There are two categories, and great prizes to win from a Kobo reader and vouchers to the top prize of £1000. Taking part is easy just send your poem or short story with the entry form to: Writing@Sea Creative Writing Competition, MSSC, 202 Lambeth Road, London, SE1 7JW or email [email protected]. Find out more about the competition and Writing@Sea here: www.marine-society.org where you can also see all the terms and conditions. The closing date is 31 December 2013, and the winner will be announced in January 2014. Our team of judges are: Mark Windsor, Marine Society Director of Lifelong Learning, and authors, Howard Cunnell, Jeremy Reed, Colin Darch and Bob Jackman.
Writing@Sea is a companion to our online Maths@Sea up-skilling programme that gives you the basic fundamentals of written English including report writing, formal letters, and grammar essentials. It has been specially written for those in the maritime sector and the examples, assignments, and tests use language and imagery familiar to seafarers.
The course helps seafarers to:
- Organise ideas and express them with clarity and brevity
- Draft written reports, letters and emails
- Identify common mistakes made with apostrophes, spelling and punctuation
Writing@Sea is authored by a specialist English tutor who served as an external assessor for the main examining bodies. It is hosted and promoted by the Marine Society which aims to be the first in learning and personal development for seafarers. The course costs just £15 and can be purchased online from: www.marinesocietyshop.org
