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SUMMARY:Elmbridge Literary Competition 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 24th February 2025\nEntry Fee: Adults: £8\, Under 18s: free\nPrizes: Adults: 1st Place: £250; 2nd: £150; 3rd: £100; Under 18s: £10-£35 in book tokens\nWord Limit: Varies\nTheme: The River\nCategory: Short Story Competitions/Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  rcsherrifftrust.org.uk/elmbridge-literary-competition/\n\nThe Elmbridge Literary Competition 2024 is run in partnership with publisher Sampson Low\, who will publish the winning entries as a Chapbook. Open to short stories and poems\, there are various categories for under 18s and another for adults. Check out the competition terms and conditions for all the details. Please read the terms carefully as they vary depending on the type of submission and the age of the entrant. \nNote that there are different prizes and word/line limits for the different categories\, but the adults have a word limit of 1\,500 words for short story entries and 30 lines for poems. Note also that the Arial font must be used. There is the option to pay for Judges Feedback (fee £10.00) or a Full Critique (fee £25). \nGood luck!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/elmbridge-literary-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250218
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
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SUMMARY:Poetry Wales Award 2024/25
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on 17th February 2025\nEntry Fee: £5 per poem (or FREE for magazine subscribers and low-income households)\nPrizes: 1st Place: £500 plus a writing course or retreat; 2nd Place: £100; 3rd Place: £50; top three also win a One Year Subscription to Poetry Wales & publication in Poetry Wales\nWord Limit: 70 lines maximum (excluding title and line breaks)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nJudge: Jeremy Dixon (prize-winning poet\, workshop leader and maker of Artist’s Books)\nCompetition Website: poetrywales.co.uk/award\n\nSponsored by Literature Wales\, the Poetry Wales Award is a single-poem competition open to poets worldwide to share their new\, never-before-published work. The competition will be open from 17th December 2024 to 17th February 2025 and the entry fee is £5 per poem (maximum length 70 lines).  \nThe judge for the 2024/25 competition is Jeremy Dixon\, a prize-winning poet\, workshop leader and maker of Artist’s Books. He is the author of the pamphlet IN RETAIL (Arachne Press\, 2019). His first full collection A VOICE COMING FROM THEN (Arachne Press\, 2021) won the Wales Book of the Year Poetry Award 2022.  \nThe winner will receive £500 plus the choice of either a course at Literature Wales’ Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre or a week-long self-catered retreat at their dedicated writing retreat cottage\, Nant. Second place will get £100 and third will get £50\, and all three winners will be published in Poetry Wales and get a year’s subscription too. 10 highly commended poets will be invited to read at the Awarding Ceremony\, and have their poems published in an online booklet on poetrywales.co.uk.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/poetry-wales-award/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250215
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UID:7630-1739491200-1739577599@newwriters.org.uk
SUMMARY:Writers' & Artists' Short Story Competition 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 14th February 2025\nEntry Fee:  Free\, though entrants must be registered on writersandartists.co.uk\nPrizes: An Arvon Residential Writing Week (worth £850) plus publication\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\nTheme: Wonder\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nJudge: Vanessa Onwuemezi\nCompetition Website:  writersandartists.co.uk/competitions/writers-artists-short-story-competition-2025\n\nThe Writers’ & Artists’ Short Story Competition 2025 is fantastic opportunity for a short story writer to win a place on the renowned Arvon Residential Writing Week course\, which usually costs £850. The competition is free to enter (although you’ll need a – free – account at the Writers’ & Artists’ website). \nHead judge Vanessa Onwuemezi won The White Review Short Story Prize in 2019 and her work has appeared in literary and art magazines\, including Granta\, Frieze and Prototype. \nThe closing date for entries is midnight 14th February 2025\, and the winner – along with two runners-up – will be announced on the blog pages of their site in March 2025.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/writers-artists-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250215
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
CREATED:20250122T111045Z
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SUMMARY:Arvon Online Writing Week: Writing Relationships in Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Course Dates: Monday 10th February – Friday 14th February 2025\nFee: Standard: £450\, Concessions: £315 (Arvon also offer limited concessionary places at a 30% reduction)\nTutors: Ella Frears\, Shivanee Ramlochan & Daniel Sluman\nCategory: Writing Courses & Opportunities\nCompetition Website: arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/online-writing-week-love-poetry\n\nOrganised by Arvon\, who have been running courses and retreats for writers for over fifty years\, the Online Writing Week: Writing Relationships in Poetry is perfect for writers who want the content and connections of a writing retreat\, but without the need to travel anywhere. \nWith five days of writing workshops\, readings and tutorials\, the course will include up to 14 writers and be delivered through Zoom. With daily interactive meetings\, two one-to-one tutorials with experienced tutors (25 minutes each) and the chance to meet lots of like-minded writers\, this could be the kickstart your poetry needs. Arvon will also throw in free passes to any of their webinars running between 10th and 14th February (each of which is usually priced at £40). \nThe three tutors on the course are:\n– Ella Frears\, whose collection Shine\, Darling (Offord Road Books\, 2020) was shortlisted for both the Forward Prize for Best First Collection\, and the T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry.