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Weekly Writing Competitions Aug 9th 24
A list of writing competitions to submit your work to
Craig D
August 09, 2024
Hello fellow writers.
Big email this week as we have 21 fresh additions for you to share your stories and win some prizes.
If you make a submission, I’d love to hear from you. Reply back to this email :)
Good luck writing
Craig
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Deadline This Month
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
Fosseway Writers - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 17th | Entry Price: £5 | Prize: 1st £50, 2nd £30, 3rd £20 | Word Count: 300
NEW Scottish Mental Health - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 19th | Entry Price: FREE | Prize: Plaque and gift vouchers | Word Count: Between 500 - 2000
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 Westerwood Short Story - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 24th | Entry Price: $20 | Prize: 1st $3000 , 2nd $300 , 3rd $200 | Word Count: Up to 6000
NEW Summer Short Story Award - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 25th | Early Entry Price: | Prize: 1st , 2nd , 3rd | Word Count:
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 Ulster-Scots Writing Competition - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 30th | Entry Price: FREE | Prize: 1st £500 , 2nd £250 | Word Count: Up to 3000 | Note: Writers must be born or resident in Ulster or Scotland over 16 years of age.
Edinburgh Award - Start Date: June 1st | Closing Date: Aug 31st | Entry Price: £10 | Prize: 1st £300 | 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
NEW Edinburgh True Flash Award - Start Date: June 1st | Closing Date: Aug 31st | Early Entry Price: | Prize: 1st £300 , 2nd , 3rd | Word Count: 250
NEW Aesthetica - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 31st | Entry Price: £18 | Prize: 1st £2500 | Word Count: Up to 2000
NEW NAWG - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Aug 31st | Entry Price: £5 | Prize: 1st £200 , 2nd £100, 3rd £50 | Word Count: 500 - 2000
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 The Fiddlehead - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 1st | Entry Price: $35 CAD | Prize: 1st $2000 CAD | Word Count: Up to 6000
NEW KSP Writers’ Centre - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 6th | Entry Price: $10 | Prize: 1st $300 , 2nd $150 | Word Count: Up to 2500 | Note: Must be an Australian resident
NEW Green Cat - Start Date: | Closing Date: Sept 7th | Early Entry Price: FREE | Prize: None | Word Count: Up to 5000
Southam Book Festival - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 8th | Entry Price: £3 | Prize: 1st £60, 2nd £30, 3rd £20 | Word Count: 100
The Sunday Post - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 13th | Early Entry Price: FREE | Prize: 12 Month Writer’s HQ | Word Count: 1500 -2000
V.S Pritchett Short Story Prize - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 13th | Entry Price: £8 | Prize: 1st £1000 | Word Count: 2000-4000
Ink of Ages - Start Date: Aug 1st | Closing Date: Sept 15th | Entry Price: FREE | Prize: None | Word Count: 2000
Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction - Start Date: July 15th | Closing Date: Sept 22nd | Entry Price: FREE | Prize: 1st £500 | Word Count: 2000 - 7500 | Note: UK Only
Anthology - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 30th | Entry Price: €12 | Prize: 1st €12 | Word Count: 250
NEW Flash Fiction 101 Oct - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 30th | Entry Price: £1.50 | Prize: Depends on number of entries | Word Count: Exactly 101 | Note: Theme - Horror/Ghost/The Gothic
NEW Writers of the Future - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Sept 30th | Entry Price: FREE | Prize: 1st $1000 , 2nd $750 , 3rd $500 | Word Count: Up to 17,000
October
Letter Review - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Oct 1st | Entry Price: First Entry Free | Prize: 1st $1000 | Word Count: 5000
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
NEW Marlowe and Christie - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Oct 15th | Early Entry Price: £19 | Prize: 1st £1100 | Word Count: Opening 3000 words of novel
NEW The Raven Short Story Contest - Start Date: Sept 1st | Closing Date: Oct 15th | Early Entry Price: $25 | Prize: 1st $300 | Word Count: Up to 2500
Writing Battle - Start Date: Oct 20th | Closing Date: Oct 27th | Early Entry Price: $22 | Prize: 1st $10,000 | Word Count: 2000
Bedford Writing Competition - Start Date: May 1st | Closing Date: Oct 31st | Entry Price: £8.50 | Prize: 1st £1500, 2nd £300, 3rd £200 |
NEW The Solstice Prize - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Oct 31st | Entry Price: FREE | Prize: 1st £100 , 2nd , 3rd | Word Count: 500 | Note: For people under 25 years old, Living in the UK
NEW Flash Fiction 101 Nov - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Oct 31st | Entry Price: £1.50 | Prize: Depends on number of entries | Word Count: Exactly 101
November
NEW Colossus Press - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Nov 1st | Entry Price: $3 | Prize: None | Word Count: Up to 1700 | Note: Funds going to charity. Theme is water.
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
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
NEW Creative Writing Ink - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Nov 15th | Entry Price: £9 | Prize: 1st £1000 , 2nd £200 , 3rd £200 | Word Count: Up to 3000
NEW Tadpole Press - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Nov 30th | Entry Price: $15 | Prize: 1st $2000 | Word Count: 100
NEW Flash Fiction 101 Dec - Start Date: Now | Closing Date: Nov 30th | Entry Price: £1.50 | Prize: Depends on number of entries | Word Count: Exactly 101 | Note: Theme - Winter Wonder
January
NEW 2024 Exeter Novel Prize - Start Date: | Closing Date: Jan 1st | Entry Price: £20 | Prize: 1st £1000 | Word Count: Opening 10,000 of your novel