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The Missing People charity is looking for contributions to an anthology of writing that reflects the experience of having a loved one go missing,
Only people who have experience of someone close to them being missing can submit entries.
Writers must be at least 18 years old.
Only original work can be submitted – poetry and various types of prose including stories, reflections and letters.
Poetry: up to 40 lines, Prose: up to 1,000 words. Maximum of five entries per person.
Writing should reflect one of the following themes in the context of missing:
– love
– hope
– memories
Details