July is the dullest month for birding – it’s a well-known fact! That’s why birders get interested in dragonflies!
Or is it the dullest month? Maybe it’s the best? It may be the best if you are keen on dragonflies.
This blog’s 2018 writing competition is to make the case that any particular month of the year is either the best or the worst month for enjoying nature in the UK. How you treat that subject is up to you. there will be a prize, a signed copy of my book Remarkable Birds, for what I consider to be the best entry praising a month of the year and another for what I consider to be the best entry slagging off a particular month.
A few rules:
- Entries should be sent as WORD (.doc or .docx) attachments to emails sent to [email protected] to arrive by midnight on 30 September 2018 with the subject BEST MONTH or WORST MONTH.
- Entries should stand alone and not require any images or web links.
- All entries are considered on the basis that the two winning entries will be posted on this blog. Non-winners may be asked whether they would consent to have their blogs published as well.
- Entries should not have appeared in substantial form elsewhere on the internet or in print (but it will be quite difficult for us to check!). Entries are welcome from anywhere in the universe.
- You can enter as many times as you like.
- The decision of the judge, that’s me, will be final (and perfectly judged!). I’ll be looking for writing that grabs my attention – even if I don’t necessarily agree with what you write.