markets for writers
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The Writers Bureau are holding their annual flash fiction competition. Entries of up to 500 words are welcomed. The closing date is 30th November 2019. Here are a few more details for you: Prizes: 1st: £300 2nd: £200 3rd: £100 Plus, each prize winner will receive a Writers Bureau course of their choice, worth over…
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US paper, ‘The Saturday Evening Post’, is calling for your best limerick about an image featured in the paper. To see the said image, click on the following link: Wanna join in the fun? Submit your limerick! Entries are accepted worldwide. $25 dollars goes to the best one. The winning entry is published in the…
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Cinnamon Press: This independent publisher publishes poetry, fiction and also selective non-fiction. It’s a small company run by a family team. Cinnamon is proudly different. We don’t do social media; it’s neither innovative nor supportive of independent thought. Instead we value a community of readers and writers who don’t so much buy our books and…
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Wanderlust is a travel magazine ‘for people with a passion for travel’. Destinations the world over are covered. They particularly like ‘off-the-beaten-track destinations, secret corners of the world and unusual angles on well-known places are always of particular interest’. If you like travel writing and are interested, they provide very comprehensive writers’ guidelines, which include…
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A big thank you to my writing friend, Hugh Roberts, who sent me details for this week’s Market For Writers. The Storgy Flash Fiction Competition is now open for entries. Here are some details for you: 1st Prize: £100 + STORGY Gift Bundle 2nd Prize: STORGY Gift Bundle 3rd Prize: STORGY Gift Bundle Entry fee: £5 Word limit:…
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Looking for a poetry competition to enter? Ambit Magazine are holding their 2019 Poetry Competition, with the theme of ‘Wild’ to celebrate their 60th birthday. Here’s some more information for you: Prizes: 1st: £500 2nd: £250 3rd: £100 Poems must not exceed 50 lines. Entry fee: £6. If you send in over five submissions, you’ll…
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Grindstone Literary Company have lots of writing competitions to enter, from short story writing, to poetry, to novels. Here’s what they have to say about themselves: ‘Grindstone is more than just a competitions website – we’re a writing community. We provide opportunities for writers to challenge themselves by entering our writing competitions and pitting themselves…
Esther Chilton 