| For |
Closing Date |
Contact |
Prizes |
Comment |
| The
Arvon International Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
of any length |
See
website |
Philip
Cowell, PO Box 38530, London, SW1W 0XQ, 0207 9317611, poetry@arvonfoundation.org,
www.arvonfoundation.org |
To the
value of £11,000, with the first prize being at least £5,000. Winning
entries published in anthology |
There
are no restrictions in terms of theme, form, style or length |
| Biscuit
Publishing |
| Short
fiction |
See
website |
Biscuit
Publishing Ltd, PO Box 123, Washington, NE37 2YW, www.biscuitpublishing.com |
£1,000
plus publication |
Send
SAE for details |
| Coast
to Coast Writing Competition |
| Poetry
up to 50 lines and short stories up to 2,000 words |
Fourth
Saturday in each month |
Maurice
James, Flat 1, 9 Wellington Street, Liverpool, L22 8QL, 07780 642086 |
Prizes
vary from month to month dependent on entries. Top four entries are published in winners' anthology |
Entries
can be any subject but special prizes are for humour and for story or poem
on subject of music or musician |
| Debut
Dagger Award |
| First
3,000 words plus synopsis of crime novel |
See
website |
L
Evans, Crime Writers' Association, PO Box 273, Borehamwood, Herts, WD6
2XA, www.thecwa.co.uk |
See
website |
Open
to anyone who has not had a full-length novel published |
| The
Dylan Thomas Prize |
| Novels,
collections of short stories, poetry, screenplays, radio and theatre plays |
Not
yet available |
Tim
Prosser, Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place, Swansea, SA1 1RR, 01792
474051, tim@dylanthomasprize.com,
www.thedylanthomasprize.com |
The
winner wins £60,000. A new £1,000 prize is on offer for budding writers
under the age of 21 |
Writers
must be under 30 years of age. To be eligible a literary work must have
been commercially published, for the first time in English language
between 27 April 2006 and 30 April 2008 |
| Edwin
Morgan International Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
up to 60 lines |
See
website |
First
Floor, 17 Dryburgh Gardens, Glasgow, G20 6BT, admin@vitalsynz.co.uk,
www.vitalsynz.co.uk |
First
prize £5,000, second prize £1,000, third prize £500, two runners up
prizes of £50 |
|
| Ledbury Poetry Festival |
| Poetry up to 40 lines |
No spec |
Chloe Garner,
Church Street,
Ledbury, Hertfordshire, HR8 1DH,
01531
634156, admin@poetry-festival.com,
www.poetry-festival.com
|
Writing
course at Ty Newydd National Writers’ Centre for
Wales, second prize £250, third prize £150 |
Open
brief. Winning entries are published on Ledbury Poetry Festival website,
and winner is invited to perform at festival
|
| Mslexia
Women's Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
of any length |
Not
yet available |
Wendy
Macdonald, PO Box 656, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE99 1PZ, 0191 2616656, postbag@mslexia.co.uk,
www.mslexia.co.uk |
See
website |
To be
ran in Spring 2009. Dates, guidelines and eligibility will be announced
towards the end of 2008. It is also hoped to run a short story competition
for the first time in 2009 |
| Open
Poetry International Sonnet Competition |
| Poetry
in sonnet form |
See
website |
www.openpoetry.org.uk |
See
website |
|
| Rape
and Abuse Line Writing Competition |
| Short
stories of 1,500-1,800 words |
See
website |
Competition
Organiser, PO Box 10, Dingwall, Scotland, IV15 9HA, 01349 865316, ral@pobox10.wanadoo.co.uk,
www.rapeandabuseline.co.uk |
First
prize £200, second prize £100, third prize £50 |
Stories
should start with the words 'If it hadn't been for that telephone call...' |
| Rubies
in the Darkness |
| Poetry
of any length |
Not
known |
41
Grantham Road, Manor Park, London, E12 5LZ |
Winning
entries published in Rubies in the Darkness poetry magazine |
Any
subject |
| Scribble Quarterly
Short Story Competition
|
| Short
stories up to 3,000 words
|
Quarterly
