Win a writing competition that offers a complete publishing package as first prize
Writing Magazine has teamed up with Lulu.com and Authoright to offer their competition winner a complete publishing package, including marketing and PR They are looking for a previously unpublished novel … Continue reading
International flash fiction Competition has big prizes for small stories
This competition is truly international as entries are accepted in four languages: English, Spanish, Arabic and Hebrew. The winner of the contest administered by the Museum of Words in Madrid … Continue reading
Nine year old becomes one of the UK’s youngest published authors
London schoolgirl Isabel Harris has become one of the UK’s youngest published authors after winning a nationwide competition to write a picture book about animals. Book People’s Bedtime Story competition … Continue reading
FIRST DRAFTS WRITING COMPETITION for unpublished novelists and short story writers
One of the best ways for new writers to get their work noticed is through entering competitions. Now in its eighth year, First Drafts is an annual event organised by … Continue reading
Win Your Way to the Oldest Residential Writers’ School in the World*
Swanwick Writers’ Summer School will be celebrating its 69th anniversary at The Hayes Conference Centre, Derbyshire in August. You can win a free place** by entering the Swanwick writing competition for: … Continue reading
A fairy tale writing competition for unpublished authors who want to write for children
Have you always wanted to re-write a classic fairy tale? Perhaps you would you like Sleeping Beauty to be a little less passive or feel that Gretel should be given … Continue reading
FREE 100 word short story competition for adults and children
Reader’s Digest are running a free 100 Word Story Competition on any subject. However, it has to be EXACTLY 100 words long (not including the title). The story must be … Continue reading
A Woman Only Writing Competition with a special prize: time to write
Need space, time and hard cash in order to write? Words And Women are offering all three to the winner of their 2016 prose competition. First prize is £1,000 and … Continue reading
Win a place on Iceland’s 2017 Writing Retreat
Iceland Writers Retreat are running a free writing competition with a great prize – a place for one person at their retreat in April 2017. The retreats have been running … Continue reading
Write a radio drama – international writing competition
A Playwriting Competition run by the Sussex Playwrights Club is now open. They are looking for a 30 minute thriller or mystery radio drama for two to six actors . … Continue reading
The biggest prize in the world for a short story
This writing competition has it all. It is free. It is international. Entries can have already been published. Entries can be up to 6000 words long. First prize is £30,000 … Continue reading
Writing theory? It’s not for writers, said William Faulkner QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
Let the writer take up surgery or bricklaying if he is interested in technique. There is no mechanical way to get the writing done, no shortcut. The young writer would … Continue reading
Search for a Bestseller – a £50,000 opportunity for a new novelist
Richard and Judy – that’s husband and wife Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan – are searching for a new bestselling writer. The competition is open to unpublished novelists resident in … Continue reading
Is this the worst sentence of the year?
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents—except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets … Continue reading
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