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Competition News Summary
Highlights
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The “100”
competition is open.
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The 2017 NAWG open competitions are opening soon.
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Competition Types
The writing competitions you'll find listed on this site, fall into three main categories,
as explained below.
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Open to NAWG group and individual members only.
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No entry fees.
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Organised by the NAWG committee.
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Open to everyone.
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Most have entry fees.
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Organised by the NAWG committee.
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Open to everyone.
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Most have entry fees.
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Organised by friends and individuals of NAWG.
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Free advertising for NAWG groups and affiliates (small fee for others).
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Further details…
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Competitions List
(Last updated: Wed-17-May-2017)
Click on the competition titles for more information.
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Archive
Here are some competitions, now closed, from previous years.
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Closing Date |
Type |
Information & Notes |
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H.E.Bates Short Story Competition 2016
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Closed |
05-Dec-2016 |
General |
Organised by Northampton Writers Group.
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BMAF Creative Writing Competitions
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Closed |
05-Dec-2016 |
General |
Competitions by the Basingstoke Music & Arts Federation.
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Field of Words 2016: Round 2
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Closed |
30-Nov-2016 |
General |
Short fiction and flash fiction.
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Words And Women Prose Competition
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Closed |
15-Nov-2016 |
General |
A competition organised by Words And Women,
who support and promote women writers living and working in the East of England.
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NAWG Open 2016
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Closed |
31-Oct-2016 |
Open |
Categories: Short story, poetry, novella. |
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The Henshaw Competition
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Closed |
30-Sep-2016 |
General |
Short stories on any subject, up to 2,000 words.
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Mslexia Children's Novel
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Closed |
19-Sep-2016 |
General |
A competition for women to write a novel for children.
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Terence Rattigan Award
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Closed |
31-Aug-2016 |
General |
An exciting competition for aspiring playwrights.
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British Czech & Slovak Association Writing Competition 2016
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Closed |
19-Aug-2016 |
General |
A competition to write fact or fiction about links between Britain and the Czech/Slovak Republics.
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Writers Bureau Limerick 2016
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Closed |
31-Jul-2016 |
General |
Win a Writers Bureau course, plus cash prizes.
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Doris Gooderson Short Story Competition
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Closed |
11-Jul-2016 |
General |
Run by Wrekin Writers.
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The Henshaw Competition
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Closed |
30-Jun-2016 |
General |
Short stories on any subject, up to 2,000 words.
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Field of Words 2016: Round 1
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Closed |
31-May-2016 |
General |
Short fiction and flash fiction.
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Horror Anthology Competition
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Closed |
20-May-2016 |
General |
A horror-themed writing competition from Swansea & District Writers' Circle.
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NAWG Members 2016
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Closed |
30-Apr-2016 |
Members only |
Our annual multi-category writing competitions.
Winners announced at the annual
Festival of Writing.
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The Henshaw Competition
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Closed |
31-Mar-2016 |
General |
Short stories on any subject, up to 2,000 words.
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Margery Allingham short story
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Closed |
01-Mar-2016 |
General |
Organised by the Crime Writers' Association.
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Our Street
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Closed |
31-Jan-2016 |
General |
Bridgend Writers' Circle. Short story.
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Writers Bureau Short Story
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Closed |
30-Nov-2015 |
General |
2,000 words maximum. Any theme.
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InkTears Short Story
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Closed |
30-Nov-2015 |
General |
UK & international. Any theme. Open to age 18+.
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NAWG Open 2015
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Closed |
31-Oct-2015 |
Open |
Short story and poetry categories. |
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Another Place
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Closed |
31-Oct-2015 |
General |
Poetry and flash fiction.
The Poised Pen, Liverpool.
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Swansea Writers Short Story
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Closed |
31-Oct-2015 |
General |
Any genre, any subject. |
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Pam's People 2015
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Closed |
21-Aug-2015 |
Members only |
Winners announced at the annual
Festival of Writing.
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