\n– Shivanee Ramlochan. a Trinidadian writer whose debut\, Everyone Knows I Am a Haunting (Peepal Tree Press\, 2017)\, was shortlisted for the 2018 Forward Prize for Best First Collection.\n– Daniel Sluman\, a 38-year-old poet and disability rights activist who co-edited the first major UK Disability poetry anthology Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back and he has appeared widely in UK poetry journals. \nSo\, if you have always wanted to attend a writing retreat but the practicalities of life have stopped you\, this could be a fantastic option for you.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/arvon-online-writing-week-poetry/
CATEGORIES:Courses & Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250201
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
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SUMMARY:New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on Friday 31 January 2025\nEntry Fee: £10 for one entry\, £19 for two entries\, £27 for three entries\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,100; 2nd Place: £300; 3rd Place: £200\nWord Limit: 300 (excluding title)\nEligibility: Anyone aged 16 years or older (at the time of entry) from anywhere in the world.\nCharity:  £1 from each entry will be donated to First Story (England’s leading creative writing charity for young people)\nHead Judge: Shreya Sen-Handley (Author\, Columnist\, Playwright and Illustrator)\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: newwriters.org.uk/flash-fiction-competition\n\nThe New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2024 is seeking imaginative\, thought-provoking flash fiction stories. With our biggest-ever prize fund of £1\,600 and the winners getting published on the website and a future anthology\, this is a great competition for new and experienced writers to get their work out there. \nWe’re delighted to welcome the celebrated author\, playwright\, columnist and illustrator Shreya Sen-Handley as the head judge for the competition. During her varied and brilliant career to date\, Shreya has published three books with HarperCollins: the award-winning ‘Memoirs of My Body’ (2017)\, the acclaimed short story collection ‘Strange’ (2019)\, and the bestselling travelogue ‘Handle With Care’ (2022). Shreya is currently working on her fourth book\, which is set to be published by Penguin in 2026.  \nNote that £1.00 from each entry will be donated to the excellent creative writing charity\, First Story. They do brilliant work and run several projects to help empower young people and give them a creative voice). So even if you don’t win\, you’ll still be contributing to a good cause. \nLow Income Entries: We want to make the competition accessible to as many writers as possible. We have therefore funded a limited number of free entries for low-income writers. These are available on a first-come\, first-served basis (though no later than 15th January 2025\, one entry per person). Please see the terms and conditions for details.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/flash-fiction-comp-2025/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250101
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
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SUMMARY:Arkbound Writing Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 December 2024\nEntry Fee: £8\nPrizes: Free copy of published book; cash prize TBD\nWord Limit: 4\,500\nJudge: Bridget Reaume\, Publishing Executive of Arkbound\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\, Non-fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: arkbound.com/writing-competitions\n\nThe latest writing competition from Arkbound Publishing – officially entitled ‘Exploring Scottish Natural Landscapes\, Cultural Heritage\, and Environmental Preservation’ – invites UK writers and poets to participate in their latest competition which explores the historical significance and cultural emphasis on Scotland’s natural landscapes. Participants are encouraged to submit works of poetry and prose\, analysing and reflecting on Scottish landscape\, its hand in shaping national identity\, environmental preservation\, biodiversity\, urban pollution. They are seeking submissions exploring landscape memory\, intangible cultural heritage and/or urban & rural landscapes. See the competition site for the full details.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/arkbound-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Writing Magazine Grand Flash Prize 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 December 2024\nEntry Fee: £15 (standard rate) or £10 (for magazine print subscribers or digital members)\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000; 2nd Place: £150; 3rd Place: £50; the winning entry will be published in Writing Magazine\nWord Limit: 500\nJudge: Writing Magazine editorial team\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: writers-online.co.uk/writing-competitions/grand-flash-2024\n\nIf you want the chance to win £1\,000 and get your entry published in a magazine with a circulation of around 20\,000\, this could be the competition for you. Discounted entry fees are available to Writing Magazine subscribers or digital members\, so it’s worth considering (as the magazine is packed full of useful tips\, articles and information for writers). With a 500-word limit\, it’s a little longer than many flash fiction competitions\, so it gives you room to flex your storytelling muscles\, but you’ve still got to make every word count. Good luck.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/writing-magazine-grand-flash-prize/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241230
