Literary Competitions
Rather than duplicate lists of competitions I point those interested in competition listings (for both short stories and poetry) to: www.jbwb.co.uk/writingcomps.htm.
Leaf Books Competitions 2010
Micro-Fiction Competition
Closing date: September 30th 2010
Leaf Books invites you to submit micro-fiction (max 300 words) on any subject imaginable.
Winning and outstanding entries will be published in the Leaf Writers’ Magazine. These, and further commended entries, will also be published in an anthology.
First prize: Winner receives £150 and a free copy of the Leaf Writers’ Magazine and the anthology.
One runner up will receive a free copy of the magazine/anthology.
Further successful entrants published in the magazine will get a free copy, and commended
authors for the anthology will be able to pre-order the book at a reduced rate.
To enter: £3 per entry, 4 entries for £10 Enter online or by post. For full details click below:
http://www.leafbooks.co.uk/New/For%20Writers/CurrentCompetitions.html
Postcard and Short Travel Writing Competition
Closing Date: 31st August 2010
Visiting new places can be very inspiring for writers. Leaf Books invites you to submit a short piece of Travel Writing (up to 300 words) or a postcard from an interesting destination (you don’t have to send us an actual postcard, but feel free to if you like – if you’re not using an actual postcard, your piece should be no longer than 300 words; if you are, you can write on both the back and front of the postcard). Your writing can be a journalistic piece, a diary entry or a piece of micro-fiction – as long as your piece evokes a clear sense of place then you’re welcome to use a form of your choice.
Winning and outstanding entries will be published in the Leaf Writers’ Magazine. These, and further commended entries, will also be published on the Leaf Books showcase site.
First prize: Winner receives £150 and a free copy of the Leaf Writers’ Magazine.
Further published entrants will receive a free copy of the Leaf Writers’ Magazine.
To enter: £3 per entry, 4 entries for £10.
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SOUTHPORT WRITERS’ CIRCLE
OPEN SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2010
First prize £200: Second prize £100: Third prize £50
Closing date 31st October 2010
Chief Judge: Gill Sanderson
Gill (aka Roger) is a noted Harlequin Mills and Boon romantic author and has had work translated into many languages worldwide. He has been interviewed for The Times, The Mail and the BBC as well as several other highly regarded periodicals. He is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and believes strongly in the craft of writing.
Rules
- Your entry should be an unpublished, original story on any theme of up to 2000 words.
- Don’t put your name on your story but do give it a title.
- You don’t need an entry form. Send us a cover sheet for each entry with the story’s title, word count, your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address for results.
- The fee is £3.00 for each story. You can pay by cheque or postal order made out to Southport Writers’ Circle.
Copyright remains with the author but winning entries will be displayed on the Southport Writers’ Circle website for 12 months. Previous winners are available to view at http://www.swconline.co.uk
Others
Fabulate is a project designed to combine the skills and ideas of authors and writers from around the world, to produce a collaborative story every participant can jointly claim credit for.
How many people have ideas that never get developed? How many people start writing books but fail to finish? In the current text messaging/tweeting/web 2.0 world, we are sharing every part of our life; inviting others to join us, comment on, and share our thoughts, yet all within the restrictions of 160 or 140 characters. "Fabulate" was conceived with this information in mind.
The idea is simple, participating is just as easy and succesful particpants may be rewarded for their contributions. If you'd like to find out more, please read the information on 'how does it work?'.
NAWG
National Association of Writers' Groups. Competition links, free to NAWG members
useful links (alphabetical)
Arima Publishing
Print on demand publisher
Arvon Foundation
Writing courses
Authorhouse
Print on demand publisher
Bridport Prize
One of the most prestigious competitions, for short stories and poetry.
Cafe Writers
Norwich based writers group
Competitions offer writers in different genres publication opportunities:
Poetry collection award £100
Short story award: £100
Novel writing award £500
Novella award: £200
Each of the competitions runs twice each year with closing dates of June 30th and November 30th.
Glimmer train
Submissions site for US short story magazine
Meet the author
A fascinating site with video clips of authors describing their work. Worth a visit, I even spent a few moments with Jodie Marsh Keeping it real! before moving on to worthier authors.
Stinging fly
Magazine site with competitions
magazines:services:publishers
http://www.writersdock.org/
http://www.thefictionshelf.com/