Writing Magazine April 2020

COMPETITION GUIDE 2020

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Room Creative Non-Fiction
Contest
Essays, up to 3,500 words
Prizes: $500, $250, $50 and publication
Entry fee: International entries $42
Closing date: 1 June

Short Fiction Prize
Short stories, up to 7,500 words, by current
students of North American universities
and colleges
Prizes: $1,000 and a place at the
Southampton Writers Conference
Free entry
Closing date: 1 June, TBC

Sustainable Societies: Novel
Full length novels touching on ideas of
sustainable societies
Prizes: £500, £200, £100, 3 x £50
Free entry
Closing date: 2 June

Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting
For full-length (at least an hour) new stage
plays written in English, which have not
been published or professionally performed
Prizes: £16,000 for the winner, Judge’s Award
£8,000, Original New Voice Award £8,000
Free entry
Closing date: 5 June, TBC

Farnham Flash Fiction Competition
For fl ash fi ction, up to 500 words, on any
subject
Prizes: £75, £25, £25 for best entry featuring
Farnham
Entry fee: £5
Closing date: 5 June
competition@farnhamfl ashfestival.org.uk
http://www.farnhamfringefestival.org

Writers Digest Annual Writing
Competition
Prose, various lengths, 2,000-4,000 words;
poetry up to 32 lines
Prizes: $5,000 overall; $1,000, $500, $250,
$100, $50, 5x$25 in each of 9 categories
Entry fee: Stories $35, poetry $25; $30/$20
before 4 May
Closing date: 5 June

Christopher Smart Poetry Prize
Poetry collections, 48-120 pages
Prizes: $2,000 and publication
Entry fee: $25
Closing date: 6 June

Goi Peace International Essay
Contest for Young People
Essays of 700 words or fewer in English,
German, Spanish, French or Japanese, by
writers aged under 25
Prizes: ¥100,000, 2x¥50,000, in each
category
Free entry
Closing date: TBC, 15 June in 2019

Other Writers’ Weekend competitions are:

Skylark Fabulous Fiction for Fives to Teens Competition

For the first 3,000 words of a fiction book for children, aimed at three age groups

(5+, 8-12, or 12+). Specify the audience you are writing for and include a one-page

synopsis, with the finished word count (if complete), in the same file.

First prize is £500, with a one-to-one editorial consultation by phone or Skype for

first, second and third.

The Bright Agency Picture Book Competition

Submit a text of no more than 600 words in prose or verse for children aged 3-6.

First prize is £500 and a one-to-one editorial consultation by phone or Skype, with

written editorial feedback for second and book prizes for third.

The Opening of a Novel Competition

Submit the first three pages (12pt double-spaced) of their novel,

plus a 600-word maximum synopsis. Any theme or period.

First prize is £250, with book prizes for second and third.

Written feedback offered on this competition for an additional fee.

Deadline for all competitions is 19 June

Winners will be announced at the Writers’ Weekend Winchester,

10-12 July, and on the Writers’ Weekend website.

The Writers’ Weekend Winchester and Writing Magazine are teaming up to run the

Short Fiction competition to celebrate the opening of the first Writers’ Weekend,

10-12 July, at the University of Winchester. 65 Literary agents, commissioning

editors, published authors and industry professionals will visit the Hampshire city to

give 19 talks, 18 workshops, and over 700 one-to-one sessions with emerging writers

keen to pitch their work and receive supportive feedback. Competition winners will

be announced at the Writers’ Weekend.

For all details and to book, visit: http://www.writersweekend.uk

Writing Magazine and Writers’ Weekend Short Story Competition

Submit quality short stories on any subject, theme or period (no children’s stories).

Length should be 1,500-3,000 words for each entry.

Each entry must be a complete story. Entries will be judged by Writing Magazine, for

their originality and storytelling excellence.

First prize is £250, publication in Writing Magazine

and one year’s subscription to Writing Magazine, with

subscriptions for second and third.

The closing date is 19 June and the entry fee is £10,

or £8 for WM subscribers.

To enter, visit: https://writ.rs/wmwinch

For all details and to enter, please visit: http://www.WritersWeekend.uk

Writers’ Weekend Winchester and

Writing Magazine Short Fiction Contest