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posted 29 Jan 2009 00:53 by Daphne Kapsali
For published and aspiring writers alike - enter the Writers' &
Artists' Yearbook 2009 short story competition and you could win • a
cash prize of £500 • a place on an Arvon Foundation residential writing
course worth £575 • publication of your story on the Writers’ &
Artists’ Yearbook website
Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook and the Arvon Foundation have both
helped numerous successful authors and artists on the way to their
big-break. Now it could be your turn. We’re offering you the chance to
win £500, plus a place on an Arvon writing course worth up to £575 and
to have your work published on the web! All you have to do is write a
short story (for adults) of no more than 2,000 words, on the theme of
‘Conflict and email it to: competition@acblack.com with ‘WAYB09
competition’ as the subject line.
Arvon provides residential creative writing courses at four beautiful,
historic houses around the UK. Their courses – tutored by professional,
published writers – are world famous for the inspiration they provide
to writers at every stage of their writing lives.
The closing date is 14th February 2009. |
posted 29 Jan 2009 00:48 by Daphne Kapsali
Founded on 2008 phenomenally successful ‘Story of Egmo’
literacy campaign, ‘The Best Writer in the Universe 2009’ is a short
story competition with a twist. Entrants are actively dissuaded from
writing serious stories, and are instead encouraged to venture into the
outer reaches of surreal comedy – the sillier the better! Open to all
students under 25 in the UK, and with a 2500 word limit, entrants stand
a chance of winning a Nintendo Wii, £500 in book tokens for their
school, plus the exciting opportunity to have their entry read by a
celebrity on the Story of Egmo podcast. A sample story read by popular
comedian Adam Buxton is available for free download from the
competition website.
Web Site: www.bwitu.co.uk
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posted 29 Jan 2009 00:46 by Daphne Kapsali
After the huge success of the inaugural Aesthetica Creative Works Competition, the 2009 Competition has now been launched.
The Competition has three categories: Artwork, Fiction and Poetry. One
winner in each category will be awarded £500. Winners and runners up
will be published in the Aesthetica 2009 Annual. The entry fee allows
the submission of either five images, five poems, or 2 short stories.
The closing date for the Creative Works Competition is 31 August 2009. Deadline:
31 August 2009
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posted 21 Jan 2009 23:57 by Daphne Kapsali
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Mslexia's inaugural short story competition is now open for entries of stories of up to 2,200 words on any topic or theme.
Judged by Helen Simpson
1st Prize: £2000 plus a one-week writing retreat at Chawton House
Library (accommodation only) and a day with a Virago editor. See terms
& conditions and full guidelines here.
Closing date : 23 JANUARY 2009 |
posted 19 Jan 2009 03:20 by Daphne Kapsali
This
Open Poetry Competition, now in its fourth year, offers contemporary
poets writing in English the opportunity to have their work published
in short pamphlet, collection and anthology formats. The four winning
pamphlets, along with a selection of the best individual poems selected
for inclusion in the competition anthology, will be published at the
2009 Derwent Poetry Festival in Derbyshire in October 2009.
The
poems and poetry submitted may have been published previously and may
be submitted simultaneously for consideration elsewhere, subject to the
conditions detailed in the Competition Rules and Conditions.
Four
winners will be chosen by the Judge, Tim Liardet, and will have their
pamphlet collections published by Templar Poetry at the 2009 Derwent
Poetry Festival. Each of the four winners will receive £500, ten
complimentary copies of their pamphlet and the option to submit a full
collection for later publication.
Up to forty poets will have
their work selected for inclusion in the annual anthology. They will
receive fifteen complimentary copies of the anthology. The four winning
poets and all the anthology poets will be offered the opportunity to
read at events held at the Derwent Poetry Festival in October 2009. In
addition, ALL writers submitting work receive a complimentary copy of
the anthology (RRP £8) in October. Pamphlet and Anthology poets, along
with one guest, will enjoy complimentary access to all Festival events.
The Competition results will be posted on the Templar Poetry website in late August along with full details of the Derwent Poetry Festival Programme. |
posted 19 Jan 2009 03:12 by Daphne Kapsali
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Submissions are now being accepted for issue 2 of Pumpkin, due to be published in Spring 2009. Deadline for submissions to issue 2: April 1st 2009. Please read the Submission Guidelines carefully before submitting any work for consideration. If you have any questions, please email pumpkinsubs@gmail.com.
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