Prizes Offered for One-act Play and Poems

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 30, 8 February 1929, Page 6

Prizes Offered for One-act Play and Poems

E give another reminder of the two literary competitions now being conducted by the Radio Broadcasting Company. One competition relates to the writing of a one-act play and the other to the composition of two poems, one dramatic, the other humorous, Full particulars appeared in the issue of the "Radio Record" of January 18. The competition for the best original one-act radio play was proposed by the 1YA Musical and Dramatic Committee, the 2YA Musical and Dramatic Committee being accredited with the suggestion that prizes be given for the best literary efforts in the direction of poetry. The judges of the entries in connection with the

one-act play will be a sub-committee of the 1YA Musical and Dramatic Committee. Entries in the radio play competition, for which the prizes are £5 :5s., §. and £1 1s., close on February 28. The time for the closing of entries in connection with poetry competitions is March 1. The prizes for this competition will be:-First prize, £3, second prize, £2, third price, 10/6 box of Cadbury's chocolates. All the three prizes* are’ donated by Cadbury’s Limited. The judges who will officiate. in connection with the competition the best original poems, dramatic and’ humorous, will be Mr. Johannes Andersen (Turnbull Library), Dr. Guy Schofield, and Mr. C. A. Marris, editor of the "N.Z. Referee."