DETAILS

  • We invite you to write a story or essay of between 500 and 1500 words defining the nature of the passion for bridge as you have experienced or observed it.
  • Alternatively, if not attracted to writing a story, you may care to offer a shorter piece, for example: your favourite bridge anecdote, a joke or poem, or your bridge partner’s most colourful point-scoring aphorisms. What was the funniest bridge incident you ever observed? What was the most amusing thing your bridge teacher ever said?
  • Your submission (de-identified) will be judged by an independent panel.
  • There are prizes for the top 3 pieces, plus other prizes and commendations:

1st prize $1000
2nd prize $500
3rd prize $250

THE BOOK OF SELECTED WRITING COMPETITION ENTRIES

The competition coordinators will abstract material from selected submissions (anonymous or under your name – as you prefer) to produce a published book that will address the theme in all its richness. The first two coordinators (Gordon Parker and Kerrie Eyers) are bridge neophytes but writers and editors of eight previous books with a commercial publisher employing a similar strategy, while Derrick Browne is a bridge teacher and author who runs the Sydney-based bridge centre Trumps.

REMEMBER

  • Maximum entertainment, minimum technicality
  • Avoid detailed accounts of bridge hands/bids
  • Quote sources if relevant

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 31st January 2015

HOW TO ENTER: see here for more detalis »

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