|
David
Howarth, 14 The Park, Stow-on-the-Wold,
Cheltenham
,
GL54 1DX,
01451
831053, parkpub14@hotmail.com,
www.parkpublications.co.uk
|
First
prize £75, Second prize £25, Third prize £15
|
Stories
may be on any subject. Three winning stories are chosen by readers from
each issue of Scribble (entrants are advised to study a copy)
|
| The
McClellan Poetry Award |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
30.9.08 |
The
Administrator, Corriegills Farm, Corriegills, Isle of Arran, KA27 8BL, www.mclellanawards.co.uk |
First
prize £1,000, second prize £350, third prize £150 |
Last
year's winning poem was published in The Herald newspaper |
| Vanda
Inman's Write Space |
| Short
stories up to 1,500 words |
30.9.08 |
Vanda
Inman, Rivendell, StClether, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8QH, vanda@writespace.co.uk,
www.writespace.co.uk |
First
prize £250, second prize £200, third prize £150 |
Theme
for stories should be 'weather'. Please check website for updates |
| Bassetlaw
Writer's Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
11.10.08
and mid Oct 09 |
Pamela
Mann, 149 Galway Crescent, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7YR, 01777
700307, pamela.mann@homecall.co.uk |
First
prize £40, second prize £25, third prize £15. Winning and commended
entries published in anthology |
Open
brief |
| Envoi
Open Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
20.10.08 |
Jan
Fortune-Wood, Meirion House, Glan yr afon, Tanygrislaw, Blaenau Ffestiniog,
LL41 3SU, 01766 832112, jan@cinnamonpress.com,
www.envoipoetry.com |
First
prize £150, second prize £100, third prize £50, three runners up prizes
of free subscriptions to Envoi. Winners and three runners-up are published
in Envoi |
Poems
can be on any subject in any style |
| Hastings
International Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
up to 50 lines |
25.10.08
and similar in 09 |
Josephine
Austin, The Snoring Cat, 194 Downs Road, Hastings, TN34 2DZ, joephine.poetry@btinternet.com,
www.josephineaustin.co.uk |
First
prize £150, second prize £75, third prize £50, fourth prize £25.
Winning entries published in First Time |
Open
brief |
| Bookworms
Short Story Competition |
| Short
stories up to 1,500 words |
28.10.08 |
Beanpole
Books, 3 Yeomanry Road, Battlefield Enterprise Park, Shrewsbury, SY1 3EH, www.beanpolebooks.co.uk |
First
prize £100. Winning story published on website |
Choose
a short story title from one of the themed crossword titles in '50
Bookworms Crosswords' (ISBN 0953177033). See website for entry form |
| WF&FG
Froud Annual Children's Story |
| Children's
stories up to 2,000 words |
31.10.08 |
Joan
Lewis, Competition Secretary, 186 Lewis Flats, Lisgar Terrace, London, W14
8SQ, joan@lewis5634.fsnet.co.uk,
www.scpsw.co.uk |
First
prize £100, second prize £30, third prize £20. Competition is organised
by Society of Civil and Public Service Writers and winning stories are
published in SCPSW Author |
Story
to be for children aged 6-9 years |
| Haiku
Presence Award |
| Poetry
in Haiku form |
31.10.08 |
Martin
Lucas, 90d Fishergate Hill, Preston, PR1 8JD, www.haiku-presence.mysite.orange.co.uk |
First
prize £100l, four other prizes of £25. Previous winners on website |
Sample
copy of Presence available from website - £4.50 |
| Leaf
Books Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
of any length |
31.10.08 |
Leaf
Books Ltd, GTi Suite, Valleys Innovation Centre, Navigation Park,
Abercynon, CF45 4SN, contact@leafbooks.co.uk,
www.leafbooks.co.uk |
First
prize £200, second prize 10 Leaf books |
Any
length on any subject |
| National Poetry
Competition
|
| Poetry up to 40 lines |
31.10.08 |
Competition
Organiser, The Poetry Society,
22 Betterton Street,
London, WC2H 9BX, 0207 420 9880, tickets@poetrysociety.org.uk,
www.poetrysociety.org.uk
|
First
prize £5,000, second prize £1,000, third prize £1,000.
