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The information given here is for GUIDANCE ONLY. While every effort is made to ensure that it is accurate, before entering any listed competition you should obtain full rules and an entry form from the organisers.

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31st August 2010 1st $1000

entry $4

Gemini Magazine is pleased to announce its Second Annual Flash Fiction Contest. Grand prize is $1,000. Second place wins $100 and there will also be four honorable mentions.
Maximum length: 1,000 words. No restrictions on content, style or genre. All six finalists will be published in the October 2010 issue.
Entry fee: $4 ($3 for each additional entry). Deadline: August 31, 2010. Full details at www.gemini-magazine.com/contest.html.
31st August 2010 1st £100

 

entry  £5

Earlyworks Press  *Short Story Competition*

Closing 31st August 2010

£100 1st prize. Publication for best entries.

Entry fee £5 up to 4000 words, £10 for 4 – 8000 words. Max 8000. Payment in pounds sterling POs or cheques payable to Kay Green or use Paypal button on website. Full details at http://www.earlyworkspress.co.uk/Competitions.htm or SAE to Earlyworks Press, Creative Media Centre, 45 Robertson St, Hastings, Sussex TN34 1HL

31st August 2010 1st 150

 

entry £3

Leaf Books -Postcard and Short Travel Writing Competition

Closing Date: 31st August 2010
Visiting new places can be very inspiring for writers. Leaf Books invites you to submit a short piece of Travel Writing (up to 300 words) or a postcard from an interesting destination (you don’t have to send us an actual postcard, but feel free to if you like – if you’re not using an actual postcard, your piece should be no longer than 300 words; if you are, you can write on both the back and front of the postcard). Your writing can be a journalistic piece, a diary entry or a piece of micro-fiction – as long as your piece evokes a clear sense of place then you’re welcome to use a form of your choice.
Winning and outstanding entries will be published in the Leaf Writers’ Magazine. These, and further commended entries, will also be published on the Leaf Books showcase site.
First prize: Winner receives £150 and a free copy of the Leaf Writers’ Magazine.
Further published entrants will receive a free copy of the Leaf Writers’ Magazine.
To enter: £3 per entry, 4 entries for £10.
30th September 2010 1st £150

 

entry £3

Leaf Books - Micro-Fiction Competition
Closing date: September 30th 2010
Leaf Books invites you to submit micro-fiction (max 300 words) on any subject imaginable.
Winning and outstanding entries will be published in the Leaf Writers’ Magazine. These, and further commended entries, will also be published in an anthology.
First prize: Winner receives £150 and a free copy of the Leaf Writers’ Magazine and the anthology.
One runner up will receive a free copy of the magazine/anthology.
Further successful entrants published in the magazine will get a free copy, and commended
authors for the anthology will be able to pre-order the book at a reduced rate.
To enter: £3 per entry, 4 entries for £10
Enter online or by post. For full details click below:
 

30th September 2010

1st  £100

 

entry £14

Earlyworks Press  *New competition for 2010: Book-length Fiction for Children or Teens* Closing date September 30th, 2010 £100 advance and publication OR £350 cash for the winner Entry fee £14. Payment in pounds sterling PO or cheque, made out to Kay Green. Full details at http://www.earlyworkspress.co.uk/Competitions.htm

or SAE to Earlyworks Press, Creative Media Centre, 45 Robertson St, Hastings, Sussex TN34 1HL

 
30th November 2010 1st £150

 

 

 

 

 

entry £4

Memoir Writing Competition
 
Send us an extract from your own life in 1,000 words or fewer. Your mini-memoir can be on any subject – childhood, war, travel writing, family, school, work, community projects, political activism, the story of your allotment or anything else you can think of that's happened to you in your life. It can be as dramatic or as low-key as you like: just make sure that it grabs our interest and that it stands alone as a narrative. The previous competition anthology Foresight with Hindsight is now available from the Leaf Books website to buy either as a hard copy or a downloadable pdf e-book, so if you want to see what really caught our attention last time then have a look at this publication.
 
Prizes : Winner will receive £150, a free copy of the anthology and a year’s subscription to the Leaf Writers’ Magazine (or a refund if you already subscribe).
Runner-up will receive a free copy of the anthology and a full set of Leaf mini-books.
All selected pieces will be published in the anthology and the winner and runner-ups will be published in the Leaf Writers’ Magazine.
 
Entry Fee : £4 per submission, 3 submissions for £10.
You can enter online (pay via Paypal then email us the entries), or by post. For full information please visit http://www.leafbooks.co.uk/New/For%20Writers/CurrentCompetitions.html#Mem
30th November 2010 1st £100

 

entry £16

Cinnamon Press Writing Awards: First Novel/novella: £400 + publication. Submit 10,000 words. Short Story:  £100 & publication + runners up anthology 2–4,000 words. First Poetry Collection: £100 & publication + runners up anthology. Submit 10 poems/to 40 lines. Fee (all genres) £16. (Poetry & short story inc. copy of winners’ anthology) Entries with sae & details.. Deadlines: June 30th & November 30th 2010.  Submissions by post or email attachment (.doc; .docx or .rtf) to Jan Fortune-Wood, Meirion House, Glan yr afon, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, LL41 3SU or  jan@cinnamonpress.com

Full guidelines and online fee payment at competitions page:  www.cinnamonpress.com

28th February 2011

1st £400

 

 

entry £4

Grace Dieu Writers' Circle 2011 Short Story and Poetry Competition

The competition is in its 7th year and we will be awarding a record £1,500 to our winners, including a £400 1st prize in both our Short Story and Poetry categories.

Poetry Competition: 1st Prize: £400; 2nd Prize: £200; 3rd Prize: £75; 4th Prize: £50; 5th Prize: £25

 

Up to 40 line limit - Entry Fees: £4 for one poem or £12 for 4, £2 for each additional entry over four

 

Short Story Competition: 1st Prize: £400; 2nd Prize: £200; 3rd Prize: £75; 4th Prize: £50; 5th Prize: £25

 

Up to 2,000 word limit - Entry Fees: £5 for first and £3 for additional stories

 

Closing date: 28th February, 2011.

 

Full details and entry forms can be found on our website at www.gracedieuwriterscircle.co.uk

 

Alternatively to receive a competition leaflet, please send a SAE to:

 

The Competition Organiser, 23 Henson Way, Sharnford, Leicestershire, LE10 3PN