Stop Press Unique Writing Prize – Autumn 2010 – Escalator Literature
We’re gearing up to launch our national poetry prize (Escalator Literature 2010) and would be grateful if you could add the info to your website, e-news, social networks or help spread the word to contacts who may be interested in applying this year, or can help circulate (not much then!). Full application details will be revealed shortly, but for the moment we’re asking people to sign-up to our e-news to be the first in the know. Copy is as follows:
Unique Writing Prize – Autumn 2010 – Escalator Literature
Take a giant leap towards your first poetry collection. Writers’ Centre Norwich will launch this year’s unique writing prize in autumn 2010. Escalator Literature is not your average poetry competition. Prize winners will enjoy a year-long programme of support with their writing; mentoring from established poets; a summer school residential based at the UEA and support in making an Arts Council England Grants for the Arts bid.
The prize is open to poets yet to publish a first collection, and for the first time the Escalator Literature prize will be open to applicants from all parts of England.
Sound good? Sign-up for e-news at www.writerscentrenorwich.org.uk and we’ll be in touch with application details.
Richard White
Marketing & Resources Assistant
Writers’ Centre Norwich, 14 Princes Street, Norwich. NR3 1AE.
Tel: +44 (0)1603 877177
richard.white@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk
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Three Playwrights Win in the 7th “Windsor Fringe Marriott Award for New Drama Writing”
Last night, we received from our judges Jenny Seagrove and John Adams, the three winning scripts for the seventh Windsor Fringe Marriott Award for new Drama Writing The three winning one-act plays will be performed each evening during the last three nights of the Windsor Fringe on October the 7/8/9th, at The Ex Services & Social Club’ 107 St. Leonard’s Rd. Windsor SL43BZ. At a presentation on the last night, the judges will announce which one of the three writers will receive the £500 cash prize and become the overall winner. (Judged purely on the writing)
The three winning plays, in author alphabetical order are:
“Man of Straw” by N. Cowell from Stockton-on-Tees. A Technical adviser to a brewery.
“Click” by Jan Perry of Leeds. An assistant lecturer at Leeds college of Art.
“We that are Left” by Peter Harrison from Cheshire. A retired BBC journalist.
A total of 213 scripts were submitted from Scotland, Australia, Wales, Finland, England , Spain, the USA, Japan, Eire, Jersey, N. Ireland, Norway and the Isle of Man. The scripts were numbered and read totally anonymously by 32 readers and ten short-listed plays were forwarded to our judges, Jenny Seagrove and John Adams.
The other seven short-listed were, in alphabetical order: “Mari” by Jackie Carreira from Suffolk “Rib Day” by Chris. P. Cooper, from Wales, “New England” by Richard Fitchett, from S. London, “Islands” by Gillian Ledwick from Middlesex, “Starters for Everyone” by Audrey Lee from Sussex, “Leaving” by Sarah Nash from N. London and “Stephen’s Birthday Puzzle” by David Rhys Shannon from Spain.
The directors will be announced shortly.
Editor’s notes:
The Windsor Fringe was established in 1969, making it the oldest Fringe festival in England and the second oldest, after Edinburgh, in the UK. Run by an all-volunteer committee, each year the Fringe stages an inspired and innovative programme of music, dance, comedy, drama and art.
Criteria for the competition required that the authors must be amateur playwrights. Each submitted script had to be suitable for staging in a studio theatre, be no more than 30 minute long and not have been previously performed.
Contact Ann Trewartha
Tel 01753 863218
e-mail ann.trewartha@btinternet.com
www.windsorfringe.co.uk and info@windsorfringe.co.uk for Windsor Fringe information.
Booking information for the Windsor Fringe 24th September – 10th October 2010
Box Office: 01753 743915 On-line booking via: www.windsor.gov.uk
Spilling Ink Review
Are hosting four writing competitions this year.
