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AFRICAN PRISONS PROJECT POETRY AND SHORT STORY COMPETITIONS 2013

February 8, 2013 WCD2012 Featured, Poetry Competitions, Short Story Competitions
Closing Date: 20th March 2013
Entries are now being accepted for the maiden African Prisons Project Poetry and Short Story Competitions. These are Excel for Charity competitions administered by Eastern Light EPM International in support of African Prisons Project, a national charity working to bring justice, dignity and hope to men, women and children in prisons across Africa. For original, previously unpublished poems up to 50 lines long and short stories up to 1500 words long, on any subject and in any style. Poets and writers of all nationalities living anywhere in the world are eligible to enter. Judges: Bob Beagrie (Poems), Alison Lock (Short Stories).
PRIZES IN EACH CATEGORY: £100 (first), £50 (second), £30 (third) and 2 x £10 (high commendation) plus first publication in the Excel for Charity News Blog.
ENTRY FEES (POEMS): £3 per poem, £12 for 5, £16 for 7 or £22 for 10.
ENTRY FEES (STORIES): £5 for 1 story, £8 for 2, £10 for 3 or £12 for 4. (A third of net entry fees will be donated to African Prisons Project).
HOW TO ENTER: You may enter online and pay securely by paypal and submit your poems or stories by e-mail, or download and Entry Form for postal entries at www.excelforcharity.com
Send cheques or postal orders payable to EASTERN LIGHT EPM INTERNATIONAL together with your poems or stories, and Entry Forms/Cover Notes to: Excel for Charity, Eastern Light EPM International, Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1AB, United Kingdom
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Sentinel Annual Short Story Competition 2012

July 10, 2012 WCD2012 General

CLOSING DATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2012
Details:For previously unpublished short stories in English Language, in any style, on any subject. Maximum Length: 2000 words.
Stories entered must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere and may not be simultaneously entered into another competition.
Prizes:£500 (1st), £250 (2nd), £125 (3rd) and £25 x 5 (High Commendation). All winning and commended poems receive first publication in Sentinel Champions magazine. Copyright to stories remains with the authors.
Entry fee:£5 per story for the first 2 stories, then £3.50 per story thereafter.
Judge: David Caddy, Editor, Tears in the Fence literary magazine and author of ‘London: City of Words’
Contact: Enter online and pay securely via PayPal or print off an Entry Form for postal entry at http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/sawc/2012/short-story.html
Send cheque/postal orders payable to SENTINEL POETRY MOVEMENT to address: Sentinel Poetry Movement, Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1AB, United Kingdom.

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Family Secrets Writing Competitions

May 31, 2012 WCD2012 Short Story Competitions

Closing date: 10th July 2012
1st Prize: £150.00

2nd Prize: £100.00

3rd Prize: £75.00

Entry Fee: £3.00 or FREE to Premier1 Members

Using the photo for inspiration, write a story around the couple and create a family secret. You have only 1200 words excluding the title  in which to wow us with your creativity so don’t waste a word.  All entries must be in English and be unique and previously unpublished.

Email: info@creative-competitor.co.uk

http://creativecompetitor.com/family-secrets-writing-competition/

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Young Adult Fiction Competition

May 15, 2012 WCD2012 Short Story Competitions

Closing date: June 12th 2012

1st Prize:£200.00

2nd Prize:£150.00

3rd Prize: £100.00

Entry Fee: £3.50 Free to Creative Competitor Premier1 Members

To win any one of our three fantastic prizes, simply create the opening page to  a young adult fiction story and send to us. There is no set word count but please note that your entry must fit onto one A4 page including the title.

Now remember that this story is aimed at the young adult market, so consider your terminology and style.

Your entry must be unique and previously unpublished. All submissions must be written in English.

http://creativecompetitor.com/young-adult-fiction-contest/

Email: info@creative-competitor.co.uk

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TellingTales Short Story Writing Competition

May 10, 2012 WCD2012 Short Story Competitions

Closing Date: 30th September 2012

TellingTales Press wishes to announce a short story writing competition for youth and budding writers. Interested participants are requested to submit their scripts by 30th September. Winning scripts will be published in an anthology, courtesy of TellingTales Press, as well as cash prizes for the first, second and third placed positions. This short story writing competition is aimed at reaching out to youthful writers with great potential in providing revolutionary works of literature.

