Fascinating Aîda

Floral Pavilion, New Brighton

February 1, reviewed for Writebase: https://writebase.co.uk/

 

4*

Who says women of a certain age are invisible? Three cheers for the ever glamorous, and indeed, downright sexy (not sure I’m permitted to say that, but damn sure they wouldn’t object) Fascinating Aîda, who not only make their presence felt but are so in your face you can see the whites of their eyes as the sweetest of harmonies deliver vitriol in the sharpest of points; a fabled, and fabulous, iron fist in a velvet glove. And you needn’t think the audience is full of, shall we say, women in their prime either because

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Poetry on the Lake International Poetry Competition 2022

Deadline: 30th June 2022

www.poetryonthelake.org

 

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June 30
PROVERSE PRIZE
FOR UNPUBLISHED FICTION,
NON-FICTION OR POETRY
For book-length work
PROVERSE PRIZE: SINGLE POEMS

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AN FIACH DUBH PRIZE 2022

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French House Party

Creative Writing Course, Carcassonne, Southern France

June 20-26

Pen &Think: Tutored Retreat

www.frenchhouseparty.eu/creative-arts/writing/

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Closing date 31st May 2021

Frome Festival Short Story Competition 2022

www.fromeshortstorycompetition.co.uk

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Poet of the Year Competition 2022

Deadline 3 June, 2022

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Wirral Poetry Festival 12th Open Poetry Competition
Closing date
27 May, 2022
https://wirralpoetryfestival.org.uk/open-poetry-competition-2022/


Adjudicators: Brian Wake (Open Prizes); Dave Costello (Wirral Prizes).
First Prize: £250 with 4 runners up: £25 each. Special Wirral Prize: £100 with 2 Wirral runners up: £25 each.
Entry fee remains at £4 per poem or £10 for 3 poems.
Winners & runners-up will be invited to read their winning poems at the next Wirral Poetry Festival 7-9 October 2022.
Winning poems will be published on the Festival website.
For further details, and to enter, visit
https://wirralpoetryfestival.org.uk/open-poetry-competition-2022/
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MAY 31st

THE FROGMORE POETRY PRIZE 2022
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The 9th Ó Bhéal Five Words Competition 

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