markets for writers
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My market for you this week gives writers scope for writing a longer story. The Exeter Story Prize accepts entries up to 10,000 words. There’s no set theme. Here are the other details for you: Prizes: 1st: £500 + trophy 2nd: £150 3rd: £100 Best humorous entry: £200 Trisha Ashley Award + trophy Entry fee:…
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Brentwood Writers’ Circle is holding a flash fiction story to celebrate its 75th anniversary. They’re looking for stories of exactly 75 words. Here’s the all important information for you: Prizes: 1st prize: £40 2nd prize: £20 3rd prize: £15 Plus all prize winners will receive a copy of ‘How to Write Fiction without the Fuss’.…
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This week’s market is one of the women’s fiction markets. Take A Break’s Fiction Feast and Take A Break’s Specials are currently looking for stories for both magazines. You can write to them (by post only) for in-depth writers’ guidelines. The basic requirements are as follows: Fiction Feast: 800- 1000 words in length. They want…
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A Big Thank You! Thank you to all of you who have been sending in markets for me to use in this slot. They’re gratefully received and I will be using them, but this week’s market is one I came across at the weekend and, as it has the shortest closing date, I thought I’d…
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My market for you this week is a 100-word flash fiction competition held annually by Reader’s Digest. With free entry and a first prize of £2000, it’s definitely worth entering. There are also prizes of £200 each for two runners-up. To find out more, visit the website. You have until February 20th to submit your…
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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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If you’re looking for a short story and/or poetry competition, which offers decent prize money, you might like to take a look at the Magic Oxygen Literary Prize. Unpublished stories of up to 4000 words and unpublished poems of up to 40 lines are accepted. There is no set theme. Prizes awarded for each category…
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This week’s market is the Daggerville Games Short Story Competition. They run a monthly competition with a chance to win a £30 Waterstones voucher. Details of the competition are posted on their Facebook page. For rules and further information on the competition, visit their website. ***
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This week’s market is ‘The First Line Literary Journal‘. Here’s what they have to say about themselves: ‘The purpose of The First Line is to jump start the imagination–to help writers break through the block that is the blank page. Each issue contains short stories that stem from a common first line; it also provides…
Esther Chilton 