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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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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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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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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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SUMMARY:Future Scholar Foundation Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Ongoing Monthly – Submit by the 24th of the month (submit by 15th of the month for free feedback)\nEntry Fee: Free\nEligibility: Elementary and Middle School Students Aged 4-14\nTheme: New prompt every month\nPrizes: 1st: $25 Amazon Gift Card\, 2nd: $15 Amazon Gift Card\, 3rd: $5 Amazon Gift Card\,  all winners also published in FSF Hall of Fame \nWord Limit: 350 words\nJudges: Future Scholar Foundation Team and One Guest Judge\nCategories: Flash Fiction\, Short Story\nCompetition Website:  futurescholarfoundation.org/shortstorydesktop\n\nThe Future Scholar Foundation hosts monthly short story competitions for elementary and middle school students. Participate to win gift cards\, have your story published on an international stage\, and receive FREE feedback. \nThe Future Scholar Foundation is an international nonprofit platform with a mission to inspire students around the world to harness the magic of writing and facilitate impactful change in their lives and communities. They have impacted over 6\,000 students from over 30 countries\, and their work has been featured on The Seattle Times\, NorthWest Asian Weekly\, and ELA Brave and True. They have been supported by professionals from Stanford University\, Yale University\, The New York Times\, and more.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/future-scholar-foundation-competition/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 6 pm (UK time) 28 February 2025\nEntry Fee: £18\nPrizes: 1st Place: £500\nWord Limit: 3\,500 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/margery-allingham-short-mystery-competition\n\nRun jointly by The Crime Writers’ Association and the  Margery Allingham Society\, this competition is open to mystery stories of up to 3\,500 words and has a top prize of £500. They are seeking the best unpublished short mystery\, and not only that\, but one which fits into Golden Age crime writer Margery Allingham’s definition of what makes a great mystery story: \n“The Mystery remains box-shaped\, at once a prison and a refuge. Its four walls are\, roughly\, a Crime\, a Mystery\, an Enquiry and a Conclusion with an Element of Satisfaction in it.” – Margery Allingham
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/margery-allingham-short-mystery-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Kelpies Prize for Writing
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 28 February 2025\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: Nine months of mentoring with an experienced editorial or design team; Consideration for a publishing deal with Floris Books; £500 cash\nWhat to Enter: The first five chapters of a book for children\, either fiction or non-fiction OR a whole picture-book story\, plus a synopsis and and addition piece of writing for children (see site for details)\nEligibility: Open to writers over 18 years old living in Scotland\nCategory: Children’s Book Competitions\nCompetition Website:  discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-prizes/\n\nRun by Floris Books (an award-winning independent publishing company based in Edinburgh and the largest publisher of children’s books in Scotland)\, the Kelpies Prize for Writing is seeking quite specific entries. They are seeking: \n\nThe first five chapters of a book for children\, either fiction or non-fiction\,\nOR a whole picture-book story. Please state whether the book is:\n• a picture-book story for 3–6 year olds\n• an early-reader chapter book for 6–8 year olds\n• a novel for 8–11 year olds\n• a novel with storylines and themes more suitable for 11–13 year olds\n• a work of non-fiction for any of the age groups listed above\nA synopsis or summary of the book (between 100 and 300 words).\nA short piece of writing (1\,000–3\,000 words) for children that begins with either\nof these two lines:\n• It seemed like such an ordinary day…\nOR\n• I opened the door and found…\nThis can be a short story\, poetry or a picture-book text; it can be comic\, dramatic\, moving\,\nlargely dialogue or whatever you like.\nSome information about you (see site for full details).\n\nNote that the organisers are also running the Kelpies Prize for Illustration at the same time. See their website for details.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/kelpies-prize-writing/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:Exeter Writers Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 28 February 2025\nEntry Fee: £7 per entry\nPrizes: First prize: £700; second prize: £350; third prize: £250; Best entry from Devon-based writer: £100\nWord Limit: 3\,000 words (no minimum\, title not included in the word count)\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: exeterwriters.org.uk/p/competition-2.html\n\nCompetition Details\nExeter Writers have been running a short story competition since 2009 and this year the top prize is an enticing £700. There are also cash prizes for second place (£350)\, third place (£250) and an extra prize for the best entry from a writer living in Devon (£100). The maximum word count is 3\,000 words\, not including the title\, and there is no minimum word count. Winning entries will also be published on the Exeter Writers website.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/exeter-writers-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Write or Flight - the World’s First Reality Competition for Writers
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 28th February 2025\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: Seven contestants will be flown to Cusco\, Peru (from 1st to 6th May 2025). The winning writer (of the reality show) will be awarded a publishing deal to complete their memoir\, a cash prize of $10\,000\, and a year-long coaching program from Memoir Writing for Geniuses valued at $15\,000.\nCategory: Non-fiction Competitions\nHow to Apply: Writers must fill out the application by 28th February 2025. This includes submitting a writing sample and short informal video.\nWebsite: writeorflightshow.com\n\nWrite or Flight is the world’s first reality competition for writers and offers one lucky winner a publishing deal and a $10\,000 advance. \nSeven lucky contestants will be flown to Cusco\, Peru where they will participate in a variety of adventures\, which they will then attempt to describe on the page. They’ll read their work to a panel of judges. In each episode one writer will be eliminated until a winner is finally crowned. \nWrite or Flight is currently seeking contestants. “We’re looking for writers from all age groups who love the written word. Experience isn’t a prerequisite. We’re looking for talent and enthusiasm more than anything else\,” explains Wendy Dale\, the show’s creator and the founder of Memoir Writing for Geniuses. \nSeven contestants will be selected from the pool of applicants and will be flown to Cusco\, Peru to shoot the series\, scheduled from May 1 to May 16\, 2025. To apply\, applicants must submit a writing sample of less than 2000 words and a short personal video. Detailed instructions can be found at writeorflightshow.com/contestants. \nThe winner will receive a year’s worth of coaching from Memoir Writing for Geniuses to help them write a memoir. Their memoir will be published by Parentheses Press and they’ll receive a $10\,000 advance for their efforts.  \nContestants will be selected based on the quality of their writing sample as well as their personality. The producers want a mix of different personalities\, backgrounds and age groups. Check out the Write or Flight website for the full details.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/write-or-flight/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions
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SUMMARY:Edinburgh Short Story Award 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 28th February 2025\nEntry Fee: £11 per story\nPrizes: 1st Place: £3\,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250; top 20+ stories will be published in The Edinburgh Anthology\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  scottishartstrust.org/short-story\n\nThe Edinburgh Short Story Award\, run by the Scottish Arts Trust\, is open for entries. There are various prizes to be won:\n– First Prize £3\,000 – Open to writers worldwide\n– Second Prize £500 – Open to writers worldwide\n– Third Prize £250 – Open to writers worldwide\n– Isobel Lodge Award £750 – Open to unpublished writers living in Scotland\n– Write Mango Flash Award £300 – Open to writers worldwide \nNote that publication is offered to authors of the top twenty stories (or more) in their next anthology.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/edinburgh-short-story-award/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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