Ten commendations of £50 each
|
Open
brief. The winner has the opportunity to read alongside the judges at the
2008 Ledbury Festival
|
|
Newark
Poetry Society Open |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
31.10.08/09 |
Jennie
Searle, Woodbine Farm House, Ingram Lane, Sutton on Trent, Newark, NG23
6RT, www.newarkpoetrysociety.co.uk |
First
prize £150, second prize £100, third prize £50 |
Open
brief |
|
Tom-Gallon
Trust Award |
| Short
storied up to 5,000 words |
31.10.08 |
Paula
Johnson, The Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens, London, SW10 9UN,
0207 3736642, info@societyofauthors.org,
www.societyofauthors.org |
£1,000 |
Entrants
must be citizens of the UK, Commonwealth, or Ireland and have had at least
one short story published or accepted |
| Carillion
Open Poetry Competition |
| For
poetry of 15-20 lines |
1.11.08 |
Graham
Rippon, 19 Godric Drive, Brinsworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 5AN, comps@carillionmag.org.uk,
www.carillionmag.co.uk |
First
prize £80, second prize £40, third prize £20, fourth prize £10 |
Theme:
Silence. Small panel of judges to be appointed. No 'bad' or discriminatory
language; interpretation of theme will be important |
| Scribble
Annual Themed Short Story Competition |
| Stories
up to 3,000 words |
1.11.08 |
David
Howarth, Park Publications, 14 The Park, Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1DX, 01451
831053, parkpub14@hotmail.com,
www.parkpublications.co.uk |
First
prize £100, second prize £50, third prize £25. Winning story will
appear in the winter edition of Scribble. Shortlisted entries may also be
considered for publication at a later date |
2008
theme 'Brief Encounter' |
| Mary
Gornall Memorial Short Story Competition |
| Stories
up to 2,000 words |
15.11.08/09 |
Barney
Concannon, 41 Highfields Close, Ashby de la Zouch, Leistershire, LE65 2FP,
01530 412456, barneyconcannon@aol.com,
www.ashbywritersclub.co.uk |
First
prize £100, second prize £40, third prize £20. Winning entries
published (with author's permission) on the website of Ashby Writer's Club
(who organise the competition) |
No set
theme; advice is 'Be different to win' |
| Poetry
Business Book & Pamphlet Competition |
| 20-24
page collections of poetry |
29.11.08 |
Sam
Wood, Bank Street Arts, 32-40 Bank Street, Sheffield, S1 2DS, edit@poetrybusiness.co.uk,
www.poetrybusiness.co.uk |
£1,000
is shared by up to five winners, each receives 20 complimentary copies |
|
| Cinnamon
Press Awards |
| Short
stories of 2,000-5,000 words or poetry up to 40 lines |
30.11.08 |
Jan
Fortune-Wood, Meirion House, Glan yr afon, Tanygrislaw, Blaenau Ffestiniog,
LL41 3SU, 01766 832112, jan@cinnamonpress.com,
www.cinnamonpress.com |
Short
story and poetry first prizes of £100 each; Novel/Novella first prize
£400. All first prize winners are offered a publishing contract |
Any
style, emphasis on style of writing |
| Lichfield
and District Short Story Competition |
| Short
stories up to 2,000 words |
30.11.08/09 |
Jane
Rogers, 133 Park Road, Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent,
Staffordshire, DE13 8DD, l&dw@bunwd.demon.co.uk,
http://members.lycos.co.uk/lichfield_writers/index.htm |
First
prize £125, second prize £75, third prize £25 |
Previous
winners and adjudicators' report are on website |
| New
Writer Prose and Poetry Prizes |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines; Collections of 6-10 poems; Short stories up to 4,000
words, Novellas up to 20,000 words; Essays or articles up to 2,000 words |
30.11.08 |
Merric
Davidson, PO Box 60, Cranbrook, TN17 2ZR, 01580 212626, admin@thenewwriter.com,
www.thenewwriter.com |
£2,000
in total prizes |
Winners
published in 'The Collection', a special annual edition (July-August) of
The New Writer |
| The
Plough Prize |
| Poetry