Rules

 =>The competition is FREE. You are also allowed to enter a MAXIMUM of three entries to compete for the ultimate prize.

 =>Only manuscripts with 1,500 words or less shall be accepted. Any manuscript outside this margin will be disqualified.

 =>All entries must be in English and unpublished.

 =>Entries must be in an electronic format, that is, word documents with 12pt Arial font double spaced (see submission guidelines for more details).

 =>All entries must be submitted by 30th September.

 =>Winners will be notified by 15th October through E-mail. Their names will also be published on our Announcements page.

 =>The competition is open to everyone. Youthful writers are encouraged to submit their manuscripts.

 

Prizes

 =>1st prize: Kshs. 5,000

 =>2nd prize: Kshs. 3,000

 =>3rd prize: Kshs. 1,500

 =>4th through 20th scripts shall be published in an anthology of short stories.

 

 A list of the top 20 scripts will be made available on our website by 15th October. Any changes to this date will be communicated. You can view our submission guidelines here.

http://www.tellingtalespress.com/

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Sentinel Annual Short Story Competition 2012

April 13, 2012 WCD2012 Short Story Competitions

CLOSING DATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2012
Details: For previously unpublished short stories in English Language, in any style, on any subject. Maximum Length: 2000 words.
Stories entered must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere and may not be simultaneously entered into another competition.
Prizes: £500 (1st), £250 (2nd), £125 (3rd) and £25 x 5 (High Commendation). All winning and commended poems receive first publication in Sentinel Champions magazine. Copyright to stories remains with the authors.
Entry fee: £5 per story for the first 2 stories, then £3.50 per story thereafter.
Judge: David Caddy, Editor, Tears in the Fence literary magazine and author of ‘London: City of Words’
Contact: Enter online and pay securely via PayPal or print off an Entry Form for postal entry at http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/sawc/2012/short-story.html
Send cheque/postal orders payable to SENTINEL POETRY MOVEMENT to address: Sentinel Poetry Movement, Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1AB, United Kingdom.

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Sentinel Literary Quarterly Short Story Competition

April 13, 2012 WCD2012 Short Story Competitions

CLOSING DATE: 30 JUNE 2012
Details:For previously unpublished short stories in English Language, in any style, on any subject. Maximum Length: 1500 words.
Stories entered must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere and may not be simultaneously entered into another competition.
Prizes:£150 (1st), £75 (2nd), £50 (3rd) and £10 x 3 (High Commendation). All winning and commended stories receive first publication in Sentinel Champions magazine. Copyright to poems remains with the authors.
Entry fee:£4 (per story), £10 (3 stories), £12 (4 stories).
Judge: Rosemary Dun, Creative Writing tutor and author of Lorelei Gets It On
Contact: Enter online and pay securely via PayPal or print off an Entry Form for postal entry at http://sentinelquarterly.com/competitions/short-stories-0712/
Send cheque/postal orders payable to SENTINEL POETRY MOVEMENT to address: Sentinel Poetry Movement, Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1AB, United Kingdom.

 

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Link 3 items into 1 story for a first prize of £1,000 plus other prizes.

March 27, 2012 WCD2012 Short Story Competitions

Link 3 items into 1 story for a first prize of £1,000 plus other prizes. The chosen items are a £10 note, a bunch of flowers and a black queen chess piece. max 3000 words. Well known authors, Michael Dobbs and Adele Geras will judge the entries. Closing date 31st July 2012. Entries £7 with a significant part going to support The Arthrogryposis Group charity. See our website www.3into1shortstorycompetition.co.uk

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Brit Writers Award 2012

March 26, 2012 WCD2012 Playwriting Competitions, Poetry Competitions, Short Story Competitions

Closing Date 2012

Brit Writers Awards 2012 (submissions deadline 30th March 2012) from Brit Writers Awards on Vimeo.

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The Moth-Altun Short Story Prize

March 25, 2012 WCD2012 Short Story Competitions

Short Story Competition
Deadline column: 31 March 2012
First Prize column: 1st prize €1,000. Entry €8
Summary column: The Moth-Altun Short Story Prize. Judge: Christine Dwyer-Hickey. Winner’s short story will be published in the summer 2012 issue of The Moth. For full details of the competition go to www.themothmagazine.com

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