THE national short story competition run through The Northern Echo has closed for entries.
Backed by Orange and Darlington Arts Centre and organised by Darlington-based Inscribe Media Limited, the competition attracted about 250 adult category entries and more than 50 for the junior section.
Adult stories will be judged by North-East writers Carina Rodney and Fiona Cooper and former Durham County librarian Stan Dean. Junior entries will be judged by North-East writers Fiona Ritchie-Walker and John Dean.
The results are expected to be announced in May.
Mr Dean said: "To have attracted more than 300 stories is terrific, but what particularly pleases me is the number of young writers who have entered our inaugural junior section."
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