up to 10 line and poetry up to 40 lines |
30.11.08/09 |
Sarah
Williams (Administrator), The Plough Arts Centre, 9-11 Fore Street,
Torrington, Devon, EX38 8HQ, 01805 624624, info@theploughprize.co.uk,
www.theploughprize.co.uk |
In
each category: First prize £500, second prize £200, third prize £100 |
Winning
entries published on website. A free tick-box critique available for every
entry posted before 1 Nov. |
| Seafield
Writing Competition |
| Poetry
of 30 lines and short stories of 200 words |
30.11.08 |
Kera
Kulkarni, Seafield Publishing, Flat 2, 83 Greens Place, South Shields,
NE33 2AQ |
For
both categories, first prize £100, second prize £50 |
|
| Writers'
Dock Annual Short Story Competition |
| Short
stories 1,500-5,000 words |
30.11.08/09 |
Sonny,
Writers' Dock, PO Box 256, Broxbourne, EN10 7ZE, annualshortstorycomp@writersdock.org,
www.writersdock.org |
2008:
First prize £100, second prize £50, third prize £25. 2009: First prize
£150, second prize £50, third prize £25. |
Winning
entries to be published the year following the competition |
| The
Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize |
| Collections
(50-100) pages of poetry |
1.12.08/09 |
Philip
Hoy, 14 Lyncroft Gardens, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UR, 0208 3937055, waywiserpress@aol.com,
www.waywiser-press.com |
First
prize £1,500, plus publication of collection |
Open
brief. Guidelines and entry forms can be downloaded from website. Please
also check postal address which may change shortly |
| Petra
Kenney Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
up to 80 lines |
1.12.08/09 |
Morgan
Kenney, The Belmoredean Barn, Maplehurst Road, West Grinstead, Sussex,
RH13 6RN, 01403 865388, morgan@kenney.uk.net,
www.petrapoetrycompetition.co.uk |
General
category First prize £1,000, second prize £500, third prize £250 and a
Royal Brierly Crystal Vase. Three highly commended prizes of £125. Comic
Verse category and Young Poets (14-18) category First Prize £250, second
prize £125 |
First
prize winner in general category published in 'Writing Magazine' and all
winning poems published in a booklet |
| James
White Award |
| Short
stories up to 8,000 words |
31.12.08/09 |
Martin
McGrath, British Science Fiction Association, 48 Spooners Drive, Park
Street, St Albans, Herts, AL2 2HL, jwa@bsfa.org.uk,
www.bsfa.org.uk |
Cash
prizes. Winning story published in Interzone and the award is presented at
Eastercon - the British annual SF convention |
Stories
must be science fiction (broadly defined) |
| Local
Poem Competition |
| Poetry
up to 20 lines (maximum 160 words) |
31.12.08 |
Peter
Quinn, United Press Ltd, Admail 3735, London, EC1B 4JB, 0870 2406190, info@unitedpress.co.uk,
www.unitedpress.co.uk |
First
prize £1,000 |
Poems
should have a local theme |
| The
Pages Quarterly Open Short Story Competition |
| Short
stories up to 4,000 words |
Quarterly |
Adeola
Sheehy, The Pages, The Basement, 3 St Michael's Road, London, SW9 0SL, the-pages@hotmail.co.uk,,
www.the-pages.blogspot.com |
First
prize £60, second prize £40, third prize £20. The winning story is published on the website and all three winners plus
three runners up are published in The Pages Quarterly Anthology (each
author receives a free copy) |
Stories
can be of any genre (except children's); previously published will be
accepted. Entrants will receive a basic critique if SAE is provided |
| Chapter
One Promotions |
| Short
stories up to 2,500 words; poetry up to 30 lines; children's stories up to
1,000 words |
Short
stories: 14.1.09, poetry: 1.6.09, Children's stories 31.10.09 |
19-35
Sylvan Grove, London, SE15 1PD, 0845 4565364, info@chapteronepromotions.com |
Short
story: First prize £2,500, second prize £1,000, third prize £500.
Poetry: First prize £1,000, second prize £500, third prize £250.
