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Writing Opportunities - competitions and prizes you can enter
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| 1 March 2021 |
The 2021 International Book and Pamphlet Competition Open internationally. Entry fee £28, £25 to subscribers to The North Publication by Smith|Doorstop Books; a share of £2,000 cash; a launch reading; publication in the North magazine; book vouchers from Inpress Books |
1 week 6 days ago |
| 1 February 2021 |
The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2020 Unpublished and unagented writers of children’s fiction suitable for children/young adults aged somewhere between 7 and 18 years. No entry fee A worldwide publishing contract with Chicken House with a royalty advance of £10,000, plus an offer of representation from a top literary agent |
4 weeks 5 days ago |
| 17 January 2021 |
Discoveries Women’s Prize for Fiction Open to all women aged 18 and above, residing in the UK or Ireland and writing in English. No entry fee Winner £5,000. All longlisted and shortlisted authors will be offered tailored mentorship packages from a Curtis Brown agent or industry expert and free or discounted places on Curtis Brown Creative’s creative writing courses. |
17 weeks 5 days ago |
| 1 January 2021 |
The Selfies Book Awards UK 2021 Authors who have self-published adult fiction, children’s books or adult memoirs/autobiography in the UK between January and December 2020. Entry fee: £25 per title to include a six-month subscription to Bookbrunch £750 cash prize for each category plus a profile in BookBrunch and the option of a special publishing deal provided by sponsors IngramSpark |
6 weeks 6 days ago |
| 31 December 2020 |
The Moth Poetry Prize 2020 Open to all poets over 16 for an unpublished poem. Entry fee €15 per poem 1st prize €6,000, plus three runner-up prizes of €1,000 and eight commended poets will each receive €250 |
16 weeks 5 days ago |
| 31 October 2020 |
The National Poetry Competition 2020 Open to anyone 18 or over to enter an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines. Entry fee £7 for first entry, £4 for subsequent entries First Prize: £5,000, Second Prize £2,000 and Third Prize £1,000, 7 Commendations £200 |
29 weeks 4 days ago |
| 31 October 2020 |
Gingko Prize for Ecopoetry 2020 Open to all poets from across the world Entry fee: first submission £7 then £4 for each additional poem. First prize £5,000, second prize £2,000 and third prize £1,000 |
12 weeks 6 days ago |
| 28 September 2020 |
Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2020 Open to all poets internationally for unpublished poems. Entry fee £5/€6/$7 per poem 1st Prize £2,000, 2nd Prize £1,000 and 3rd Prize £500 plus 20 commendeds |
20 weeks 6 days ago |
| 24 September 2020 |
The Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize 2020 Open to anyone from across the world aged between 18 and 35 years of age. No entry fee First Prize £1,000 cash and an e-publication with The Bodley Head, publication in the FT of their winning essay and a mentoring session with The Bodley Head. Two runners-up £300 |
25 weeks 5 days ago |
| 21 September 2020 |
Mslexia Fiction & Memoir Competition 2020 Open to women writers only from across the world with unpublished manuscripts (self-published work allowed) Entry fees - various Various |
21 weeks 5 days ago |
| 18 September 2020 |
2020 Manchester Writing Competition Open to writers across the world. Entry fee £18 Two £10,000 prizes are awarded: the Manchester Poetry Prize for best portfolio of poems and the Manchester Fiction Prize for best short story |
23 weeks 5 days ago |
| 15 September 2020 |
The Moth Nature Writing Prize Open to anyone over the age of 16 with an unpublished piece of nature writing. Entry fee €15 per entry €1,000 and a week-long stay at The Moth Retreat in rural Ireland. |
31 weeks 5 days ago |
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