
For all of you writers and artists out there, we’re delighted to announce that the Walk with Words Writing Competition deadline has been extended to Monday September 1st. You can find all about it at 12pm in The Minories Garden this Sunday.
For those unable to join us on Sunday, Walk with Words is a new interactive walking route connecting Colchester City, University of Essex and Greenstead. Arranged on 16 posts, a QR code geo-locates content offering walkers a diverse mix of materials inspired by the journey.
The competition invites people to take inspiration from any moment on the walk or surrounding area to create content under the 2025 theme of ‘Communities within Communities’. It’s open to all ages and abilities, and can be anything from a piece of flash fiction to a Haiku poem, a video clip to a spoken word performance, or a short-story to a bite-size memoir.
Participating not only offers entrants the opportunity to be featured on the Walk with Words digital platform but also a shot at the grand prize of £150. Learn more and submit your work by the new date of Monday 1st September 2025 by visiting walkwithwords.co.uk.