Children's story aimed at age 7-18: First prize £150, second prize £75,
third prize £50 |
|
| Academi
Cardiff International Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
up to 50 lines |
30.1.09 |
Peter
Finch, Academi, PO Box 438, Cardiff, CF10 5YA, 02920 472266, post@academi.org,
www.academi.org |
First
prize £5,000, second prize £500, third prize £250, five runners up
prizes of £50. Winning entries are published in a leading literary
journal |
Entries
must be unpublished, in English, and not a translation of another author's
work |
| Malaga
Workshops |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines or short stories of 800-1,000 words |
30.1.09 |
Lois
Maddox, 9(D) Langthorn Close, Frampton, Cotterell, Bristol, BS36 2JH,
01454 773579, root@malagaworkshops.co.uk,
www.malagaworkshops.co.uk |
First
prize UK weekend course worth £200, second prize presentation set of
three books, third prize Writers' and Artists' Yearbook |
Winning
entries published on website |
| Country
Tale Short Story Competition |
| Stories
up to 2,000 words |
31.1.09 |
David
Howarth, Park Publications, 14 The Park, Stow-on-the-Wold, GL54 1DX, 01451
831053 parkpub14@hotmail.com,
www.parkpublications.co.uk |
First
prize £75, second prize £25, third prize £15. Winning entries are
published in Country Tales magazine |
Stories
theme 'A Country Tale' |
| Dark
Tales Competition |
| Stories
up to 3,000 words |
31.1.09
and 30.4.09 |
7
Offley Street, Worcester, WR3 8BH, stories@darktales.co.uk,
www.darktales.co.uk |
First
prize £250, second prize £50, third prize £25. All shortlisted entries
published in Dark Tales |
See
website for entry form and rules |
| Drama
Association of Wales One-Act Playwriting Competition |
| Theatre
scripts / plays |
31.1.09 |
Teresa
Hennessy, The Old Library, Singleton Road, Splott, Cardiff, CF24 2ET,
02920 452200, aled.daw@virgin-net,
www.amdram.co.uk/daw |
Winning
plays in each category receive cash prize of £200. All winning entries
will be considered for publication |
Competitions
are for: Best play for a youth cast (16-25 years); Best play (open
category). Plays should have playing time of 20-50 minutes with a minimum
cast of two |
| Kent
and Sussex Poetry Society |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
31.1.09 |
26
Courtlands, Teston, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 5AS, www.kentandsussexpoetrysociety.org |
First
prize £700, second prize £250, third prize £100, four fourth prizes of
£75 each |
Any
subject, any form or style |
| Slipstream
Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
up to 60 lines |
31.1.09 |
Mandy
Pannett, 5 Collingwood, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 2JE, 01798 873841, mandypannett@hotmail.com,
www.slipstream-poets.co.uk |
First
prize £150, second prize £75, third prize £50. Winning entries
published on website |
Theme
is: A sense of Place |
| Writers'
and Artists' Yearbook 2009 Short Story Competition |
| Short
stories of up to 2,000 words |
14.2.09 |
competition@acblack.com,
www.writersandartists.co.uk |
£500
plus a place on an Arvon Foundation residential writing course (worth
£575) and publication on the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook website |
Theme
'Conflict' and must be emailed (with 'WAYB09 competition' as the subject
line) after registering on the website |
| The
Academy of Children's Writers |
| Children's
stories up to 2,000 words suitable for children of any age group to
teenage |
31.3.09 |
ACW,
Competition Entry, PO Box 95, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5RL, 01487
832752, enquiries@childrens-writers.co.uk,
www.childrens-writers.co.uk |
First
prize £2,000, second prize £300, third prize £200 |
Open
to all amateur writers over the age of 18 |
| Bristol
Short Story Prize |
| Short
stories up to 3,000 words |
31.3.09 |
Joe
Melia, enquiries@bristolprize.co.uk,
www.bristolprize.co.uk |
First
prize £300, second prize £200, third prize £100 |
Top
twenty shortlisted entries are published in prize anthology |
| Exeter
Writers Short Story Competition |
| Stories
up to 3,000 words |
31.3.09 |
4
Albion Place, Exeter, Devon, EX 4 6LH, 01392 425825, mail@margaretjames.com,
www.exeterwriters.org.uk |
First
