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New Writer Prose and Poetry Prizes 2008

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Closing date: 
1 December 2008
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Entry fees
Prize: 
FACT: 1st prize £150, 2nd £100, 3rd £50; FICTION: Short Stories: 1st prize £300, 2nd £200, 3rd £100. Novella: 1st prize £300; POETRY: Collection: 1st prize £300, 2nd £200, 3rd £100. Single: 1st prize £100, 2nd £75, 3rd £50

One of the major, international prizes for contemporary fiction and poetry, essays and articles, this is an opportunity to bring your work to a wider audience.

Closing date 31 November 2008

Total Prize Fund £2,500

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The New Writers Prose and Poetry Prizes 2012

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Closing date: 
30 November 2012
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Eligibility: International writers Entry fee (depending on category entered)
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Over 100 seminars, workshops and networking events

The New Writers Prose and Poetry Prizes

Deadline: 30 November 2012

Eligibility: International writers

Entry fee (depending on category entered)

Now in its 16th year, one of the most prestigious annual international competitions for short stories, flash fiction, single poems, poetry collections, essays and articles; offers cash prizes as well as publication for th  Read more

The New Writer Prose and Poetry Competition

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Closing date: 
30 November 2012
Entry: 
International writers
Prize: 
Various

Entry fee (depending on category entered)
Now in its 16th year, one of the most prestigious annual international competitions for short stories, flash fiction, single poems, poetry collections, essays and articles; offers cash prizes as well as publication for the prize-winning writers in The Collection, special edition of The New WriterThis well-regarded magazine comes out six times a year and publishes the best in fact, fiction and poetry, including top stories from the Fish Prize and Real Writers annual competitions. Runs annual Prose and Poetry prizes, including short stories, novellas and essays, material to be submitted by end November. The magazine is towards the more literary end of the spectrum, but offers more publishing opportunities and market information for subscribers than other UK-based creative writing magazines. http://www.thenewwriter.com magazine each July.  Read more

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The National Poetry Competition 2023

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Closing date: 
31 October 2023
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Open to anyone 18 or over from all over the world to enter an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines. Entry fee £8 for first entry, £5 for unlimited subsequent entries
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First Prize: £5,000, Second Prize £2,000 and Third Prize £1,000, Commendations £200

The National Poetry CompetitionAnnual poetry prize run by the UK-based Poetry Society established in 1978; accepts entries from all over the world; over 10,000 poems submitted each year

The 2023 National Poetry Competition is one of the world's most prestigious prizes for an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines, open to anyone internationally who is 18 or over. It is judged anonymously and has been won by celebrated poets and by newcomers.

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'Every writer I know has trouble writing.'

— Joseph Heller

'The way to tackle writer's block...'

25 September 2023

‘The way to tackle writer's block is to not believe it exists. If you run out of steam on something, switch to something else and come back later. Also, I don't get writers block because I am not writing - I am just typing, thinking, pushing into something to see what's there.  Read more

11 September 2023 - What's new

September 2023
  • ‘With the rise of a new genre, we've seen a lot of readers determined to label what qualifies as 'cosy fantasy'. Meanwhile, I'm out there writing dragon attacks that almost kill my main character, so... I really don't have a definition. This genre seems to be all about the vibes, and that's different for everyone.
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