[John Whitworth]

No. 2593: Dear John
You are invited to submit a Dear John letter in the style of an author or poet of your choice (16 lines/150 words maximum). Entries to ‘Competition 2593’ by 23 April or email lucy@spectator.co.uk.

I think that looks very inviting and I expect a large entry from you clever people. You're good at parody, better than you seem to be at anagrams. Auden came up with an anagram for Tamburlaine - a nubile tram. Quite good but not a winner. Wystan Hugh Auden is HAW! HUG NASTY NUDE!

Please note that prizes are now £30, plus a fiver extra for the top gun. You can see that our fame has reached as far as lucy for our thread on 'Anagram Hell'. Lets get in among them prizes.

I have to tell you I won £30 for my Saint Simeon Stylites and the overall winning Diogenes is a gem. By Martin Parker, who is a real person. I think the other winners are all pseudonyms, probably of Bill Greenwell's.