prize £200, second prize £100, third prize £50 |
Winner
and runner up entries are published on the website |
| Blinking
Eye |
| Short
stories up to 2,000 words and for poetry |
30.4.09 |
Judy
Walker, PO Box 175, Hexham, NE46 9AW, judy@blinking-eye.co.uk,
www.blinking-eye.co.uk |
Prizes
to be announced on website. |
Entrants
must be aged 50 or over |
| Blue
Butterfly Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
up to 32 lines |
30.4.09 |
Elizabeth
Madill, Blue Butterfly Publishers, 13 Irvine Way, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire,
AB51 4ZR, 01467 625986, blue7butterfly@which.net,
www.madill.prodigynet.co.uk/bbp |
First
prize £100, second prize £50, third prize £25. Winners and best of
other entries published in anthology |
Theme
is Christian Hope |
| Momaya
Short Story Competition |
| Stories
up to 2,500 words |
30.4.09 |
Monisha
Saldanha, 189A Balham High Road, London, SW12 9BE, infouk@momayapress.com,
www.momayapress.com |
First
prize £110, second prize £60, third prize £30. Momaya Press publish the
winners in the Momaya Annual Review |
Submit
entries online via the website |
| Pulsar
Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
30.4.08 |
David
Pike, 34 Linacre, Grange Park, Swindon, SN5 6DA, pulsar.ed@btopenworld.com,
www.pulsarpoetry.com |
First
prize £125, second prize £75, third prize £50. Winning poems published
in September 2009 Pulsar |
Open
theme |
|
Southport Writers Circle
Poetry
Competition
|
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
30.4.09 |
32
Dover Road, Southport, PR8 4TB, 01704 560923, southportwriterscircle@yahoo.co.uk |
Open: First
prize £200, Second prize £100, Third prize £50, Humour prize £50,
Local prize £50 |
Open
and humour |
|
Ver Poets Open Competition
|
| Poetry
up to 30 lines |
30.4.09 |
Gillian
Knibbs, 181 Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4AH, 01727 762601, gillknibbs@yahoo.co.uk,
www.verpoets.org.uk |
First
prize £500, second prize £300, third prize £100, young writers prize
£100. Winning and shortlisted poems are published in the Ver Prize
Anthology |
Open
brief |
| Ware
Poets Open Competition |
| Poetry
up to 50 lines |
30.4.09 |
Mr M
Foley, 22 West Close, Hoddesdon, Herts, EN11 9DA, 01922 304830, warecomp@waitrose.com |
First
prize £500, second prize £200, third prize £100, sonnet prize £100.
Winning and commended poems are published in the Ware Poets Competition
Anthology |
Open
brief |
| Commonwealth
Short Story Competition |
| Short
stories for audio broadcast |
1.5.09 |
Bisakha
Ghose, 17 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1AA, 0207 583 5550, cba@cba.org.uk,
www.cba.org.uk |
First
prize £2,000. Winning stories are compiled
onto audio CD to be broadcast all over the Commonwealth |
Only
open to commonwealth citizens |
| Lymm
Festival Write Lines Competition |
| Poetry,
prose script, non-fiction or combination |
1.5.09 |
Sue
Dodd, c/o 39 Fairfield Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 2VR, 01925
601085, www.lymmfestival.org.uk |
£300
prize fund |
On a
single side of A4, writing of any kind. 2009 theme is 'Anniversary' |
| Templar
Poetry Pamphlet & Collection Prize |
| Short
collection of poetry (18-24 A4 pages, max 40 lines per page) |
1.5.09 |
Alex
McMillen, PO Box 7082, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 9AF, 01629 582500, info@templarpoetry.co.uk,
www.templarpoetry.co.uk |
Four
winners receive publication of pamphlet, £500 and option to submit a
collection. All shortlisted winners published in annual anthology |
Any
style (but not translated) |
| Virginia
Warby Poetry Prize |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
19.5.09 |
CFW
Poetry, PO Box 474, Eastleigh, Hants, SO50 0AN, 02380 269513, almejas188@hotmail.com |
First
prize £800, second prize £350, third prize £200, ten runners up prizes
of a year's subscription to Orbis |
Open
theme, two copies. Anthology of winners / runners up published annually |
| The
Frogmore Poetry Prize |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
31.5.09 |
Jeremy
Page, 42 Morehall Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4EF, 07751 251689, www.frogmorepress.co.uk |
First
prize 200 guineas, second prize 75 guineas, third prize 50 guineas.