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241231
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
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SUMMARY:New Writers Winter 50-Word Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11.59 (UK time) on Monday 30th December 2024\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: 1st Place: £50 plus one free entry to the New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2025\, and publication on the NewWriters.org.uk website\nWord Limit: 50 words (excluding title)\nTheme: Winter\nCategory: Flash Fiction / Poetry Competitions\nHow to Enter: Send your entry as an attachment (Word doc or Google doc please) to: competitions@newwriters.org.uk with the email subject “Winter 50-Word Competition”.\n\nThis competition is free to enter\, but entrants must sign up to the NewWriters.org.uk newsletter (use THIS LINK to sign up if you haven’t already). \nOur monthly newsletter includes details of upcoming writing competitions (including our current Flash Fiction Competition with a £1\,100 top prize!)\, along with tips and prompts and other news or offers we think might interest writers. We don’t share subscribers’ information with anyone else. \nYour winter-themed entry of up to 50 words can be prose or poetry. Please give your entry a title that isn’t ‘Winter’ (one year almost half the entries were called that and it complicated the anonymous judging process!). \nEntry to this free competition assumes you accept the following terms and conditions: \n\nEntries must be the sole work of the entrant and no AI or similar software may have been used to write it.\nEntries must be unpublished\, either in print or online (including social media).\nEntrants must be aged 16 years or older at the time of entry.\nEntries must be related to the theme of ‘Winter’ – though you can interpret that as loosely as you like.\nThe winner of competition will be paid a £50 prize and will receive one free entry to the New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2025 (worth £10\, deadline 31st January 2025).\nResults of the competition will be published in the NewWriters.org.uk newsletter in January 2025 and the winning entry will be published on the website soon after.\nEntries should be sent as email attachments (Word doc or Google doc please) to competitions@newwriters.org.uk with the email subject “Winter 50-Word Competition”.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/winter-50-word/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241216
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
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SUMMARY:Marlowe and Christie Flash Fiction Prize
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 15th December 2024\nEntry Fee: £9 Early Bird Entry (until 5th December 2024) then £11 for standard entry (until 15th December 2024)\nPrizes: Winner: £250/$325\nWord Limit: 250 words\nJudge: Patrick Gleeson\, author of Hattie Brings the House Down (Bedford Square Publishers\, 2024)\nTheme: Entries must be inspired by Christmas\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website:  marloweandchristie.com/flashfictionprize\n\nThe Marlowe and Christie Flash Fiction Prize is seeking stories of up to 250 words inspired by Christmas. DEADLINE AND FEE: Early-Bird Fee £9.00: Deadline 5th December (Midnight London time). Full Fee £11.00: Deadline 15th December (Midnight London time). Entrants will be notified of the results in time for Christmas. \nThe head judge is Patrick Gleeson\, author of Hattie Brings the House Down\, published in 2024 by Bedford Square Publishers\, who will be giving feedback on each of the 10 shortlisted entries.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/marlowe-christie-flash-fiction-prize/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241216
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
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SUMMARY:Fabuly Writer’s Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 15th December 2024\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: First prize: $500 and the winning story will be featured in Fabuly\, professionally illustrated and produced in an audio format\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\nTheme/Genre: An Unexpected Encounter\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: fabuly.io/writers-challenge\n\nOrganised by Fabuly\, the free e-book and audiobook publisher\, the Fabuly Writer’s Challenge is seeking stories of up to 2\,000 words on the theme of ‘An Unexpected Encounter’. The winner will receive $500 plus publication.  \nPlease note that if the organisers receive more than 200 entries\, they will stop accepting submissions in order to maintain the quality of the evaluation process.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/fabuly-writers-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241214
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
