And there are prizes of £50 to be won for winners of the Over 18 and Under 18 categories, with £30 prizes for the runners-up. Poetic Justice Productions was set up to stage events to mark the legendary author's time spent in Irvine as a child. This year, Poetic Justice won the first-ever Poe International Award for their work in promoting literature. Entries to the short story competition should be sent to fireballjools@hotmail.com and the closing date is 1pm on Friday, November 7. The winners will be announced at a special event in Irvine later this year.