Exeter Writers

The Exeter Writers 2018 Short Story Competition is open for entries! Our annual short story competition began in 2009 and is very popular. We receive entries from all over the world. First prize £500 Second prize £250 Third prize £100 Plus a prize for writers in Devon of £100 Closing date 28th February 2018 (Midnight) Go to our Competition Page for further details. Tweet

Back in 1992, Elizabeth Ducie nearly died in Brazil. Or to be completely accurate, she nearly died on a plane about to land in Sao Paulo. “I collapsed in the loo (not the most glamorous of locations, admittedly) and had to be hauled out by the air crew, not breathing. It totally disrupted breakfast service in First Class, as that was the only place there was room to lay me out on the floor. Then, when the inevitable call went out for a doctor, there were seventy-six on board, cardiologists flying home from a convention in Europe. My colleagues told me later the doctors were surrounding me, waving syringes in the air and arguing about whether I was having a heart attack or not!”