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SUMMARY:The Failing Writers Festive Flash Fiction Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midday (UK time) on 13th December 2024\nEntry Fee: £1\nPrizes: 1st Place: £500\nWord Limit: 350 words\nTheme: Festive and must include the mandatory special phrase (revealed in episode 20 of season 4 of the podcast released on Monday 4th Nov 2024)\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: failingwriterspodcast.com\n\nOrganised by The Failing Writers Podcast (“A podcast for anyone who ever dreamed of being a writer… then went and put the kettle on”)\, this flash fiction competition has a very reasonable £1 entry fee and a very nice top prize of £500. \nIt’s a festive-themed competition but you can choose the genre – it could be a spooky winter tale\, a love story\, historical fiction\, sci-fi… anything! As long as it’s festive. And festive can mean ‘Christmas’\, ‘Hannukah’\, ‘Solstice’\, ‘Diwali’ or any other wintery-type-festivities. \nNote that the mandatory special phrase for this year’s competition (which must be included in your entry) will be revealed in episode 20 of season 4 of the podcast on 4th November 2024. See the The Failing Writers Podcast website for more details.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/failing-writers-flash-fiction-competition/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241106
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
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SUMMARY:Time After Time Rhyme and Recycle E-Waste Poetry Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 5th November 2024\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: Cash prizes of £50 for those selected for the e-zine\nTheme/Genre: To engage and inspire young people to learn about e-waste through poetry\, song lyrics\, spoken word\, visual or multi-media.\nEligibility: This competition is open to people aged 18-24\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: hubbub.org.uk/time-after-time\n\nRHYME AND RECYCLE: AN E-WASTE POETRY CHALLENGE \nTime After Time is a campaign from Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity Hubbub that aims to lead the charge in action on e-waste. This competition is for young people with an interest in creative writing to think about ways to view the e-waste problem in a new light. \nYour submission should fit under one of the following themes and engage and inspire young people to learn about e-waste: \n\nManufacturing of Tech – reflecting on the global resources and labour it takes to make tech and how easily we forget about these factors when it comes to looking after our electricals.\nConsumerism – How many unused electricals do you have in your home? The average household has 21! Consider our relationship with different types of tech and the value we give to different items.\nExtending the Lifespan of a Product – Recycling\, selling\, donating or binning (👎) deciding what to do with our tech isn’t a decision many of us spend time on – how can we highlight this through poetry.\nLiving in the technology era – Many people see their phone as one of their most important items\, it goes with us everywhere and connects us to everyone – until a new model comes along. What does this mean about its value?\n\nCheck out the competition site for more details and good luck.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/time-after-time-poetry-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241102
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T125113Z
UID:7282-1730419200-1730505599@newwriters.org.uk
SUMMARY:Friends Who Write Season 3
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1st November 2024\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: Total Prize pool $7\,000. Consistency prize winner $2\,500 per team\nWord Limit: 1\,000 words\nEligibility: Must be 18+ to participate\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: t2.world/fww3\n\nFriends Who Write isn’t just a writing contest—it’s a celebration of friendship\, passion\, and individual creativity. Over the course of a month\, writers team up to hold each other accountable to weekly sprint deadlines. Submit 1\,000 words or more on any topic\, every Friday. In addition to winning the prizes\, you will also participate in free weekly workshops on writing skills and building confidence as a writer. Check out the competition site for the full details.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/friends-who-write-competition/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241101
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
CREATED:20240923T125126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T125552Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Magazine Writing for Children - Chapter Book Prize 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 October 2024\nEntry Fee: £7.50 (standard rate) or £6 (for magazine print subscribers or digital members)\nPrizes: 1st Place: consultation with top children’s fiction agent Julia Churchill; 2nd Place: picture book critique by Amy Sparkes; 3rd Place: a year’s subscription to Writers Online Membership\nWord Limit: 5\,000-10\,000 words\, plus synopsis and five-live pitch\nJudge: Writing Magazine editorial team\nCategory: Children’s Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website: writers-online.co.uk/writing-competitions/writing-for-children-chapter-book-prize-2024/\n\nRun by Writing Magazine\, this award is open to all unpublished and unagented writers and is an opportunity for you to submit your chapter book texts. We are not looking for illustrated stories or accompanying sample illustrations – please just send the story text. \nPlease enter\, in a single document:\n– The full manuscript of your story\, between 5\,000 and 15\,000 words.\n– A one-side\, double-spaced synopsis of whole book\n– Five-line pitch of your book \nThe first prize winner will be offered a consultation with top children’s fiction agent Julia Churchill\, a year’s subscription to Writers Online Membership. The second prize winner will be offered a picture book critique by Amy Sparkes through Writing Magazine Writing Courses\, a year’s subscription to Writers Online Membership. The third prize winner will win a year’s subscription to Writers Online Membership
