5 NOVEMBER 1983, Page 38

Competition

No. 1294: Old Nicola Set by Jaspistos: Recent discussions about the femininity of God have ignored the possible femininity of the Devil. You are in- vited to provide a poem (maximum 16 lines) or a piece of prose (maximum 150 words) putting the case that the Devil is female. Entries to 'Competition No. 1294' by 18 November.