HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 10th – 19th September 2021 ‘Edible England’

     Thomas Hardy Society CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION!

Imagine you have been invited to dinner at Max Gate the home of

Thomas Hardy - famous novelist and poet.

The year is somewhere between 1890 -1920

You have been asked to:

Create a Guest List - maximum 6 guests –
(guests must be from the time period 1890 – 1920)

Design a Dinner Menu
(based upon the food served between 1890-1920)

and

If you could ask Hardy or any of his guests one question, what would it be?

Please return your entry to:

Thomas Hardy Society ‘Edible England’ Creative Writing Competition

c/o Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8PY

Or email to: info@hardysociety.org

with

Your Name and Contact Details telephone number/email: …………………………………………

                                                                                   …………………………………………

Please could you let us know your age if under 18yrs: …………………………………………

Competition closes 31st October 2021!

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