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/writing-magazine-chapter-book-prize/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241101
DTSTAMP:20260424T122830
CREATED:20240923T123319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T125743Z
UID:7061-1730332800-1730419199@newwriters.org.uk
SUMMARY:Writing Magazine Writing for Children - Picture Book Prize 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 October 2024\nEntry Fee: £7.50 (standard rate) or £6 (for magazine print subscribers or digital members)\nPrizes: 1st Place: consultation with top children’s fiction agent Julia Churchill; 2nd Place: picture book critique by Amy Sparkes; 3rd Place: a year’s subscription to Writers Online Membership\nWord Limit: 800\nJudge: Writing Magazine editorial team\nCategory: Children’s Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website: writers-online.co.uk/writing-competitions/writing-for-children-picture-book-prize-2024\n\nRun by Writing Magazine\, this award is open to all unpublished and un-agented writers and is an opportunity for you to submit your picture book texts. Note that they are not looking for illustrated stories or accompanying sample illustrations – please just send the story text. \nEntries need to reflect traditional published picture book texts which do not rely on pop-ups\, tabs or touch to help deliver the story. The story should be fiction and can be rhyming or non-rhyming. The word count should be no more than 800 words. Your story can be split up into spreads (usually 12-14 spreads) or be one continuous piece of writing.   \nThe first prize winner will be offered a consultation with top children’s fiction agent Julia Churchill\, a year’s subscription to Writers Online Membership. The second prize winner will be offered a picture book critique by Amy Sparkes through Writing Magazine Writing Courses\, a year’s subscription to Writers Online Membership. The third prize winner will win a year’s subscription to Writers Online Membership
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/writing-magazine-picture-book-prize/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:Broken Sleep Books Poetry Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31st October 2024\nEntry Fee: £10 (standard entry) or £5 (low socioeconomic entry)\nPrizes: There are two prizes: 1 x full-length collection contract with Broken Sleep Books and £250. 1 x mentorship towards a full collection with Broken Sleep Books and £250 (low socioeconomic status entrants only)\nWord Limit: Minimum of 60 pages\, maximum of 90 pages.\nJudges: Penelope Shuttle (Lyonesse) & Andre Bagoo (Narcissus)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: brokensleepbooks.com/broken-sleep-books-poetry-competition\n\nThe Broken Sleep Books Poetry Competition 2024 is a fantastic opportunity for poets to get their full-length collection of poems into the world. With top-class judges in the form of Penelope Shuttle and Andre Bagoo and discounted entry fees for those of low socioeconomic status\, if you have at least 60 pages of poems\, this could be the competition for you. The winner will get a publishing contract for their poetry collection and £250. While the winning poet with a low socioeconomic status will receive mentorship towards a full collection with Broken Sleep Books and £250. \nNote that Broken Sleep Books have published numerous exceptional poetry collections\, including the debut collection of the winner of the New Writers Poetry Competition 2023 (and judge of the 2024 competition)\, Jordan Hamel.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/broken-sleep-books-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Solstice Nature Prize For Young Writers
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 October 2024\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: 1st: £100 plus publication in the Solstice Anthology (see notes for other prizes)\nWord Limit: 500 words (stories or blogs) or 40 lines (poems)\nEligibility: Entrants must be UK residents in one of the following age categories: 7-11* years\, 12-14* years\, 15-17* years and 18-25 years (*entrants will need permission to enter)\nJudge: Gill Lewis (multi-award-winning and best-selling author)\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\, Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: writingeastmidlands.co.uk/young-writers-groups/solstice-writing-prize\n\nThe Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers is delivered by Writing East Midlands\, with great thanks to Arts Council England and the Amazon Literary Partnership for funding the 2024 competition. It is open to UK residents who fit into one of the four age categories:\n(7-11 years) – you will need permission to enter.\n(12-14 years) – you will need permission to enter.\n(15-17 years) – you will need permission to enter.\n(18-25 years) – you will not need permission to enter. \nThere are some brilliant prizes up for grabs. First-place winners in each age category will receive £100 and have their work published in the 2024 Solstice Anthology. Five Highly Commended runners up per age category will receive goody bags and also have their work published in the online anthology. There are also regional prizes for the best pieces in each age group for young writers living in the East Midlands. \nThe head judge is the multi-award-winning and best-selling author of novels including Sky Hawk\, Sky Dancer\, White Dolphin\, and A Story Like the Wind. \nMoon Flight\, her latest book\, which was launched in March 2023 was recently Waterstones’ Book of the Month. Find out more about Gill and her wonderful stories about the natural world here: Gill Lewis \nSo if you like nature and writing\, this is the perfect competition for you (or your kids!).
