markets for writers
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If you enjoy writing short stories which bring out goose bumps on your readers’ arms, then The Fiction Desk’s Ghost Story Competition might be for you. They’re looking for stories of between 1000-7000 words. The entry fee is a little steep at £8, but the prizes are good: 1st: £500 2nd: £250 3rd: £100 The closing…
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This week’s market is more of a resource for writers – an enormous thank you to Les Moriarty for letting me know about this. Almond Press have compiled a list of creative writing competitions for 2016. From the Reader’s Digest 100 word competition, to a playwriting contest, to a novel writing competition, there’s something for…
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Many of you enjoy writing flash fiction and a lot of you also like a prompt to kick-start your ideas. Here’s a market which marries the two: 100wordstory is a site which publishes all sorts of 100 word stories. One of the stories they publish is from a monthly photo prompt. There’s no fee and…
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This week’s market is for a short story of no more than 1000 words. Entries are accepted for The Word Hut 19th Short Story Competition from all over the world. There’s no set theme. Your story must be sent by Sunday 31st January 2016 (midnight GMT). Prizes are as follows: First Place: £70 Second Place: £35 Third…
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This week I’ve found a market, which is inviting true-life spooky stories. ‘Take A Break’s Fate and Fortune’ magazine is full of unusual and unexplained happenings. If you’ve seen a ghostly apparition, had a reading from a medium which has come true, been given a message from a loved one who has passed on, or…
Esther Chilton 