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SUMMARY:AWMA Writing Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline:  Extended to 14th June 2025\nEntry Fee: $10 (or $5 for under 16s)\nPrizes: First: $200\, Second: $100\, Third: $50\, & top three get a two-year digital subscription to Martial Arts Magazine (value $98)\nWord Limit: 1\,000 words\nTheme: Martial Arts\nCategory: Short Story Competitions / Non-fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: austwriters.com/awmacomp-info\n\nCompetition Details\nThe  Albury Wodonga Martial Arts (AWMA) is celebrating their 10th year and to help mark the occasion they are running this writing competition on the theme of Martial Arts. As well as the Open category detailed above for adults\, there are two categories for children. Here are the summaries of all three: \nCategories: \nOpen : Aged 16 and Above\n– Entry Fee: $10\n– Maximum words: 1\,000\n– First: $200\n– Second: $100\n– Third: $50  \n10 to 15 years old\n– Entry Fee: $5\n– Maximum words: 750\n– First: $100 Harvey Norman Gift Voucher\n– Second: $50\n– Third: $25  \n9 years and under\n– Entry Fee: $5\n– Maximum words: 750\n– First: $100\n– Second: $50\n– Third: $25  \nNote that as well as the cash prizes mentioned\, all writers in the top three in their category will receive a two-year digital subscription to Martial Arts Magazine (value $98). \nThe entries can be fiction or non-fiction as long as martial arts are a central part and you treat it with respect. \nThe judges for the competition are as follows:\nVanessa McKay – Publications Manager of Martial Arts Magazine Australia\nNoah Legel – Renshi 4th Dan\, Owner of Illinois Practical Karate\nJustin Colbert – Renshi 5th Dan\, Owner of Albury Wodonga Martial Arts \nCheck the competition website for further details.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/awma-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Hastings Book Festival Competition 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 10pm on 30 June 2025\nEntry Fee: Single entry fee is £8.25; Two entries: £15; Three entries £21 (Max one entry for creative non-fiction)\nPrizes: 1st prize £250\, 2nd prize £100\, and 3rd prize £50\nWord Limit: Stories up to 2\,500 words; poems up to 40 lines; creative non-fiction up to 1\,000 words\nEligibility: Entrants to all competitions must be a minimum of 18 years old at time of entry\, but the competition is open to all\, including non-UK based writers.\nJudges: Short Story\, Jen Calleja (Poetry)\, Creative Non-Fiction\nCategory: James Young (Short Story)\, Poetry\, Sam Davey (Creative Non-Fiction)\nCompetition Website: hastingsbookfest.org/competitions\n\nThe annual Hastings Book Festival Competition launched on 31 March 2025 and closed on 30 June 2025. With prizes for short stories\, poems and creative non-fiction\, there’s something for everyone\, with extra options for those living in Sussex or near Hastings. \nThe categories and prizes are as follows: \nThe main Hastings Book Festival Writing competition is for writers of short story and poetry and can be on any theme. Entries are welcome from anywhere in the world. \nThe Sussex Prize is for writers living in East and West Sussex and one will be chosen from the shortlisted entries of each of the categories for the main competition. \nThe Founder’s Prize is for emerging writers living within a 20-mile radius of Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea. It is for works of creative non-fiction and the theme is ‘REFLECTIONS’. This will be limited to one entry per person with a maximum of 50 entries overall.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/hastings-book-festival-competition/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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