Writing Competitions are a fantastic way to improve and test your skills and help stop procrastination.
One of the reasons we procrastinate is because we don’t have firm deadlines to meet.
But, by aiming to finish our story in time to meet a competition deadline we place pressure on ourselves.
This pressure means we have no choice but to get on with the work.
There is also the chance that you could win some cash.
Don’t forget that by winning or being shortlisted in a reputable writing competition you could gain a valuable addition to your writing C.V.
I will be adding competitions here as I learn about them so bookmark this page for future reference.
If you know of any other competitions that I can include please let me know and I will be happy to add the details.
Best of luck with your writing and your competition entries.
Grace
P.S. If you don’t know where to start my book Practical Creative Writing Exercises will get you started in minutes.
You won’t be able to stop writing because these beautiful and inspiring exercises will banish your writing block right now.
WRITING COMPETITIONS – AUGUST 2018
CREATIVE WRITING INK
Prize: 10 euro Voucher and publication on the website
Deadline: Monthly
Fee: Free to enter
Details: 3,000 words stories and 40 lines poetry – see website for further details.
BUZZWORDS – POETRY
Deadline: August 25, 2018.
Prizes: £600, £300, 5 x £50.
Details: Poems – please see website for details.
Fee: £4.35 for one, £8.70 for two, £11 for three.
THE JOHN O’CONNOR WRITING SCHOOL
Deadline: 28th August 2018
Prize: Bursary to attend the John O’Connor Writing School and Literary Arts Festival which will be held in Armagh from 1st to 4th November 2018, plus a cash prize of £250
Details: Must be between 1,800 & 2000 words.
Fee: £10
WRITING COMPETITIONS JULY 2018
Norwich Writers Circle
Deadline: 31st July 2018
Prizes: £400, £250 & £100
Details: The theme is Markets. Word limit of 2,000 words – please see website for details
Fee: £5
GRIST
Deadline: 15th July 2018
Prize: £500, £250 & £125
Details: Poems and Stories about protest – 5,000 words or 40 lines of poetry. Please see website above for details.
Fee: £5
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Deadline: 15th July 2018
Prizes: £3,000 advance against publication with
Details: please see website for details
Fee: Free to enter.
MOLLY KEAN CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2018
Deadline: 15th March 2018
Prize: 500 euro
Details: Short stories up to 2000 words with no restriction on subject matter.
Fee: FREE
THRESHOLDS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FICTION FEATURE WRITING COMPETITION
Deadline: 28th March 2018
Prize: 1st £500 & 2 runner-up prizes of £100
Details: Two categories – see website for details.
Fee: FREE
SCOTTISH ARTS CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST
The first prize will be £1000 plus two runner-up awards of £100 each. Stories entered for the competition should be 1,500 words or less and can be on any topic. The stories do not have to be associated with Scotland. Entries close on 31 March 2018.
Deadline: 31st March 2018
Prize: £1,000
Details: Short story 1,500 words or less with no restriction on topic.
Fee: £10
WRITING COMPETITIONS APRIL 2018
THE JOLLEY PRIZE
Deadline: 10 April 2018.
Prize: 1st $7,000. 2nd $2,000 – more prizes see website for details.
Details: Fiction any subject or style. 2,000 to 5,000 words
Fee: AU$25 per entry
THE BATH SHORT STORY AWARD
Deadline: 23rd April 2018
Prize: £1200 first prize, £300 second prize & £100 third prize
Details: Short story should not exceed 2,200 words.
Fee: £8
Best Gender Swap Fairy Tale Competition
Deadline: 6th April 2018
Prize: Winner- $200 gift certificate to Amazon.com and active promotion across all Fairytalez’s social networks, digital winner badge published with your story and on your profile page, digital winner badge for your blog or website plus runner-up prizes.
Details: Write a new version of a classic fairy tale or folk tale and change the gender roles within. Minimum 300 words and a maximum of 5000 words. You may submit up to 3 stories.
Fee: Free
This writing competition runs from February 26, 2018 to April 6, 2018.
WRITING COMPETITIONS MAY 2018
THE BRISTOL SHORT STORY PRIZE
Deadline: 1ST May 2018
Prize: 1st prize-£1000, 2nd prize -£700, 3rd prize -£400. Each of the 17 remaining shortlisted writers will receive £100.
Details: Maximum 4,000 words
Fee: £8
THE WRITERS DIGEST
Deadline: 4th May 2018
Prize: 1st $1,000 2nd $500 3rd $250
Details: Various categories see website for details
Fee: $20 – $35
WRITING COMPETITIONS AUGUST 2018
AESTHETICA MAGAZINE
Deadline: 31st August 18
Prize: £1,000 and more.
Details: Poetry should not exceed 40 lines and short fiction 2,000 words.
Fee: Poetry £12 Short Fiction £18
Entry costs: Poetry £12 | Short Fiction £18
Please check the websites as competitions details can change. Practical Creative Writing is not responsible for any errors or changes.
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