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/solstice-prize-young-writers/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Trio International Poetry Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31st October 2024\nEntry Fee: £5 for the first poem\, £8 for two poems\, £10 for three poems\nPrizes: First Prize: £1\,000; 2nd: £300; 3rd: £100; plus four commended poems: £25 each\nWord Limit: 40 lines (excluding title)\nJudge: Angela Graham\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: triouganda.org/poetry-competition\n\nThe Trio International Poetry Competition is organised by (and raises money for) Trio Uganda\, a volunteer-led micro charity that runs various development projects in Uganda. \nThe competition judge is the award-winning poet\, film maker and screenwriter Angela Graham. All entry fees will be used to equip pupils with books and scholastic materials in the community of Agaria Island in Uganda which is building its first school\, using ecological bricks.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/trio-international-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:QuietManDave Flash Fiction Prize
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 5 pm (UK time) 25th October 2024\nEntry Fee: £5 per entry\nPrizes: Winner: £1\,000; Second: £200; Third: £50\nWord Limit: 500 maximum\nJudges: Catherine Love\, Mufaro Makubiika & Michael Pinchbeck\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: mmu.ac.uk/qmdprize/flash-fiction-prize\n\nOrganised by Manchester Metropolitan University’s Manchester Writing School\, The QuietManDave Prize celebrates short-form writing and the life of someone who loved to experience new places\, art and events and write about them. The Prize offers awards of £1\,000 for Flash Fiction and £1\,000 Flash Non-Fiction as well as runner-up prizes. \nAbout QuietManDave\nDave Murray entertained and informed many through his blog quietmandave.co.uk. He was a keen theatre critic\, performed poetry at open mic sessions and loved flash fiction. He embraced writing relatively late in life but did so with a passion. The QuietManDave Prize\, named in honour of his memory and achievements\, will seek to enable and promote new writing. The QuietManDave Prize has been supported through the generosity of family and friends of Dave.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/quietmandave-flash-fiction-prize/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions
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SUMMARY:WriteTime Short Story Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30 September 2024\nEntry Fee: £5 for one entry\, £10 for three\nPrizes: 1st Place: £100; £50 each for two runners-up\nWord Limit: 1\,500 words\nEligibility: Entrants must be over 60 years old\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  writetime.org/how-to-enter\n\nRun by Shoreham Press\, a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC)\, the WriteTime Short Story Competition is aimed at older writers out there (you have to be aged over 60 to enter). It challenges writers aged over 60 to share their stories and their talent and to turn their reflections into fiction. \nIf your entry is not picked as one of the winners\, you have the option to request feedback\, which is a great way to help you improve your writing. Check out the competition website for the full details.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/writetime-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:EGG+FROG Inspirathlon 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11.59 pm (UK time) on 30 September 2024\nEntry Fee: £6 (or £15 with feedback)\nPrizes: Round 1: £50\, Round 2: £75\, Round 3: £100. All winners & runners-up published in EGG+FROG\nWord Limit: 800 words (for each round)\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: eggplusfrog.com/competition\n\nIf you’re seeking a flash fiction competition that’s a little different from the usual contests\, this offering from EGG+FROG could be right up your street. The competition is split into three rounds (though one entry fee gives you access to all three rounds). EGG+FROG will provide inspirations for each of the three round – they could be videos\, pictures or songs – and writers will have one week to write a response. There’s a maximum limit of 800 words per round and entries must be received before the closing day of each round. One winner and two runners-up will be selected in each round. \nCheck out the EGG+FROG site for all the details and the T&Cs.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/egg-frog-inspirathlon/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions
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SUMMARY:New Writers Book Review Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on Monday 30th September 2024\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: 1st Place: £50 and publication on the NewWriters.org.uk website\nWord Limit: 1\,000 words (excluding title)\nCategory: Non-fiction Competitions\nHow to Enter: Send your entry as an attachment (Word doc or Google doc please) to: competitions@newwriters.org.uk with the email subject “Book Review Competition”.\n\nThis competition is free to enter\, but entrants must sign up to the NewWriters.org.uk newsletter (use THIS LINK to sign up if you haven’t already). Our monthly newsletter includes details of upcoming writing competitions\, along with tips and prompts and other news or offers we think might interest writers. We don’t share subscribers’ information with anyone else. \nNote that the novel or poetry collection you choose to review must be published and available to purchase in the UK and must be the first novel or poetry collection published by that writer (though it’s okay if it was published prior to 2024). \nEntry to this free competition assumes you accept the following terms and conditions: \n\nEntered book reviews must be the sole work of the entrant and no AI or similar software may have been used to write it.\nEntries must be unpublished\, either in print or online (including social media).\nEntrants must be aged 16 years or older at the time of entry.\nBooks reviewed can be on any theme or genre but must be either novels or poetry collections\, published in English in the UK and available for general purchase at the time of entry.\nThe winner of competition will be paid a £50 prize; this prize includes the purchase of the copyright of the book review and it should not be published elsewhere.\nResults of the competition will be published in the NewWriters.org.uk Newsletter in October 2024 and the winning entry will be published on the website soon after.\nEntries should be sent as email attachments (Word doc or Google doc please) to competitions@newwriters.org.uk with the email subject “Book Review Competition”
