Adapted from today's i newspaper website:
"We’re
pleased to invite entries for the Wyn Harness Prize for Young Journalists. The
competition is open to anyone aged 25 or under who is embarking on a career in
journalism, either in training or their first employment.
The
challenge is to write a news report of between 500 and 700 words about an
aspect of British society that rarely makes the headlines. Our winner
will receive £1,000, have their work published in i and The Independent,
and be offered a two-week placement in our London newsroom. Entries
should be emailed to features@independent.co.uk
by 31 January 2014. The judges will look for style, accuracy and an eye-opening
and unusual subject."
Romance publishers Mills and Boon are launching
a new short fiction competition - Tempted To Write - via their Facebook page,
in order to support their new Modern Tempted imprint. Short stories of up to
10,000 words will be called for by 10th February 2014. The competition winner
will receive editorial guidance and electronic publication. The competition is
preceded by two weeks of mini competitions and writing tips on Facebook. For more details see here.
New short stories of up to 8,000 words from writers who have been previously published may now be entered into this BBC / Booktrust competition. The competition closing date is 28th February 2014. There's a £15,000 first prize plus a range of runners-up awards on offer. Full details are available on the competition website.
The 2014 Dundee International Book Prize is now
open for entries. Complete unpublished novels (in any genre) may be entered.
The competition closing date is 3rd March 2014. There's a first prize of
£10,000 and publication by Cargo Publishing. More details may be found
here.
This flash fiction competition is for a crime
story in 150 words or under. The closing date is 3rd March 2014. The first
prize is a full weekend pass to 2015's CrimeFest (to be held in Bristol in May
2015). Runners-up awards are also on offer. More details may be found here.
Short stories of up to 6,000 words
(crime-themed, and including asparagus in some way) may be entered into this
new writing competition. The closing date is 29th March 2014. There's a £100
first prize, plus runners-up awards. There's also a junior variant of the
competition with a 3,000 word limit. More details may be found here.
This short story competition is for previously
unpublished fiction (in any genre) of up to 5,000 words. The competition closes
31st March 2014. There's a first prize of publication plus £500, with
runners-up awards also available. More details may be found
here.
This, the second annual competition run by West
Sussex Writers, is for short stories on any theme. There's a 3,000 word limit.
Stories should be submitted by 31st March 2014. There's a £100 first prize,
plus there are runners-up awards also. Full details are at the competition website with rules being listed here.
Original and previously-unpublished short
stories of up to 5,000 words may be entered into this competition for dystopian
fiction. The closing date is 1st May 2014. There's a £100 first prize and
short-listed / winning stories will be anthologised. More details and
competition rules may be found at the Almond Press site
Manchester Metropolitan University has announced
a new creative writing prize for novella-length fiction. Novellas (between
20,000 and 40,000 words) should be submitted by the competition closing date of
23rd May 2014. There's a first prize including publication by Sandstone Press
and £1,000. The winner will be selected by novelist Jenn Ashworth. Full details
on the prize may be found here.
Eamonn's blog can be found at http://www.displacementactivity.co.uk/
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