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The Writers Bureau
www.writersbureau.com
Article Writing Competition
First Prize £50 plus publication
Entry fee £3
1000 words on the theme of 'Countryside Memories'
More info: Park Publications, 14 The Park,
Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, GL54 1DX.
Story Tellers
http://www.storytellers.uk.com
info@storytellers.uk.com
Bi-monthly short story competitions, the first closing on 30th September,
then 30th November etc. Cash prizes plus free web publishing for three
winners of each competition. Each winner will receive their own separate
Writer's Showcase within the website with space for a biography,
photograph and contact details.
Full details on the website
The Wellcome Trust Book Prize
Details of a fabulous £25,000 prize
and other competitions from www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/miscmp.html
Poetry
Life
£800 in prizes plus publication
http://freespace.virgin.net/poetry.life/
Ver Poets Open Comp
Prizes = £500, £300, & £100.
Tel 01727 867005 SPEAKEASY Milton
Keynes Writers Group
Open Creative Writing Comp.
First Prize £100, second £50, Third £25. In two categories
Entry Form from www.mkweb.co.uk/speakeasy. Writers'
Forum Short Story Competition
Prizes from £150 to £250 in each issue. Annual prize of £1,000.
Reading fee is
£10: SAE
to Writers' Forum Short Story Comp, PO Box 3229, Bournemouth BH1 1ZS. See Writers'
FORUM magazine for more details.
Story Starters : How to
Jump-Start Your Imagination, Get Your Creative Juices Flowing, and Start
Writing Your Story or Novel
The Bridport Prize
First Prize £3,000 plus publication
Poetry and short stories
Closing date 30 June 2004
http://www.bridportprize.org.uk
Cadenza Open Story Competition
First Prize £200
Short stories 2000-4000 words.
Closing dates 30 June 2004 & 30 September 2004
http://www.cadenza-magazine.co.uk
Cherrybite Open Poetry Competition
Prizes £100 & £25
Entry fee £3
Closing date 30 June 2004
http://www.cherrybite.co.uk
Daily Telegraph Arvon International Poetry Competition
First Prize £5,000
Poetry of any length.
Closing date TBA (2004)
http://www.arvonfoundation.org
East Street Poets Open Competition
First Prize £400
Poetry up to 40 lines
Closing date 31 July 2004
http://www.eaststreetpoets.co.uk
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The Real Writers Competition
An internet book website from Hammicks Bookshops that includes links to
The Real Writers Competition.
EIGHT YEARS AFTER their first short story competition, Real Writers, the
leading quality support and appraisal service for aspiring writers has
joined forces with The Book Pl@ce to create a brand new award for writers
of short fiction.
Since The Book Pl@ce and Hammicks Bookshops became involved, the prize has
received extra coverage in the regional media and support from the Daily
Mail. As a result, last year's competition received over 3,300 entries, a
new record. Combined with its £2,500 first prize, it is now the biggest
short story competition in the UK.
However, for most entrants, the real prize is the unique opportunity for
the finalists to get their work in front of Francesca Liversidge,
publishing director at Bantam Publishing.
http:\\www.thebookplace.com
ianrmorris@hammicks.co.ukThe Book Pl@ce
http://www.thebookplace.com
ianrmorris@hammicks.co.uk
An internet book website from Hammicks Bookshops that includes links to
The Real Writers Competition.
EIGHT YEARS AFTER their first short story competition, Real Writers, the
leading quality support and appraisal service for aspiring writers has
joined forces with The Book Pl@ce to create a brand new award for writers
of short fiction.
Since The Book Pl@ce and Hammicks Bookshops became involved, the prize has
received extra coverage in the regional media and support from the Daily
Mail. As a result, last year's competition received over 3,300 entries, a
new record. Combined with its £2,500 first prize, it is now the biggest
short story competition in the UK.
However, for most entrants, the real prize is the unique opportunity for
the finalists to get their work in front of Francesca Liversidge,
publishing director at Bantam Publishing.
The Creative Writing
Coursebook
Talking Back to Poems : A
Working Guide for the Aspiring Poet
David St John Thomas Charitable Trust
in association with Writing Magazine
Details available from The DSJT Charitable Trust, PO Box 6055, Nairn IV12
4YB; or see the Writing Magazine.
Annual Crime Story. 1,600-1,800 words. £250. December 2003.
Pepys Anniversary Story. 1,600-1,800 words. £250. October 2003.
Pepys Anniversary Poetry. 64 lines. £150. October 2003.
Writing for Children. 1,500 words. £250. September 2003.
Summer Ghost Story. 1,600 - 1,800 words. £250. December 2003.
Dylan Thomas Anniversary Poetry. 31 lines. £150. December 2003.
Annual Love Story. 1,600 - 1,800 words. £1,000. December 2003.
Hilaire Belloc Annivesary Poetry. 32 lines. £150. January 2004.
Annual Ghost Story. 1,600 - 1,800 words. £1,000. January 2004.
Open Poetry Competition. 32 lines. £250. January 2004.
Adult Fairy Story. 1,600 -1,800 words. £250. January 2004.
Prose Poem. 400 words. £250. January 2004.
Annual Sea Story. 1,600 -1,800 words. £250. January 2004.
Ottava Rima Poetry. 32 lines. £150. January 2004.
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