Monday, July 8th saw the adjudication for our dialogue competition, judged by novelist and poet, Mandy Sutter, and compèred by our new competitions secretary, Emma Storr. No less than 29 members submitted pieces for the competition, providing quite a challenge for our judge. She described the quality of the entries as high throughout and began with providing some very helpful advice in respect to the pitfalls to avoid when writing dialogue, as well as offering a few useful tips. Mandy went on to provide individual feedback for all the people present on the night who had submitted. Finally, we enjoyed readings of the winning dialogues. It all made for a thoroughly stimulating and entertaining evening.

The winning members present on the night (from left to right): Pat Pickavance, Judge Mandy Sutter, Rita Morrison (with winner’s trophy), Linda Fulton, Ian Harker and Jenny Tennant-Jackson.