Esther Chilton

writing competition

  • Second Placed Story – Travelling With Sarah

    This weekend, it’s time for the story which was awarded second place in the themed competition I held at  Swanwick Writing Summer School. Entrants had to write a story between 1000-3000 words on any of the following themes:  LIBRARY, JOURNEY or LOVE. Travelling With Sarah By Sally McMahon ‘Look at that gorgeous shawl, Mum. It’s just perfect.’ I

    Read more →

  • Book News – Last Chance To Enter!

    Today is your final chance to enter my competition! To celebrate the launch of my new book, The Storm, I’m giving away a copy of my first short story collection, The Siege, to the winner of the following short story competition: Write a story in 50 words, using the following words in it somewhere: The

    Read more →

  • Launch Day! The Storm Has Arrived

    Thank you to all of you who pre-ordered my new collection of short stories, The Storm. I hope you enjoy it. For those of you who haven’t pre-ordered, you can obtain a copy through Amazon: Amazon UK Amazon US Paperback news will follow soon. The blurb: There’s a clash of thunder and the brilliance of

    Read more →

  • I Want Your Stories!

    A few months ago, I ran a writing competition to win a copy of my latest book of short stories, A Walk in the Woods. I had some super entries and so, as it’s coming up to the sixth anniversary of the release of my first book of short stories, The Siege, I thought it

    Read more →

  • Markets For Writers

    Fiction Factory are holding a flash fiction competition. There isn’t a theme but no children’s or YA fiction will be accepted. Here are some more details for you: Prizes: 1st: £150 2nd: £50 3rd: £25 Entry fee: £6 Word limit: 500 Closing date: 31st July 2019 To enter, take a look at the competition page.

    Read more →

  • Markets For Writers

    As promised, here are the details for The Writers Bureau Flash Fiction Competition. If you missed my blog last week, here are some Flash Fiction tips. Prizes: 1st: £300 2nd: £200 3rd: £100 All winners will receive a Writers Bureau course of their choice worth over £370. Entry fee: £5, three entries for £10 Word

    Read more →

  • Markets For Writers

    If you’re looking for a writing competition which is FREE to enter and which has a great first prize, then the annual ‘Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook Short Story Competition’ is for you. This year, there’s no set theme so get those ideas coming. You have until Monday 13th February 2017 in which to enter. The

    Read more →

  • I Still Need You!

    Competition Time! Two weeks ago, I set a mini-competition within a mini-competition! Lots of you took part in my recent flash fiction competition where I set the theme of ‘The Discovery’.  The results can be read here, if you missed them. So I’m now looking at running my next mini-competition, but I’m not quite sure of the theme

    Read more →

  • I Need You – Again!

    Competition Time! Last week I set a mini-competition within a mini-competition! Lots of you took part in my recent flash fiction competition where I set the theme of ‘The Discovery’.  The results can be read here, if you missed them. So I’m now looking at running my next mini-competition, but I’m not quite sure of the theme to

    Read more →

  • Monday Motivations

    As usual, the weekend went by in a flash and Monday has whizzed round far too quickly. To get your mind working, why not have a go at one of my two short story competitions (with prizes!) One of them is for a flash fiction story of up to 100 words. You could write a

    Read more →

Instagram / TikTok / X

Designed with WordPress