Closing dates,
30th June 2010, 31st August 2010, 31 October 2010, 31st January 2011. Details below
New Eastbourne Writers Short Story Competition
Closing date: 27thAugust 2010 Details below
The David Ridley & Arts Advance Annual Literary Prize
The Arts Advance Writers Group is welcoming everyone to enter,
Closing date 31st August 2010 Details below
The Tenby Arts Festival, Writing Competition 2010
Closing Date 31st August 2010 Details below
The Salopian Poetry Society Competition
Closing date 31st August 2010. Details below
Original Playwriting Competition in the South West
Closing date 15th September 2010. Details below
The Royal Berkshire Poetry Competition
The closing date is midnight, 30th September 2010. Details below
Northampton Writers Group
Closing Date 4th October 2010
Write us a short story on the subject of your choice, Details below
The Big Scribble – Poetry Competition
Deadline: 18th October 2010, Details below
Ashby Writers’ Club
Mary Gornall Memorial Short Story 2010 Competition
Closing Date 15 November 2010, Details below
Claire Apps – Creative Writing for All
Short Story and Poetry Competitions
Closing Date: 30th November 2010, Details below
Brit Writers’ Awards Unpublished 2011
Closing Date for submissions 5pm, Friday 25th February 2011 Details below
Kelpies Prize 2011
Closing Date for entries 28th February 2011 Details below
Grace Dieu Writers’ Circle’s 2011 Short Story and Poetry Competition Details below
Closing date: 28th February, 2011
The Neil Gunn Writing Competition
Closing date Friday 11th March 2011.
Details below
Greenacre Writers are proud to announce their Nationwide Short Story Competition.
Closing date: 31st March 2011
Details below
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As a commitment to our members this page is available to Writing Groups who are members of NAWG and are running an open creative writing competition, so that they might advertise their competition to others.
Other groups or associations who are not members will be charged a fee for the privilege. (Negotiable on submission)
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FULL LISTINGS
- Spilling Ink Review
Are hosting four writing competitions this year.
Closing dates
30th June 2010, 31st August 2010, 31 October 2010, 31st January 2011.
Spilling Ink Review, is a new quarterly e-journal. The first issue was published 1st June 2010 to a wonderful response.
Micro-fiction 30th June 2010,
Short Story 31st August 2010,
Flash Fiction/Prose Poetry 31st October 2010
Creative Non-fiction 31st January 2011
Further details about our various competitions may be found here: -http://spillinginkreview.com/competitions
The main website is http://spillinginkreview.com
Posted by Amy Burns, a PhD student at the University of Glasgow’s Creative Writing Program. Amy is also the editor of Spilling Ink Review, a new quarterly e-journal. spillingink.email@gmail.com
- New Eastbourne Writers Short Story Competition
Closing date: 27thAugust 2010
Theme: The Journey. Maximum length: 1500 words.
Prizes: £50, £20 and £10; website publication of winning entries.
Fee: £5 per entry/£7 for two.
Judges: Joan Moules and Peter Lovesey.
See website: www.neweastbournewriters.co.uk
for full details of Competition Rules and Entry Requirements.
NB New website domain. Please use Bing/Google for initial search.
- Closing date 31st August 2010
The David Ridley & Arts Advance Annual Literary Prize
The Arts Advance Writers Group is welcoming everyone to enter our first short story competition.
PRIZES 1st £100, 2nd £50, 3rd £25 plus 10 runners up win £10 each.
All 13 prize-winning stories will be published free of charge in an Arts Advance anthology and the winners will also receive a free copy of the anthology when printed.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: Your titled short story should be 750 (min) to 1000 (max) words long and be typewritten on A4 with numbered pages. It should be written in English, be unpublished and be your original work. Stories for children will not be deemed acceptable. Please add a separate A4 sheet with your name and address (do not put your name or address on the work itself) and how we can contact you. Please repeat the title of your work here too. Please do not send short stories by email. Deadline Midnight 31st Aug 2010. The competition winners will be named on 12th Oct 2010 on the Arts Advance website www.artsadvance.org.uk. A list will also appear at Trinity House Social Centre, Laygate, South Shields.
COMPETITION ENTRANCE FEE: Arts Advance can only accept short stories with a cheque payable to Arts Advance for £2.50 per entry. We will accept any number of short stories into the competition but payment per entry must be multiplied accordingly.
SEND TO: Arts Advance (Story Competition). P.O. Box 93, Jarrow, NE32 4XY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: For further information about our projects please visit our website www.artsadvance.org.uk
or email: info@artsadvance.org.uk
MORE ABOUT OUR SPONSOR – RELIANCE FINANCIAL SERVICES
David Ridley is the owner of Reliance Financial Services at 77 Fowler Street, South Shields. His company offers a financial planning service for pensions and investments. He is also an estate, letting agent and a property management consultant. His local business at Fowler Street will celebrate twenty years in 2010.
PROCEEDS: All proceeds by way of the competition entrance fee and the sale of the anthology are to be retained by Arts Advance and used for the furtherance of its art and writing projects.
RIGHTS: David Ridley (sponsor) and Arts Advance have no further claim on any of the author’s work or information that we receive, other than the planned anthology. Authors have no claim of money other than the prize money stipulated overleaf.