Additional prizes of The Frogmore
Papers. |
Open
brief |
| Frome
Festival Short Story Competition |
| Short
stories of 1,000-2,200 words |
31.5.09 |
Alison
Clink, c/o Frome Library, Justice Lane, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1BE, 01373
462215, clinkelmstreet@aol.com,
www.fromefestival.co.uk |
First
prize £300, second prize £150, third prize £75. Also local prizes.
Winning stories published on website |
Novelist
Sophie King is the celebrity judge |
| George
Crabbe Memorial Poetry Competition |
| Poetry
of 50 lines |
31.5.09 |
TD
Butler, 9 Gainsborough Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7HT, 01394 277360, suffolkpoetrysociety@aol.com,
www.suffolkpoetrysociety.org.uk |
First
prize £250, second prize £150, third prize £100, two highly commended
prizes of £25. All published on website |
Poems
can be any form or style and on any subject. Entrants must have a Suffolk
connection. Entry forms are available from postal address or website |
| Yeovil
Literary Prize |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines; short stories up to 2,000 words; synopsis and opening of
novel - total up to 15,000 words |
31.5.09 |
Penny
Deacon, The Octagon Theatre, Hendford, Yeovil, BA20 1UX, www.yeovilprize.co.uk |
Poetry
and short story competitions: First prize £500, second prize £200, third
prize £100. Novel competition: First prize £1,000, second prize £250,
third prize £100 |
|
| The
Bridport Prize |
| Poetry
up to 42 lines and short stories up to 5,000 words |
30.6.09 |
Frances
Everitt, Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR,
01308 428333, frances@bridportprize.org.uk,
www.bridportprize.org.uk |
(For
both poetry and short story comp's) First prize £5,000, second prize
£1,000, third prize £500. Ten additional prizes of £50 each. Winners published in anthology |
Open
brief |
| British
Czech & Slovak Association Writing Competition |
| Short
stories up to 2,000 words and factual writing also to 2,000 words |
30.6.09 |
BCSA
Prize Administrator, 24 Ferndale, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3NS, 01892
543206, prize@bcsa.co.uk,
www.bcsa.co.uk |
First
prize £300, second prize £100. Winning entries are published in the British
Czech & Slovak Review |
Themes
are either (a) Links between Britain and the Czech or Slovak Republics (or
their predecessor states) or (b) Society in transition in those republics
since the Velvet Revolution in 1989 |
| Keats-Shelley
Prize |
| Poetry
up to 50 lines and essay of 2,000 words |
30.6.09 |
KSMA
Competition Secretary, School of English, The University, St Andrews, KY16
9AR, www.keats-shelley.co.uk |
£3,000
in prizes |
See
website for 2009 theme |
| National
Poetry Anthology |
| Poetry
up to 20 lines |
30.6.09 |
Peter
Quinn, United Press Ltd, Admail 3735, London, EC1B 1JB, 0870 2406190, info@unitedpress.co.uk,
www.unitedpress.co.uk |
First
prize £1,000, some 250 winners are chosen representing a different UK
town |
Winners
all published in anthology |
| Mere
Literary Festival |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
15.7.09 |
Adrienne
Howell, Lawrences, Old Hollow, Mere, Wiltshire, BA12 6EG, 01747 860475,
howellatmere@aol.com,
www.merelitfest.co.uk |
Major
cash prizes plus local and junior awards. Open section shortlist showcased
during Mere Literary Festival 12-18 October 2009 |
Open
brief |
| HISSAC
Annual Open Short Story Competition |
| Short
stories of 2,500 words |
31.7.09 |
Clio
Gray, 20 Lochslin, Balintore, Easter Ross, IV20 1UP, 01862 832266, info@hissac.co.uk,
www.hissac.co.uk |
First
prize £400, second prize £50, third prize £50. Winning stories are
published on the website |
Theme
is open |
| Jerwood
Aldeburgh First Collection Prize |
| Poetry
collections |
31.7.09 |
Judy
Braggins, The Poetry Trust, The Cut, 9 New Cut, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19
