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SUMMARY:Scottish Wildlife Trust Words of the Wild Writing Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11:59pm on 12 July 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nAdult Prizes: Various prize bundles\nWord Limit: 1\,000 words\nTheme: Changing seasons\nCategories: Short Story Competitions\, Poetry Competitions\, Non Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/wordsofthewild/competition\n\nThe Scottish Wildlife Trust is once again inviting you to tell your story of Scotland’s wildlife and wild places. What are the natural waymarkers that you look for that signal the transition from one season to the next? Which species do you most look forward to seeing at certain times of year? And what signs are you seeing that our seasons are changing as our planet warms? \nSubmissions can be in English\, Scots or Gaelic up to 1\,000 words long and written in any form: poem\, letter\, short story\, essay\, song lyrics – whichever works best to tell your story. This year’s theme is “Changing seasons”.  \nA winner from each age and language category will be selected by the panel of judges and will receive an amazing prize bundle: \nAdult winners (18 years and over)\n– 24-litre Swarovski backpack\n– £100 voucher for NHBS\n– £50 voucher for Wild Fungarium\n– 70cl bottle of Seòlta Spiced Rum\n– Complete series of Melissa Harrison’s Seasons anthologies\n– Opticron 10x magnification hand lens\n– 2027 Scottish Wildlife calendar\n– 1-year’s membership to the Trust or a wildlife adoption \nJunior winners (under 18 years)\n– Trail camera starter bundle (including a Num’axes camera\, memory card and batteries)\n– £50 voucher for Wild Fungarium\n– Swarovski baseball cap\n– Complete series of Melissa Harrison’s Seasons anthologies\n– Opticron 10x magnification hand lens\n– 2027 Scottish Wildlife calendar\n– 1-year’s membership to the Trust or a wildlife adoption \nTwo runners-up in each category will also receive a 2027 Scottish Wildlife calendar. \nWinners will be announced at a special event as part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival in October. \nYour submission will be judged on its originality\, creativity and inspirational qualities by a brilliant panel of judges: Craig Aitchison\, Susi Briggs\, Taylor Dyson\, Anne Frater\, Martin MacIntyre\, Eve McIntosh\, Sandy NicDhòmhnaill Jones\, Rachel Stewart\, and Dr Kenny Taylor.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/words-wild-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Letter Review Prize for Books
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (ET) 29th July 2026\nEntry Fee:  $30; Additional entries $20\nPrizes: 2-4 Winners are announced who share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. Winners may choose to have an extract published\, and receive a letter of recommendation from our Judges. 10-20 writers are Shortlisted.\nWord Limit: First 5\,000 words of your manuscript or 15 pages of poetry (see Letter Review site for full details)\nCategory: Novel competition / Non-fiction competition / Poetry competition\nCompetition Website: letterreview.com/information/\n\nThe competition is open to anyone in the world. The entry must not have been traditionally published. The competition organisers are seeking all varieties of novels\, short story collections\, nonfiction\, and poetry collections. We will accept manuscripts which are unpublished\, self published\, and some which are indie published. Review the full entry guidelines for further details. You can access previous winners on the Letter Review site to give you an idea of what floats their boat. The judges will be Kita Das and Dr. Ol James. \nThe Book Prize is open to anyone in the world but the entry must not have been traditionally published. The competition is open to all varieties of novels\, short story collections\, nonfiction\, and poetry collections. Manuscripts which are unpublished\, self-published\, and some which are indie published will be accepted. Be sure to refer to the full entry guidelines for further details. Entrants should submit the first 5\,000 words of their manuscript\, whether it be prose or poetry.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/letter-review-prize-books/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Novel Competitions,Poetry Competitions
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