PANEL: The 13 prize winners will be chosen by a panel headed by David Ridley (our sponsor). No members of the Arts Advance Writers Group, or those who have had work published in previous Arts Advance anthologies are allowed to enter the competition. The adjudication of the panel is final in all matters.
APOLOGIES: Arts Advance apologise for the fact that we cannot return author’s short stories. Only the 13 prize winners will be notified directly. If you have not heard from us by the 21st Sept. 2010 then your short story has been unsuccessful in this year’s competition.
MORE ABOUT ARTS ADVANCE
Arts Advance is a voluntary community group based in Jarrow. We are dedicated to running small high quality projects, which engage the community in creative activities such as writing, drama and visual art. Everyone involved with Arts Advance contributes their time and skills voluntarily. To put it another way, we do it because we enjoy it! So good luck, join in the fun and get writing!
- The Tenby Arts Festival, Writing Competition 2010
Closing Date 31st August 2010
The Tenby Arts Festival is launching a writing competition as part of the 2010 Festival. This is an exiting opportunity for creative writers of both prose and poetry.
Categories
Short story maximum 1,500 words
Poetry maximum 40 lines
Subject Matter
Entries may be on any subject.
Prizes
The values of the prizes are the same for each of the two categories:
Winner £150
Runner up £70
Third place £3o
Full details can be obtained from:- http://www.tenbyartsfest.co.uk/
- The Salopian Poetry Society Competition
Closing date 31st August 2010.
Competition rules/entry forms can be downloaded from: www.thesalopianpoetrysociety.webeden.co.uk or by sending a S.A.E. to Irene Hoult – competition secretary, at 5 Squires Close, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire TF7 5RU.
- Original Playwriting Competition in the South West
Closing date 15th September 2010
Somerset Fellowship of Drama for many years ran an Original Playwriting Competition. This has been dormant for the last couple of years, but is being revived. We are looking for one act play-scripts from playwrights living in the historic counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wilshire, Gloucester and Hampshire. A press release was sent out to the various media organisations across the region a few months ago, but quite possibly wasn’t printed. At a meeting last evening, it was decided that we need to contact organisations such as yours, and ask you to pass this information on to your members.
Full details are at: http://www.somersetdrama.org.uk/index.php?page=Original+Playwriting where you can download full rules and an entry form.
The entry fee is £20.00 per play for non-members of the Somerset Fellowship of Drama and £15.00 for individual members. Cheques should be made payable to “The Somerset Fellowship of Drama”.
(Individual membership of the Somerset Fellowship of Drama is £10.00 per year).
- The Royal Berkshire Poetry Competition
The closing date is midnight, 30th September 2010.
From Beat – Beat is a Fire-station Arts & Culture project.
The Royal Berkshire Poetry Competition is open to anyone over the age of 17 years-old.
Every poet is invited to submit one entry; it can use any poetic form, but must be previously unpublished, the poet’s own work and less than 40 lines.
The judges are looking for distinct poetic voices that display originality, craftsmanship and memorability. The winner, and two runners up, will be published by Beat Magazine and the poems will be displayed on the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Library Service website and in libraries around the Borough.There will an evening of ‘Poetry Raw’ to announce the winners and celebrate poetry on November 11th 2010, to which all entrants are invited.
The winners will be notified by October 31st 2010.
Please note that for administrative reasons entries cannot be acknowledged, but a reply email response will acknowledge on-line entries.
Details are here http://www.beatmagazine.co.uk/the-royal-berkshire-poetry-competition-entry-form
Poems and completed entry forms can also be sent via post or by hand, and should be addressed to:
The Royal Berkshire Poetry Competition,
FAO Kathy Dolan (Team Leader: Adults)
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Libraries,
Arts and Heritage Service Maidenhead Libray
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1QU
There is a Royal Berkshire Poetry Competition Facebook page – all entries are posted here by their number. You can check your entry here and join the page to keep up with all news.
Contact; Kathy Dolan
email: kathy.dolan@rbwm.gov.uk
- Northampton Writers Group
Closing Date 4th October 2010
Write us a short story on the subject of your choice.
2000 words maximum.1st Prize £150
2nd Prize £100
3rd Prize £50
Best story by a Northamptonshire writer
(if not already a prize-winner) £50
Best story by a writer who is under 18 years old
on the closing date for entries £5
Closing date for entries Monday 4th October 2010.
Entry fee £4 for each story – or £1 for each story by an Under 18 writer.
