Here’s a selection of the correspondence we have had into our mailbox this month. Please note this information has not been verified; we are just passing it on for you to investigate if you’re interested.
Competitions
Mslexia annual writing prizes
- Close: 30 September 2019
- Prizes: £5000 (novel), £3000 (short story), £500 (flash)
- Renowned competition for novel writing, short stories and flash fiction, with big-name judges
- Publication as a prize as well as money
- Word limit: various
- £25 (novel), £10 (short story), £5 (flash)
- More information at www.mslexia.co.uk
Crowvus Christmas ghost story competition
- Close: 30 September 2019
- Category for both adult and children’s storytelling
- Prizes: percentage of the entry fees for adults; £50 gift card for children’s
- An anthology of the shortlisted stories in both categories will also be published
- Limit: 4000 words
- £3 for one, £5 for two
- Short story, poem and flash fiction
- More information at www.crowvus.com/competition
Southam Book Festival flash fiction competition
- Close: 21 September 2019
- Winning entry will be published in the Southam Advertiser and announced at the book festival
- Limit 100 words
- £2 entry
- More information at www.southambookfest.co.uk/100-words
Henshaw short story competition
- Close: 21 September 2019
- 1st prize is £200; 2nd prize is £75; 3rd prize is £25
- Limit 2000 words
- Open theme
- £6 entry to competition; £12 if you’d like a critique included
- More information at www.henshawpress.co.uk/
Writing Magazine Picture Book prize
- Close: 31 October 2019
- Prizes include a lunch consultation with a top agent, magazine subscriptions, critiques and prize money
- Judges are looking for an original, entertaining story with a strong and captivating author voice
- Story must be aimed at 0-6 year-olds and no more than 800 words
- Can be rhyming or non-rhyming
- Only one story per author
- Entry: £5
- More information at www.sparkey.org.uk/Books/picture-book-prize/
Writing resources
The Novelry
They do offer courses, they do have competitions, but they also have some interesting stuff, especially in their blog section. For example, did you know A Clockwork Orange was written in three weeks?
More at www.thenovelry.com
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