Enter the competition : carersuk . org / creative
From La Casa Cernicalo by Michelle Perkins
Nothing to do but to smell the sweetness of the vine which grew along the overhead struts and furnished them with tomatoes and shade . The safest place on earth , Salvatore often told Myra - this garden in the sky . ‘ I wondered where you had got to .’ Salvatore spoke with such tenderness as he approached , that without questioning she linked her arm with his , and they walked back down the hall . Together they passed through the kitchen , past the smell of dinner cooking and stepped out onto the balcony , back into the sun .
‘ I can ’ t do this ’ by Kate Maher
I can ’ t do this She thinks , As she does it .
I can ’ t bear this She thinks , As she bears it .
I hate this She thinks , Even as She continues To Love .
First prize in each category is £ 100 in high street vouchers and £ 125 in Specsavers eye care vouchers
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You can enter
• up to two poems , each no longer than 40 lines
• one short story , of up to 1,000 words
The first prize in each category is £ 100 in high street vouchers and £ 125 in Specsavers eye care vouchers .
Submit your entries by 31 July 2018 online at : carersuk . org / creative
Alternatively you can submit your entries by post . Send a printed copy of your entry along with a covering letter that includes your full name , address , phone number , email address and the title ( s ) of your entry to :
Creative writing competition Carers UK , 20 Great Dover Street , London SE1 4LX .
The Carers UK creative writing competition underlines the power of sharing the challenges , joys and complex emotions that come with caring for a loved one .
Featuring poems and stories from the 2015 competition , this anthology focuses on Carers UK ’ s 50th Anniversary message : no one should have to care alone .
Read inspiring and powerful writing about lives touched by caring , and explore shared perspectives , diverse experiences and distinct ways of writing about them .
“ No one should have to care alone and no story that needs to be told should go unheard . This is writing that demands to be shared . Discover poetry and stories where words have conspired with the imagination to convey experience , increase understanding , and communicate feelings that might otherwise never have been known .” – Cheryl Moskowitz , competition judge
However caring affects you and your family , we ’ re here . carersuk . org
Cover photography by Dawn Hart , who cares for her twins Ethan and Grace .
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