Full details and rules: – www.hebatescompetition.org.uk
The judging panel will comprise members of the Northampton Writers Group.
The Head Judge is Sue Moorcroft, author of Starting Over, All That Mullarkey, Love Writing – How To Make Money, Writing Romantic or Erotic Fiction, and much else. Her website is www.suemoorcroft.com This competition, inspired by the Northamptonshire born master of short stories, H.E. Bates, was first launched in 2005, his centennial year.
It is run by the Northampton Writers Group.
Our website is:- www.northamptonwriters.org.uk
- The Big Scribble – Poetry Competition
Deadline: 18th October 2010
Theme for poem: ‘Home’
Max 40 lines
Prize: Publication in the Big Issue in the North with interview, and on website. Other prizes to be announced.
Judges: Peter Kalu
Rosie Lugosi
Entry fee: Minimum £3 donation per poem, all money raised goes to The Big Issue in the North Trust
How to enter: Online at www.justgiving.com/bigscribble or send cheque and poem to The Big Scribble, 10 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JN
Contact: Jane.logan@thebiglifecompany.com
Jane Logan
Regional Fundraising Co-ordinator
The Big Issue In The North Trust
10 Swan Street
Manchester
M4 5JN
Tel: 0161 8315556
Fax: 0161 8315577
www.bigissueinthenorth.com
Support the Trust and WIN a brand new Mini First enter here
Follow us on Twitter @bigissuenorth or find us on Facebook.
- Ashby Writers’ Club
Mary Gornall Memorial Short Story 2010 Competition
Closing Date 15 November 2010
Prizes: £100, £40, £20
Winners advised February 2011
Fee: £4, then £3. Length: 2000 words max.
Details on website and entry form may be downloaded or SEND SAE:
Ashby Writers’ Club,
41 Highfields Close,
Ashby de la Zouch,
Leics LE65 2FP
www.ashbywritersclub.com
www.freewebs.com/barneyc
- Claire Apps – Creative Writing for All
Short Story and Poetry Competitions
Closing Date: 30th November 2010
Theme: Domestic Violence
You are invited to write a short story up to 2,000 words and/or a poem of up to 40 lines on the above theme. True stories are more than welcome. Confidentiality would be maintained.
Short Story Prizes: £70, £35, £20
Poetry Prizes: £70, £35, £20
Entry fee: £5, additional entries £3.
Any profits made will go to Womens’ Aid.
Judges: Sue Johnson, Claire Apps.
Entry forms by email: ce.apps@tesco.net
Or website: www.writing-experiment.webs.com
Or by post: Creative Writing for All
35 Diglis Dock Road
Worcester
WR5 3FA
Competition Rules: The closing date is 30th November 2010.
Short Stories: Entries or short stories must not exceed 2,000 words and must be on the theme – Domestic Violence. Entries must be typed and double spaced.
Poetry: Entries must not exceed 40 lines, and must be on the theme – Domestic Violence. Entries can be single spaced.
Title at the top of each page. Pages must be numbered. All entries must be on A4 white paper, single sided. Entrants name and address must only be on the entry form, NOT the story/poem. Only postal entries will be accepted.
Post to: Creative Writing for All, 35 Diglis Dock Road, Worcester, WR5 3FA.. Each entry must be accompanied by entry fee and entry form. Entries will only be returned if accompanied by an SAE. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Winners will be notified at the end of December 2010. Entries must be original work and previously unpublished.
Cheques/Postal Order payable to: C E Apps
- Brit Writers’ Awards Unpublished 2011
Closing Date for submissions 5pm, Friday 25th February 2011
Now Open for Submissions.
Poetry, Short stories, Stories for Children, Novels, Non-Fiction, Song-writing, Screen play & Stage play (16 & under categories: Poetry, Short Stories and Song-writing) Official deadline: 5pm Friday 25th February 2011 (UK time)
Important note: Submission lines will be closed as soon as 20,000 entries have been received.
Entry fee £10.95 for 3 entries.
Prize: £10,000 and publishing contract.
Learn more & enter your work now; www.britwriters.co.uk/register.html
Enquiries: 0871 237 4442
Email: enquiries@britwriters.co.uk
Posted by: Nathalie Banks
email: nathalie@britwriters.co.uk
- Kelpies Prize 2011
Closing Date for entries 28th February 2011
Manuscripts are now invited for submission to the Kelpies Prize 2011. They must be set wholly, or mainly, in Scotland and be suitable for children aged 8 to 12. They may not have been previously commercially published, although the author may have been. The judges are looking primarily for a cracking story with strong characters, believable dialogue and a compelling atmosphere. The deadline is 28th February 2011. For full rules and guidelines, see www.florisbooks.co.uk/kelpiesprize
Further information from Chani McBain, Sales & Marketing Executive, Floris Books
Tel: 0131-337 2372
Email: chani@florisbooks.co.uk
www.florisbooks.co.uk/kelpiesprize (includes press materials)
- Grace Dieu Writers’ Circle’s 2011 Short Story and Poetry Competition.