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/book-review-comp/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions
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SUMMARY:UK Writers College Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30 September 2024\nEntry Fee: Free\nPrizes: Winner: NZ$1\,000\, Second: NZ$500\, Third: NZ$500; the three winning entries will be published in an anthology\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\nTheme: ‘It didn’t have to be this way’\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: ukwriterscollege.co.uk/the-uk-writers-college-annual-short-story-competition\n\nThe UK Writers College Short Story Competition is open to new writers aged 16 or over but anyone who has made a living from writing (fiction or non-fiction) is not eligible to enter. It is run by The Writers College\, who offer a range of writing resources and courses to aspiring authors and who have bases in the UK\, New Zealand and South Africa. Whether you want to hone your short story writing skills\, or you want to learn the craft of writing a novel\, The Writing College will have a course that might appeal. \nThe judging panel is made up of three talented authors: Lorraine Forrest-Turner\, Alex Smith and Andrew Salomon who have a wealth of writing experience between them.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/uk-writers-college-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Searchlight Awards − Best Children’s Picture Book Text 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) 1 September 2024\nEntry Fee: £12 per entry\nPrizes: 1st prize: £500 plus one-to-one call with the agent judge; 2nd prize: Detailed Editorial Review by Natascha Biebow; the top 10 entries will feature in Searchlight’s Agent/Publisher Pitch Book of winning stories\nWord Limit: Your text and illustration notes together should be no more than 1\,000 words; pitch maximum: 125 words\nJudge: Lorna Hemingway of Bell Lomax Moreton\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website:  searchlightawards.co.uk\n\nAuthors working on picture books (or the text for picture books at least) for children should take a look at this Searchlight Awards competition. Authors should submit the complete manuscript and a short pitch that tells us what the story is about. Note that this year the competition is for unagented and unpublished writers only. \nAs well as the top prize of £500\, the top 10 entries are included in a Publisher Pitch Book which is sent to a selection of literary agents. The winner will also have a one-to-one call with the judge\, Lorna Hemingway of Bell Lomax Moreton. While the author of the entry picked in second place will receive a Detailed Editorial Review by Natascha Biebow\, expert picture book editor and founder of Blue Elephant Storyshaping. The review includes an in-depth consideration of your picture book manuscript (up to 1000 words)\, and a detailed editorial review letter\, with specific comments about the work\, notations on your manuscript and suggestions for revision.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/searchlight-awards-picture-book/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:Searchlight Awards − Best Novel Opening for Children or Young Adults 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) 1 September 2024\nEntry Fee: £16 per entry\nPrizes: 1st prize: £1\,000 plus a one-to-one call with the agent judge; 2nd prize: editorial review of 5000 words of your manuscript and a one-hour on-line meeting with celebrated author and creative writing tutor Steve Voake; The top 10 entries will feature in Searchlight’s Agent/Publisher Pitch Book of winning stories\nWord Limit: 1\,200 words\, not including the title. Pitch: maximum 175 words\nJudge: Rachel Petty of The Blair Partnership\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website:  searchlightawards.co.uk\n\nAuthors writing for children and young adults have a great opportunity with this Searchlight Awards competition. As well as the top prize of £1\,000\, the top 10 entries are included in a Publisher Pitch Book which is sent to a selection of literary agents.  \nAuthors should submit the first 1\,200 words of a longer novel for middle-grade or young adult readers and a short pitch that tells the judges what the book is about. You don’t need to have finished writing your manuscript to enter. Note that this year the competition is for unagented and unpublished writers only.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/searchlight-awards-novel-opening/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:21 Futures: Financial Fallout Anthology Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 31 August 2024\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: 1st place: $1\,000 + feature interview; 2nd place: $500 + podcast appearance; 3rd place: $250 + social media shoutout; 4th place: $100 + signed book\nWord Limit: 3\,000 words (not including title)\nTheme: ‘Financial Fallout’\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: 21futures.com/submissions/\n\nThe 21 Futures Financial Fallout Anthology Competition is open to entries of up to 3\,000 words on the theme of ‘Financial Fallout’. Instead of an entry fee\, writers must purchase a copy of 21 Futures: Tales from the Timechain. This can be the eBook (€7) or paperback (€15) version from the publisher’s website or Amazon. Save your order number and include it in your competition entry. \nThe winner shall receive US$1\,000 (or equivalent local currency) by bank transfer or US$1\,000 worth of bitcoin (at the time of transfer) on publication of the book (scheduled Mar 2025). They will also be awarded a feature interview\, published and promoted by Konsensus Network\, and an appearance on the 21 Futures podcast. \nSecond place shall receive $100 (same terms as the winner) and a podcast appearance. Third place shall receive the choice of any 3 books from bitcoinbook.shop in physical copy\, delivered worldwide and a podcast appearance.