A bumper list of competitions which I hope will inspire you before the end of 2016! They are mostly short story competitions but poetry, novel, novella and playwriting are included.
If you’ve read my competition listings before, especially my former newsletter postings, and would like to show your appreciation please do consider voting for Sometimes A River Song in The People’s Book Prize. Voting closes Nov. 30th
A big thank you for taking the time and effort to vote
AND NOW THE LIST….
The 2017 Bristol Short Story Prize is open until midnight (BST) May 3rd 2017. Stories may be on any theme or subject. Entry Fee: £8
Prizes: £1,000, £700, £400. There are 17 further prizes of £100 for each of the shortlisted writers. 20 stories will be shortlisted and published in Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 10.
More HERE https://www.bristolprize.co.uk/
The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition closes on December 18. Open to stories for children/young adults aged between 7-18 (max 80,000 words).
Prize: A publishing contract with Chicken House, an advance of £10,000, and representation by a children’s literary agent. Entry Fee: £15 MORE HERE http://doublecluck.com/submissions/
Now just click continue to see the rest of the list – and good luck
The Fresher Writing Prize is now open until January 5, 2017 – short story, novel, creative non-fiction, poetry and flash fiction categories.
The prizes vary but include personal advice and feedback from a literary agent, an editorial director from a major publishing company and an independent publisher.The shortlisted entries will be published in an anthology and the authors will be special guests at the anthology’s launch and Fresher Writing Awards, held at Bournemouth University on May 18.
MORE HERE http://www.fresherpublishing.co.uk/the-fresher-writing-prize-3/
Cafe Writers’ Open Poetry Competition 2016
Deadline: Wed 30 Nov 2016 PRIZES, 1ST £1000 ,2nd £300 3rd £200 ,Six Commended Prizes of £50Funniest Poem not winning another prize £100 MORE HERE http://www.nawe.co.uk/DB/competitions-and-submissions/cafe-writers-open-poetry-competition-2016.html
Submissions are currently open for next year’s Novella Project. We are looking for novellas between 2o,ooo and 50,000 words in length from UK authors who have not yet had a full-length work published. Submissions should be sent as an attachment (docx, doc, or rtf) to contact@hhousebooks.com by Thursday 1 December, although we encourage you to submit your work as soon as possible. All genres are welcome. MORE HERE https://hhouse-novellaproject.com/submissions/
17, Short Story Comp,( mainly American) to enter before the end of the year HERE
The Fiction-Factory Short Story Competition is now open until December 31.Open to entries around the world. No stories for children or young adults. Fee: £6Prizes: £150, £50, two merit prizes of £25 each. More HERE http://fiction-factory.biz/
The Wundor Short Fiction Contest is now open until January 31st.Prize: £500 and publication on the Wundor website.Entry Fee: £10 per entry. Open to novellas, short stories or collections of short work (5,000-45,000 words). More HERE http://www.wundoreditions.com/wundor-editions—contests.html
The IGGY and Litro Young Writers’ Prize 2016/17 is open until January 20, 2017.
Theme: Memory. Open
to 13-18 year olds all over the world. Entrants must complete the registration process and be full IGGY members. Prize: £1,000 and publication on IGGY.net and Litro.co.uk. Copyright will remain with IGGY and Litro. MORE HERE https://www.iggy.net/writingprize/
The Soundwork Short Story Competition is free to enter and closes on December 31st.
Submit stories of up to 2,000 words. Winners will be recorded and posted on their site.Full details here http://www.soundwork-uk.co.uk/
The National Memory Day Creative Writing Competition invites short story and poetry entries on the theme of Memories. Deadline: 5pm 20th January 2017.
Prizes: £4000 each to the winner of the best poem and best short story. Plymouth University Best Young Writer aged 15-18 Award: £2000. Best Primary Carer Voice Award: £2000.
Entry fee: £3 for the first entry and £2 for all subsequent entries. All funds raised by the competition will be reinvested in the National Memory Day projects to benefit more people living with memory loss, to support new writing talent and creativity in the UK, and to support dementia and Alzheimer’s research. MORE HERE http://nationalmemoryday.org.uk/competitions/
Little Pieces of Gold, a theatre company dedicated to new writing is looking for short plays which capture the theme of keeping hopes and dreams alive. (deadline 5th December) So plays about second chances, moving on and opportunities for change. Stories could be set within the personal or domestic realm or address wider political, societal or environmental concerns. A shortlist will be published a few days after the deadline and selected plays will be cast and fully rehearsed by our directing team. MORE HERE
http://www.littlepiecesofgold.co.uk/never-too-late-to-dream-15-jan-2017
