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Search for a WI Life Columnist

If you’d like to try your hand at becoming our new columnist, please send two 400-word articles on the following subject areas:

• The biggest challenge facing the WI
• Something I care about (could be an event, a group, a single person, or an issue facing your community)

Please try to keep your style as conversational and chatty as possible – imagine you’re talking to a fellow WI member if that helps. You’re article needn’t be side-splittingly funny, but should be light-hearted and humorous if the subject matters permits. It doesn’t matter where you live, what your age is or whether you’re a professional writer or a talented amateur. What’s crucial, whatever you choose to write about, is that your personality shines through.

Please send your articles, complete with all your contact details and a covering letter to: WI Life columnist competition, 104 New King’s Road, London SW6 4LY or email n.maidment@nfwi.org.uk.

Please note, we are looking for prose not poetry. Regrettably we will be unable to return submissions. Closing date for applications is Friday 26 September 2008.
Conditions for entry

  • You must be a WI member.
  • You must be easily contactable. Access to email is preferable but not essential.
  • You must be able to write to length and follow a brief.
  • You must be able to work to deadlines.
  • You must accept your work being edited as required.