Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on Monday 30th September 2024
Entry Fee: FREE
Prizes: 1st Place: £50 and publication on the NewWriters.org.uk website
Word Limit: 1,000 words (excluding title)
Category: Non-fiction Competitions
How 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".
Prizes: 1st: £100 plus publication in the Solstice Anthology (see notes for other prizes)
Word Limit: 500 words (stories or blogs) or 40 lines (poems)
Eligibility: 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)
Judge: Gill Lewis (multi-award-winning and best-selling author)
Category: Short Story Competitions, Poetry Competitions
Entry Fee: £10 (standard entry) or £5 (low socioeconomic entry)
Prizes: 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)
Word Limit: Minimum of 60 pages, maximum of 90 pages.
Entry Fee: £7.50 (standard rate) or £6 (for magazine print subscribers or digital members)
Prizes: 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
Entry Fee: £7.50 (standard rate) or £6 (for magazine print subscribers or digital members)
Prizes: 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
Word Limit: 5,000-10,000 words, plus synopsis and five-live pitch
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