BUDDING poets are being invited to enter the Preston Writers' Guild annual competition with a chance of scooping the £100 top prize.

Winning entries of the 6th annual challenge will be published in next year's edition of the Guild's Write Stuff book.

Entries are £2 per poem and writers may submit numerous poems -- no longer than 32 lines each.

Closing date for entries is August 31 and the winners will be announced on October this year.

For information send a SAE to the competitions secretary, 24 Oak Tree Avenue, Leyland, Preston, Lancs, PR25 5PJ.