writing competitions
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It’s five-word challenge time again! For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word Mirror in it somewhere? Last week, your story needed to contain the word Email. You sent in some creative stories. Here they are: Christine Mallaband-Brown: Do we enter by email? My email broken, sending telegram.
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Think outside the box Whether you’re entering a themed or open-themed writing competition, don’t write about the first thing that comes to mind. Jot down several ideas. The first few will probably be themes a lot of entrants will write about. Ignore these and let your mind push you forward and onto something a little
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It’s five-word challenge time again! For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word Switch in it somewhere? Last week, your story needed to contain the word Sulk. You sent in some interesting and entertaining stories. Here they are: Sanandi-jacq: Lacking bulk hulk in sulk. Ritu: No sweets allowed
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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
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Have you got a passion for poetry? Then you might like to take a look at The Writers Bureau‘s annual poetry competition. The closing date is 31st July 2019 and the first prize is £300. Their competition page is certainly worth a look, as there are some helpful tips for entering poerty competitions. ***
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Want to try something different? Then why not give the Writing Magazine ‘Genre Mash-Up Short Story Competition’ a go? ‘Smash conventions and cross boundaries with your short story for this month’s competition, for a genre-defying (or defining) mash-up. It could be the likes of urban fantasy or domestic noir, but we’re really looking for a
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The Big Issue Crime Writing Competition is certainly worth an entry. Why? Well, with a prize of a two-book publishing contract under the Avon Books UK imprint by HarperCollins, why wouldn’t you want to enter?! They’re looking for a 100-word synopsis and the full manuscript. To find out more about the competition, and how to
Esther Chilton 