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be willing for their names to be disclosed.Long-term WM readers will know that I usually like to use this
spot to encourage you to enter competitions and spread your
wings, and this year is no different!
The fact is, entering competitions is great for your writing in
so many ways: encouraging you to try something different or
unexpected; honing your technique, putting in the practice and
learning what does and doesn’t work; overcoming your fears of
rejection and building your confi dence in getting your work out
there; possibly, with a win, even lining your pockets and helping
you get your name better known.
In this supplement, we’ve collected information on more
competitions than ever, over 750 worldwide to enter over
the course of the next nine months. If you’re looking to try
something new, there’s bound to be something there to set your
imagination alight, and if you already have a preferred genre,
we’ve got something for you too, from fl ash sequences and haiku
to business book proposals and screenplays... at lengths to suit
every commitment level, from 30 words to 300 pages.
So even if you think you know what competitions are out there,
I guarantee you will fi nd something new in the next thirty pages:
at the very least, a brand new major competition from Writing
Magazine, launching on p31, with no set
theme and a £1,000 prize. We’ll look
forward to seeing your entries!, launching on p31, with no setDe r Read r
Jonathan Telfer, EditorWhen you have fi nished with
this magazine please recycle itDETAILS OFCOMPETITIONSOVER 750 TO ENTER
PRIZE MONEY TOTALLING £1.1 MILLION
READ FROM PAST COMPETITIONSWINNING ENTRIES
PLUS: UPCOMING GET A SNEAK PEEK AT WM COMPETITIONSINSIDE OUR BIGGESTCOMPETITION GUIDE YET:You can
do it!Competition
Guide
2020
£1 MILLIONOVER
to be wonin writing prizes
MORE THAN 750 COMPS TO ENTERCompetition Special
4 WM competition programme
Get a sneak peek at the Writing Magazine competition programme for the rest of 202021 Competition winner:
Read the winning entry from our web-exclusive Timely Topic competition on the theme ‘Throne’27 Competition winner:
Read the winning entry from our web-exclusive Timely Topic competition on the theme ‘Island’31 The Writing Magazine Grand Prize
Win £1,000 in our big new open short story competitionW ng rs
2020
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Details of over 750 competitions until the end of 2020,
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