8BY, 01986 835950, info@thepoetrytrust.org,
www.thepoetrytrust.org |
First
prize £3,000 plus week of paid 'protected' writing time, plus fee-paying
invitation to read at Aldeburgh Poetry Festival 2010 |
Entries
should be first collections of poetry of at least 40 pages published
between 1 August 2008 and 31 July 2009 |
| The
Manchester Writing Competition |
| The
Manchester Fiction Prize 2009 |
1.8.09 |
James
Draper, Writing School, Department of English, Manchester Metropolitan
University, Rosamund Street West, Off Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6LL,
0161 2471787, j.draper@mmu.ac.uk,
www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk |
2008
prize was £10,000. 2009 prize TBC |
Open
internationally to anyone aged 16 or over |
| Bognor
Regis Drama Club One-Act Playwriting Competition |
| One-act
plays of 20-45 minutes |
31.8.09 |
Beryl
Jackman, 9 South Road, Felpham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 8EF, 01243
829074, c.hoff@btinternet.com,
www.bognordrama.com |
First
prize £50, second prize £40, third prize £30. Winning play performed
the following year |
Entries
must be original work not previously performed |
| British
Fantasy Society Short Story Competition |
| Short
stories up to 5,000 words |
31.8.09 |
194
Station Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7TE, comp@britishfantasysociety.org,
www.britishfantasysociety.org |
First
prize £50, second prize £25 |
Stories
must be horror, fantasy or science fiction |
| Legend
Writing Awards |
| Short
stories up to 2,000 words. Also for flash fiction of exactly 100 words |
31.8.09 |
39
Emmanuel Road, Hastings, TN34 3LB, legendwritingaward@yahoo.co.uk,
www.legendwritingaward.com |
Short
stories: First prize £500, second prize £250, third prize £100, three
further prizes of £50 each. Flash fiction: First prize £50, second prize
£30, third prize £20, three further prizes of £10 each |
Open
theme, no children's stories. It is hoped to publish anthology of winning
entries in Spring 2010 |
| Salopian
Poetry Society Open Competition |
| Poetry
up to 36 lines |
31.8.09 |
Roger
Hoult, 5 Squires Close, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5RU, 01952
587487, salopoet@hotmail.com,
www.salopianpoetrysociety.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |
First
prize £200, second prize £100, third prize £50, three consolation
prizes of £30 |
Any
subject |
| Wellington
Short Story Competition |
| Stories
up to 4,500 words |
31.8.09 |
Howard
Perkins, Civic Offices, Tan Bank, Wellington, Telford, TF1 1LX, 01952
567697, welltowncl@aol.com,
www.wellington-shropshire.gov.uk |
First
prize £150, second prize £100, third prize £75 |
Open
brief |
| Nottingham
Open |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
8.9.09 |
Viv
Apple, 38 Harrow Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7DU, 0115 9145838, viv.apple@ntlworld.com,
www.nottinghampoetrysociety.co.uk |
First
prize £300, second prize £150, third prize £75 |
Any
form or theme |
| Jo
Cowell Award |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines |
19.9.09 |
Competition
Co-ordinator, 14 Tower Hill, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2EF, judy-ingman@fsmail.net |
First
prize £150, second prize £100, third prize £50 |
|
| Christchurch
Writer's Competition |
| Poetry
up to 40 lines; short stories up to 2,500 words; articles up to 800 words;
20 minute radio play; poem with local theme |
1.10.09 |
Cynthia
Collins, 1 Hinton House Cottages, Dark Lane, Hinton St Michael,
Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 7EA, 01425 274804, cllns584@aol.com |
3 cash
or book token prizes, value £50 each, are awarded in poetry, short story
and article categories; £100 for winning radio play; £100 plus Quill
Award for winner of poetry on a local theme (theme to be set) |
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