Competiton round up, deadlines 22 May, 16 June, 31 August and 26 September

Thanks to my fellow blogger Blog About Writing for the following competition information:

Flash Fiction Competition

A free competition, run by Roastbooks to ‘celebrate the launch of Bookimbo in beta.

The winning entry will be published by Roastbooks and made available for sale on Amazon. The winner will also receive fifty copies and £150.

To enter, create a Bookimbo account, and using the Bookimbo editor, create a book of flash fictions.

Each entry should consist of between four and eight flash fictions, each no longer than 1,000 words. All entries must be original and unpublished. The closing date is 22 May and it’s free to enter!



Historic House Short Story competition (c/d: September 26th 2014)

Max 2,500 word story inspired by or set in a historic house (real or imagined). Run by Corazon Books in partnership with the Historic Houses Association (HHA). Free entry. First prize: £150, private tour and afternoon tea with owners of Levens Hall, Cumbria. Double Friends Membership to the HHA. Two runners-up prizes of Double Friends Membership to the HHA. Deadline: September 26th 2014. Full details and entry here.

The Write Time novel competition 20,000 - 100,00 word novel by writer aged 50+ (in the UK) who has not previously had a publishing contract. Run by Corazon Books in partnership with Mature Times. Free entry. First prize: Digital publishing contract with full editorial and marketing support, and royalties. First round: send synopsis and first three chapters Deadline: first round deadline is June 16th 2014. Full details and entry here.

Hysterectomy Association’s poetry, flash fiction and short story competition (c/d: 31st August 2014) for female writers only.