What's Your Story, Chorley? 2026 Competitions
Competition Corner
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Poetry Competition
Do you live in the Lancashire area and love writing poetry? Why not enter our What's Your Story Chorley? poetry competition! To enter simply:
- Write a poem of no more than 30 lines around the theme of ‘My Hero’ – an inspirational person in your life
Requirements:
- Entries should be single spaced.
- Open style: poems can be rhyming or free verse, serious, humorous or thought provoking - your choice!
- This competition is open for those over the age of 18 who live in the Lancashire area. One entry per person
- The poem should not have been published/broadcast e.g. on the radio, online, in a magazine or newspaper
Submitting your entry:
- Email your finished poem to events@chorley.gov.uk or post them to Chorley Town Hall, Market Street, Chorley PR7 1DP with a cover letter that includes your name, age, email, phone number and address
- Shortlisted poems will be read aloud at an open mic event at Astley Hall on Saturday 21 March, as part of What’s Your Story, Chorley?
- If you’re shortlisted, you and a guest will receive a FREE ticket to attend the event. Put the date in your diary and good luck!
- DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: Friday 6 March 2026
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Create your own comic book strip
We're calling on local young budding artists to enter our What's Your Story Chorley? Comic Book Strip competition! To enter simply:
- Create your own superhero and tell us their story in a five-frame comic book strip, using the downloadable template:
Requirements:
- This competition is open to school age children who live in the Lancashire area. One entry per person.
Submitting your entry:
- Email your entry to events@chorley.gov.uk or post them to Chorley Town Hall, Market Street, Chorley PR7 1DP with a cover letter that includes your name, age, email, and phone number
- The winning entries will be displayed throughout the town during the Comic Con weekend of What’s Your Story, Chorley? (28 and 29 March 2026)
- Put the deadline date in your diary and good luck!
- DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: Saturday 28 February 2026