\n4th to 21st place receive a physical copy of the anthology\, delivered worldwide\, an author’s bio in the book (with one promotional link permitted)\, and an appearance on the online launch event. \nSo if you’ve got a story to tell about a possible future relating to financial fallout\, get involved.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/21-futures-anthology-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Frances Browne Multilingual Poetry Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 21st August 2024\nEntry Fee: EUR €5 / GBP £4 / USD $5 per poem\nPrizes: €1\,500 in prizes (€250 top prize in each category. Cash prizes for 1st\, 2nd and 3rd placed poems)\nLine Limit: None\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: francesbrowneliteraryfestival.com/poetry-competition\n\nThe 2024 Frances Browne Multilingugal Poetry Competition is open for entries. The deadline for entries is midnight on 21st August 2024. \nThe successful Frances Browne International Poetry Competition\, pioneered by Celine Mc Glynn and Dr. Pauline Holland\, has been an established event since 2008. The competition is unique in its tri-lingual approach\, welcoming poets writing in the English\, Irish and Ulster-Scots languages. \nPoetry Categories and Prizes \nPoems are welcomes in the following categories from poets all over the globe. \nEnglish Language – First Prize – €250\, Second Prize – €100\, Third Prize\, €50\nIrish Language – First Prize – €250\, Second Prize – €100\, Third Prize\, €50\nUlster Scots Language – First Prize – €250\, Second Prize – €100\, Third Prize\, €50\nThe Eilish McBride Award – English Language – Local* – Sponsored by Edel MacBride – Winning Poem €100\nIrish Language – Local* – Winning Poem €100\nUlster Scots Language – Local* – Winning Poem €100 \n*see competition site for definition of local
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/frances-browne-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight on 31 July 2024\nEntry Fee: €19 per entry\nPrizes: 1st Place: €2\,000 plus featured reading at the Cork International Short Story Festival (with four-night hotel stay and full board); 2nd: €500; 3rd: €250. All winners will receive publication in Southword magazine.\nWord Limit: 3\,000 words\nJudge: Camilla Grudova\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  munsterlit.ie/ofaolain-competition\n\nThe Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world\, submissions accepted from May 1st to July 31st annually. It is dedicated to one of Ireland’s most accomplished story writers and theorists and is sponsored by the Munster Literature Centre. \nThe competition offers a generous cash prize of €2\,000\, plus the winning entry will be featured at the  Cork International Short Story Festival (with a four-night hotel stay and full board for the winner!). All the winners’ stories will be published in Southword.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/sean-o-faolain-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:New Writers Poetry Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on Wednesday 31st July 2024\nEntry Fee: £10 per entry; (£18 for two entries\, £26 for three entries\, £34 for four entries\, or £42 for five entries) *Multiple entries must be submitted together to receive the discount\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000; 2nd Place: £300; 3rd Place: £200; all winning poems will be published on the NewWriters.org.uk site and in a future New Writers Anthology\nWord Limit: 42 lines (excluding title and line spaces)\nHead Judge: Jordan Hamel (Poet & Performer)\nCharity:  £1 from each entry will be donated to First Story (England’s leading creative writing charity for young people)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: newwriters.org.uk/poetry-competition\n\nThe second poetry competition run by NewWriters.org.uk\, the New Writers Poetry Competition 2024 is seeking fresh new poetry with no theme or style restrictions. With a prize fund of £1\,500 and the winners getting published on the website and in a future New Writers Anthology\, this is a great competition for new and experienced poets to get their work out there. \nWe’re very pleased to welcome talented poet and performer Jordan Hamel as the Head Judge for the competition. Jordan’s debut poetry collection is being publishing in the UK on the 31st July 2024 (the same day as the competition’s deadline) and Jordan won our 2023 Poetry Competition with his excellent poem\, How to cheat death in a nightclub bathroom. \nAlso\, £1.00 from each entry will be donated to creative writing charity\, First Story (who do some brilliant work to help empower young people and give them a creative voice). So even if you don’t win\, you’ll still be contributing to a fantastic cause.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/poetry-2024/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Inspiring Fiction Special Edition Short Story Contest
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 July 2024\nEntry Fee: £5\nPrizes: Winner: The winner receives £100\, publication\, and a published comment from the editor about why the story won. Shortlisted stories are also published.\nWord Limit: 1\,000 to 2\,500 words\nContest Prompt: ‘Freedom’\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: inspiringfiction.com/contest\n\nInspiring Fiction\, the team behind Tangled Web Magazine and Mirk Fantasy Magazine\, are currently accepting entries for their Special Edition Short Story Contest. With a very reasonable £5 entry fee\, the winner will receive £100\,  \nPublication will be in a special crossover issue of Mirk Fantasy Magazine and Tangled Web Magazine publication\, and a published comment from the editor about why the story won. The winning and shortlisted stories will be published in a special crossover issue of Mirk Fantasy Magazine and Tangled Web Magazine. Check out the competition site for the T&Cs.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/inspiring-fiction-short-story-contest/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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