This year for Orangutan Awareness Week we are running a children’s poetry competition in conjunction with National Geographic Kids Magazine. We want you to write a poem (up to 125 words) that highlights the problems orangutans and the rainforests face. Your poems will be judged by Charlotte Uhlenbroek, from FIVE’s TV show, Among the Apes. Read more…
1st Prize £2,000
plus a one-week writing retreat * at Chawton House Library and a day with a Virago editor*
2nd prize £500
3rd prize £250
3 other finalists will win £100 each
CLOSING DATE: 25 JANUARY 2010, Winners will be notified mid-March. Read more…
The NRA is now accepting entries for the 2009 Youth Wildlife Art Contest. The contest is open to students in grades 1 through 12, including home-schooled children. NRA membership is not required. The deadline to enter is November 5, 2009. Read more…
Prizes: 1st – £80.00; 2nd – £40.00; 3rd – £25.00 plus 3 Highly Commended – £10.00, Entry Fee: £3.00 per entry (3GBP). Use the PayPal button below or pay by cheque or Postal Order as indicated on the Entry Form Read more…
First prize £150: Second prize £75: Third prize £25, Closing date 31st October 2009. Kate has published thirteen novels, translated into various languages, one of which has been serialised on television and two others on radio. She has also published numerous short stories in periodicals and magazines such as The Atlantic Review, Woman, Woman’s Own and Woman’s Weekly. Read more…
Southport Writers’ Circle International Poetry Competition 2010, First Prize: £200, Second Prize: £100, Third Prize: £50 (In addition: £25 Humour Prize; £25 Local Prize) Read more…
We are delighted to have the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Barefoot Books as our judge for our Children’s Story Competition. Tessa Strickland is a renowned author in her own right and under the name Stella Blackstone has published many inspirational and enchanting books, many of which you may recognise. Read more…
The Mary Gornall short story competition is run annually with a closing date of 15 November. Prizes £100, £40, £20. Entry fee £4. Should the competition make a profit for the club, the excess after expenses goes towards the cost of running our FREE short story and poetry competitions for local children. Read more…
Short stories up to 4,000 words and novellas and serials up to 20,000 words on any subject or theme, in any genre not children’s. Previously published material is not eligible for entry. Entry fees £5 per short story TNW subscribers two entries at same fee. £15 per Serial, Novella. Read more…
Welcome to Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest! This poetry contest and writing contest is open to everyone. We are excited about showcasing the creative writing and poetic talent, skill and ability of all poets and writers. We hope that you have the inspiration to display the beauty and art of writing short stories and poems for the entire world to see your gift of a dream. Read more…
