Competition round-up, deadlines 31 March, 16 June and 1 July

The Cleckheaton Writers Group meeting takes place tonight 6-8pm at Cleckheaton Library.  New members always welcome and meetings fortnightly thereafter.

Thanks to my fellow blogger Displacement Activity for the following competition information:

Short Fiction Journal 2014 International Short Story Prize Previously-unpublished short stories of up to 5,000 words may be entered into this competition. There's no restriction on theme or content. The closing date is 31st March 2014. There's a £500 first prize. More details are here and full competition rules are here. Entries will also be considered for publication in Short Fiction.     VS Pritchett Memorial Prize 2014 This annual short story competition is now open to entries of previously-unpublished fiction between 2,000 and 4,000 words.  The competition closing date is 16th June 2014. The winning author will receive £1,000 and the story will be published in print and online. More details and an entry form may be found here.

Morley Literature Festival Short Story Competition 2014   This annual free-to-enter short story competition is open again to submission. Stories of up to 3,000 words - on any theme - may be entered. The competition closing date is 1st July 2014. There are prizes of £50, £30 and £20. This year's judge is Gervase Phinn. You can find more details about the competition here.