.I would like you to write a short story (up to 1,500 words) or a poem (up to 20 lines) about Christmas. This can be a fictional story about cats, or a story where your cat(s) saves Christmas, or what Christmas means to your cat(s). The cat is the star. The winning story and poem will be published on the website in the December update in time for Christmas.  The winners will receive a signed copy of A Cat Called Dog by Jem Vanston. As a special treat we have 10 signed copies that you can buy now if you’d like to put one away for as a Christmas gift. Price in the UK will be £6.99 and free postage and packing. Prices for the US will be $10 and free shipping. If you live anywhere else in the world and want a copy please contact me and we’ll work out the currency differences.

Also, if you’d like a free critique of your story and/or poem let me know when you submit them.

Send them to p.dewberry@ntlworld.comby November 25th; this gives me a couple of weeks to work through them in time for the December update.  If you have any questions about this competition please contact me.

Good luck!