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SUMMARY:Globe Soup 2025 Paranormal Flash Fiction Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) 28th April 2025\nEntry Fee: Lucky Dip Tickets:- Early Bird: £3\, 4th-23rd April: £6\, from 23rd April: £9; Golden Tickets:- Early Bird: £15\, 4th-23rd April: £20\, from 23rd April: £30\nPrizes: 1st Place: £500\, 2nd Place: £300\, 3rd Place: £200\nWord Limit: 600 words max\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website:  globesoup.net/2025-paranormal-flash-fiction-challenge\n\nThe Globe Soup Paranormal Flash Fiction Challenge 2025 is open for entries. And unlike some previous competitions of theirs\, you get the chance to pick your favourite “phenomenon” (for a few extra pennies). \nIf you take the Lucky Dip option\, you will be randomly assigned a paranormal entity or phenomenon. Once you receive your assignment\, you’ll have until the deadline to craft a complete flash fiction story (of 600 words or fewer) that features this paranormal entity or phenomenon at the heart of the narrative. There’s no minimum word requirement\, but your entry must stand alone as a full story. \nThe paranormal entities Globe Soup have chosen for this year’s challenge are: \n1. Kraken\n2. Doppelgänger\n3. Vanishing Town\n4. Banshee\n5. Astral Projection\n6. Chupacabra\n7. Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP)\n8. Black-Eyed Children \nYou can read more about each of these options on the competition page\, 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 paranormal entity! \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/globe-soup-2025-paranormal-challenge/
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SUMMARY:Oxford/42 New Writing Prize
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30th April 2025\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: £1500 plus professional representation by 42\nWhat to Submit: synopsis (up to 300 words)\, an elevator pitch (up to two sentences)\, plus one of: Novel (first 10\,000-15\,000 words); Stage or radio play (complete script of 30-90 pages); Screenplays (script of 30-60 pages for TV show or feature-length film script of 90 pages).\nEligibility: Open to anyone over the age of 18 living\, working or studying in the UK and Ireland\nCategory: Children’s Book Competitions\nCompetition Website:  https://www.42mp.com/page/oxford-42-new-writing-prize\n\nThe Oxford/42 New Writing Prize is a multi-disciplinary storytelling competition and is being run by 42 (a management and production company) in conjunction with The Faculty of English at the University of Oxford. \nTo enter the competition\, you need to submit a synopsis (up to 300 words) and an elevator pitch of no more than two sentences for a work of fiction\, along with one of the following (in Word format):\n– Novel – the first 10\,000 to 15\,000 words\n– Stage or radio play – a complete script of between 30 and 90 pages\n– Screenplays – a script of between 30 and 60 pages for episode one of a TV show or a complete feature-length film script of 90 pages. \nThey have a fantastic panel of judges from literature\, stage and screen including Abby Ajayi\, creator of “Riches” (ITVX and Amazon) and writer on Emmy nominated “Inventing Anna” (Netflix); Chris Chibnall\, creator of “Broadchurch” (ITV)\, “Doctor Who” Showrunner\, and author of DEATH AT THE WHITE HART (Penguin 2025); Robert Douglas-Fairhurst\, author of METAMORPHOSIS and Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford; and Rona Munro\, award-winning dramatist of “The James Plays” and “Oranges and Sunshine”. \nSee the competition site for details of entry and the full terms and conditions.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/oxford-42-new-writing-prize/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:Channel Islands LGBTQ+ Writing Competition 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Wednesday 30 April 2025\nEntry Fee: Free\nEligibility: Entrants must be from the Channel Islands. You do not have to be LGBTQ+ yourself to participate.\nTheme: LGBTQ+ theme\, fiction or non-fiction and in any written literary form\nPrizes: Winner of each category will receive a £100 voucher\nWord Limit: 1\,000 words\nAge Categories: ‘Under 18s’ or ’18 and Over’\nCompetition Website:  CLICK HERE for Entry Details\n\nThe Channel Islands LGBTQ+ Writing Competition 2025 is run by Liberate\, a Guernsey-registered charity established in 2014 to include\, inform and support the Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) communities across the Channel Islands.  \nAlthough the theme of the entries should be related to LGBTQ+ in some way\, entrants do not have to be LGBTQ+. Note that entrants must be from the Channel Islands (i.e. born in\, currently live in\, or have lived in Alderney\, Guernsey\, Herm\, Jersey or Sark).
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/channel-islands-lgbtq-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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