Jenny Colgan and National Express Launch Short Story Competiton

RNA nominee Jenny Colgan has teamed up with the UK’s largest coach operator National Express to launch ‘Take us on a Journey’, a short story competition inviting people to submit fictional works inspired by travel.

The competition opens today (Monday 28th January) offering people the chance to fulfil a lifetime ambition, enjoy an incredible CV-boost, or even just the inspiration to pick up a pen.

The winning entry will be published in the e-book edition of Jenny’s best-selling novel ‘The Good, The Bad and The Dumped’, which is out in summer 2013.

Short stories can be up to 2,000 words and must be unpublished and original. The central theme of the stories must be ‘journeys’, and these can either be literal or metaphorical.

Tom Stables, Managing Director National Express Coach said: “National Express carry millions of passengers every year to UK destinations and we also help people go on holiday abroad, with a third of our network serving airports. We thought it would be interesting to turn the tables and ask people to take us on a journey with our short story competition. E-books are an increasingly popular choice on the coach and we are really looking forward to seeing the entries.”

Jenny Colgan, added “Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone has had drama or happiness in their lives – or maybe you’ve got something funny or smart to say about the ordinary day to day…and we want to hear it from you! Whether you’ve written a bit before or are a total beginner, why not tell us your story and see where we can go?”

To enter and for full terms and conditions visit the National Express website

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Good luck everyone!