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SUMMARY:Galtellì "Reeds in the Wind" International Literary Prize 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 20th July 2025\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: 1st Place: €500.00\nWord Limit: 5\,000 and 7\,000 characters (NOT words)\, excluding title\nEligibility: Open to anyone aged 18 or over\, international\nparticipants welcome\, entries can be written in Italian\, Sardinian\, or English\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  premiocannealvento.it/en/premio\n\nThis free-to-enter literary prize is run by The Municipality of Galtellì\, in collaboration with Jane Austen’s Book Club Association. the Galtellì “Reeds in the Wind” International Literary Prize is dedicated to Grazia Deledda\, Nobel Prize for Literature. \nNote there are several rules that must be adhered to in order to avoid disqualification\, so please read the details on the competition website carefully. \nThe competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over. International participants are welcome\, entries can be written in Italian\, Sardinian\, or English.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/galtelli-international-literary-prize/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Flashback Fiction Challenge 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) 21st July\, 2025\nEntry Fee: Lucky Dip Tickets:- Early Bird: £4\, General: £8\, from 23rd April: £9; Golden Tickets:- Early Bird: £15\, General: £20\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1000\nWord Limit: 3\,000 words max\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  globesoup.net/2025-flashback-fiction-challenge\n\nFor this challenge\, writers will be assigned a specific decade—the 1950s\, 60s\, 70s\, 80s\, 90s\, or early 2000s—and must craft a contemporary short story that includes at least one flashback set in that assigned decade! The idea is that the flashbacks should feel unmistakably of their time. From the language or cultural references to the setting or mood\, Globe Soup are seeking stories that capture the essence of their decade and transport readers into that world. \nIf you take the Lucky Dip option\, you will be randomly assigned a decade. If you choose the Golden Ticket\, you can choose your decade. Once you receive your assignment\, you’ll have until the deadline to craft a complete story (of 3\,000 words or fewer) that features at least one flashback to your assigned decade. There’s no minimum word requirement\, but your entry must stand alone as a full story. \nThe decades are:\n1. 1950s (1950-1959)\n2. 1960s (1960-1969)\n3. 1970s (1970-1979)\n4. 1980s (1980-1989)\n5. 1990s (1990-1999)\n6. Early 2000s (2000-2009) \nYou can read more about the rules and guidance for competition HERE. \nSo if you fancy taking part in this exciting competition\, get in early and take advantage of the early bird prices – and then decide whether you want to risk the lucky dip or pick your own decade! \nNote that for writers who want to take part in regular competitions but also be part of an online writing community\, Globe Soup is a brilliant option. As well as the open competitions (like this one) which are outlined on their website\, they also have an amazing members-only Facebook group with regular free-to-enter competitions and plenty of writing-related chat.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/flashback-fiction-challenge/
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SUMMARY:Southlands Arts Creative Writing Competition 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 31 July 2025\nEntry Fee: £3.00 for a single submission. £5 if you submit to both life writing and creative writing\nPrizes: Adults: First prize in each adult category is £100\, second prize is £50\, runners up will each receive £20. Under 18s: First prize in each under 18 category is £50\, second prize is £25\, runners up will each receive £10\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words (excluding title)\nEligibility: Prose only from writers resident in the UK at the time of submission\nJudges: Jayne Towndrow\, Paula O’Shea and Elizabeth Drummond (published author)\nCategories: Fiction/Short Story / Life Writing\nCompetition Website: southlandsarts.co.uk/competition\n\nThe Southlands Writing Competition 2025 is open for entries until the deadline on 31st July 2025. There are two categories for entry: Fiction/Short Story and Life Writing. The theme for the Fiction/Short Story category is the weather. It’s up to you how you include the weather but some kind of weather must be included. Entries for the Life Writing category should be about the writer’s own life. \nEntry fees are: £3.00 for a single submission. £5 if you submit to both life writing and creative writing. Fees go toward the prize pots and the Southlands Arts Centre\, a charity with a mission to bring the arts to the local and wider community.  \nCheck out the competition website for further details.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/southlands-arts-creative-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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