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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: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: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: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: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: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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