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Weekly Writing Competition 02/08/24

Weekly Writing Competition 02/08/24

A list of writing competitions to submit your work to

Craig D
August 02, 2024

Hello fellow writers.

Hope you’re capturing your ideas and smashing your word count.

This week, we have ten fresh additions to the email, so you can submit your fantastic story ideas or get your creative juices flowing.

I would love to hear about your submissions.

Good luck writing

Craig

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Deadline This Month

Moonlit Getaway - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 1st | Entry Price: FREE | Prize: 1st $100 | Word Count: 1000

Writing East Midlands - Start Date: May 29th | Closing Date: Aug 7th | Entry Price: £9 | Prize: 1st £500, 2nd £150 | Word Count: 2000

Writers Playground - Start Date: Aug 1st | Closing Date: Aug 11th | Entry Price: $28 | Prize: 1st $500, 2nd $475, 3rd $425 | Word Count: 3000

George Dila Memorial Flash Fiction Contest - Start Date: May 1st | Closing Date: Aug 15th | Entry Price: $6 | Prize: 1st $100 | Word Count: 1000

Twist in the Tale - Start Date: Aug 17th | Closing Date: Aug 17th | Early Entry Price: $15 | Prize: 1st $1000, 2nd $200, 3rd $125 | Word Count: 150

Free Flash Fiction - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 23rd | Entry Price: £3.95 | Prize: 1st £150, 2nd £50, 3rd £40 | Word Count: 100-300

NEW Prose Purple - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 30th | Entry Price: FREE | Prize: 1st £40 | Word Count: Up To 500 or Up To 3000

NEW Edinburgh Award - Start Date: June 1st | Closing Date: Aug 31st | Entry Price: £10 | Prize: 1st £2000, 2nd £300, 3rd £150 | Word Count: 250

21 Futures - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 31st | Entry Price: FREE | Prize: 1st $1000, 2nd $500, 3rd $250, 4th $100 | Word Count: 3000

September

Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival - Start Date: 1st July | Closing Date: Sept 1st | Entry Price: FREE | Prize: 1st €150, 2nd €100 | Word Count: 300

New2theScene - Start Date: July 7th | Closing Date: Sept 1st | Entry Price: £5 | Prize: 1st £50 | Word Count: 4000

NEW Fosseway Writers - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 17th | Entry Price: £5 | Prize: 1st £50, 2nd £30, 3rd £20 | Word Count: 300

Southam Book Festival - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 8th | Entry Price: £3 | Prize: 1st £60, 2nd £30, 3rd £20 | Word Count: 100

NEW The Sunday Post - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 13th | Early Entry Price: FREE | Prize: 12 Month Writer’s HQ | Word Count: 1500 -2000

NEW V.S Pritchett Short Story Prize - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 13 | Entry Price: £8 | Prize: 1st £1000 | Word Count: 2000-4000

NEW Ink of Ages - Start Date: Aug 1st | Closing Date: Sept 15th | Entry Price: FREE | Prize: None | Word Count: 2000

Anthology - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 30th | Entry Price: €12 | Prize: 1st €12 | Word Count: 250

October

Letter Review - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Oct 1st | Entry Price: First Entry Free | Prize: 1st $1000 | Word Count: 5000

NEW The Galley Beggar Press - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Oct 13th | Entry Price: £11 | Prize: 1st £2500 | Word Count: Up to 6000

The Caledonia Novel Award - Start Date: May 15th | Closing Date: Oct 15th | Entry Price: £28 | Prize: 1st £1500 | Word Count: 50,000

Writing Battle - Start Date: Oct 20th | Closing Date: Oct 27th | Early Entry Price: $22 | Prize: 1st $10,000 | Word Count: 2000

NEW Bedford Writing Competition - Start Date: May 1st | Closing Date: Oct 31st | Entry Price: £8.50 | Prize: 1st £1500, 2nd £300, 3rd £200 |

November

F(r)iction - Start Date: July 1st | Closing Date: Nov 1st | Entry Price: $15 | Prize: Short Story: $1000 | Word Count: 1001 - 7500

F(r)iction - Start Date: July 1st | Closing Date: Nov 1st | Entry Price: $10 | Prize: $300 | Word Count: up to 1000

NEW The Smokelong Grand Micro Contest - Start Date: Aug 1st | Closing Date: Nov 14th | Early Entry Price: $11 | Prize: 1st $1000, 2nd $500, 3rd $300 | Word Count: Up To 250