Closing date: 28th February, 2011
The competition is in its 7th year and we will be awarding a record £1,500 to our winners, including a £400 1st prize in both our Short Story and Poetry categories.
Poetry Competition: 1st Prize: £400; 2nd Prize: £200; 3rd Prize: £75; 4th Prize: £50; 5th Prize: £25
Up to 40 line limit – Entry Fees: £4 for one poem or £12 for 4, £2 for each additional entry over four
Short Story Competition: 1st Prize: £400; 2nd Prize: £200; 3rd Prize: £75; 4th Prize: £50; 5th Prize: £25
Up to 2,000 word limit – Entry Fees: £5 for first and £3 for additional stories
Closing date: 28th February, 2011.
Full details and entry forms can be found on our website at: www.gracedieuwriterscircle.co.uk
Alternatively to receive a competition leaflet, please send a SAE to:
The Competition Organiser,
23 Henson Way,
Sharnford,
Leicestershire,
LE10 3PN
- The Neil Gunn Writing Competition
Closing date Friday 11th March 2011.
The Highland Council in partnership with The Neil Gunn Trust is pleased to invite entries for the 2010/11 Neil Gunn Writing Competition. Full details, including this year’s theme and entry forms, are available via the libraries page of the Highland Council’s website www.highland.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/libraries/neilgunn
The adult competition has both prose and poetry sections and is open to writers worldwide.
Please contact Charlotte if you require any more information.
Charlotte Macarthur
Area Libraries Officer, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey and Lochaber
Area Education, Culture & Sport Office
13 Ardross St
INVERNESS
IV3 5NS
Telephone: – 01463 663828
- Greenacre Writers are proud to announce their Nationwide Short Story Competition.
Closing date: 31st March 2011
Lianne Kolirin has kindly agreed to be the judge.
The launch will be held at:Waterstones, North Finchley, London N12.
On: Sunday 5th September, 2010. At: 3-5pm (All welcome)
Short Story Competition details,
Genre: Short Story – Fiction
Word Count: Maximum 2000 words (excluding title)
Prizes: 1st Prize £100,
2nd Prize £50,
3rd Prize £20
(3 Runners up: Greenacre Times Subscription)
Entry fee: £5 per entry
Judge: Lianne Kolirin
Winning stories to be published in an anthology.
The Administrator, Greenacre Writers, 25 Chislehurst Avenue, London N12 0HU.
Entry form from: www.greenacrewriters.blogspot.com
Closing date: 31 March 2011
Posted by Rosie Canning – MA Writing 020 8346 9449
email: greenacrewriters@gmail.com
[...] Open Competitions [...]
Hello.
I’m just writing to say is there any cometitions here from people under the age of 16?
Because I’m 14 (almost 15 soon!) and I’d love to get my nails in to one of these competitions.
Please will you write back to my email address to say if there is or isn’t.
Thank you for the time to read this.
From Katie-Grace Bell
p.s. sorry for being a bit pushy
[...] Spoken Ink Launches Audiostory Competition Closing date; 31st July, 2010. Leading Short Story Website Seeks New Writing Talent Spoken Ink, the foremost website for short stories, has launched a search for new writing talent. Its first audiostory competition will give authors worldwide the opportunity to have their work published and narrated by a leading actor. More competitions . . . [...]
One of the main aims of Kudos magazine is to encourage young writers so we always highlight suitable contests – and there are quite a few.
Brit Writers’ Awards Unpublished 2011:
Now Open for Submissions!
Poetry, Short stories, Stories for Children, Novels, Non-Fiction, Songwriting, Screen play & Stage play (16 & under categories: Poetry, Short Stories and Songwriting)
Official deadline: 5pm Friday 25 February 2011 (UK time)
Important note: Submission lines will be closed as soon as 20,000 entries have been received.
Entry fee £10.95 for 3 entries. Prize: £10,000 and publishing contract
Learn more & enter your work now! http://www.britwriters.co.uk/register.html
Enquiries: 0871 237 4442, enquiries@britwriters.co.uk