Found these competitions thanks to my fellow blogger Displacement Activity so I thought I would post the details here for my followers:
The New Rose Prize 2013 is officially OPEN for entries!
I am thrilled to announce that the competition for unpublished writers is now open and looking for entries in the following categories:
The New Rose Crime Prize 2013 – judged by
MEL SHERRATT. Stories must be
no longer than 2,000 words and you must not have had fiction of any length published before, either self-published or traditionally published. To enter, send your story as a Word document to: mirandawurdy@gmail.com WITH THE SUBJECT HEADING
CRIME by midnight (BST) on 31st August 2013.
The New Rose Prize for Literary Fiction 2013 – judged by
JAMIE GUINEY. Stories must be
no longer than 2,000 words and you must not have had fiction of any length published before, either self-published or traditionally published. To enter, send your story as a Word document to: mirandawurdy@gmail.com WITH THE SUBJECT HEADING
LITERARY by midnight (BST) on 31st August 2013.
The New Rose Prize for Romantic Comedy – judged by
MIRANDA DICKINSON. Stories must be
no longer than 2,000 words and you must not have had fiction of any length published before, either self-published or traditionally published. To enter, send your story as a Word document to: mirandawurdy@gmail.com WITH THE SUBJECT HEADING
ROMANTIC COMEDY by midnight (BST) on 31st August 2013.
The New Rose Prize for Young Adult Fiction 2013 – judged by
TAMSYN MURRAY. Stories must be
no longer than 2,000 words and you must not have had fiction of any length published before, either self-published or traditionally published. To enter, send your story as a Word document to: mirandawurdy@gmail.com WITH THE SUBJECT HEADING
YOUNG ADULT by midnight (BST) on 31st August 2013.
The New Rose First Chapter Award 2013 – judged by
MIRANDA DICKINSON. Chapters must be
no longer than 3,000 words and you must not have had fiction of any length published before, either self-published or traditionally published. To enter, send your story as a Word document to: mirandawurdy@gmail.com WITH THE SUBJECT HEADING
FIRST CHAPTER by midnight (BST) on 31st August 2013.
THE PRIZES – each winner will receive a place on my online writers’ course (worth £80), plus a chapter critique from the category judge and free books. I am hoping to add to these prizes soon, so keep watching for details. All winners and two runners-up from each category will see their entries featured on my blog
http://www.coffeeandroses.blogspot.com (all rights will be maintained by the authors of the stories).
It is
FREE to enter for anyone aged
15 and over, and entry is open
worldwide. The New Rose Prize is specifically for unpublished writers. Authors whose works of fiction have been published before, including self-published either singularly or as part of an anthology, given free in any format (including Amazon, GoodReads and iBooks, etc), or traditionally published singularly or as part of an anthology are not eligible to enter. (Please note, if you have had non-fiction or poetry published before you ARE eligible to enter. The no publication rule only applies to works of fiction of any length.) The judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
All entries must be received by
MIDNIGHT (BST) on SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST 2013. Please ensure you write the title of the category you wish to enter in the subject line of your email entry.
You can enter as many categories as you like, but please send each as a separate email. Entries with multiple stories attached to one email will not be considered eligible.
GOOD LUCK!
Let’s Get Writing Competition – SNAPSHOT
Let’s Get Writing Competition: t4w in association with The Writers’ Workshop
t4w wants to encourage you to get writing and get creative. In conjunction with
The Writers’ Workshop, one of the UK’s largest editorial consultancies, we are delighted to launch our first writing competition, with fabulous prizes up for grabs!
COMPETITION
Write a short story (1,500 words maximum) entitled ‘Snapshot’
WIN
Winning entry: a day ticket to The Writers’ Workshop Festival of Writing on Saturday 14th September 2013 worth over £200 (see below for more details)
Winner and two runners-up: your story published in a prime slot on totally4women.com for one month and associated promotion of you as the author!
The Writers’ Workshop Festival of Writing
The popular annual festival, based at York University, hosts publishers and literary agents from some of the biggest and best agencies in the business, who are looking for new talent.
The 2013 Festival includes a Welcome & Keynote Address from
Adele Parks. Her work has sold over 2 million copies and has been translated into 25 different languages, making Adele one of the biggest-selling women’s fiction writers in the UK.
Guests include publishers and editors from:
Rogers, Coleridge & White, AM Heath, Conville & Walsh, Blake Friedmann, Andrew Lownie, The Marsh Agency, Lorella Belli Agency, DHH Literary Agency, Sheil Land Associates, The Blair Partnership, Lindsay Literary Agency, Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency, Greenhouse Literary Agency, Wade & Doherty Literary Agency, Hardman & Swainson, Caroline Sheldon, Watson, Little Ltd, The Agency, Andrew Nurnberg Associates, Darley Anderson Literary Agency, Greene & Heaton Ltd, United Agents and PFD.
Donna Condon (senior fiction editor on the Piatkus list of Harlequin (UK) Ltd),
Suzie Dooré (Editorial director at Hodder & Stoughton),
Jenny Geras (Publishing Director of Arrow/Random House),
Alison Hennessey (senior crime editor at Harvill Secker/Random House),
Jane Lawson (Editorial Director at Transworld/Random House), and
Francesca Main (Editorial Director of Picador in the UK).
TOP PRIZE
A day ticket valid for Saturday 14th September 2013 for one person to the York Festival of Writing (running 13th -15th September), worth over £200, including access to the full festival programme:
• One-to-one appointment with literary agent or publisher of your choice
• One-to-one appointment with a book doctor for feedback on your work
• Lunch
• Gala Dinner – your chance to mingle with agents, editors and fellow writers
• 1 full day of workshops, talks and seminars (Saturday 14th September)
*Please note that this competition prize does not include travel to/from York and the university campus. There is no cash/prize alternative.
HOW TO ENTER
Get your username by signing up to
totally4women.com. Send your short story, entitled
‘Snapshot’ (maximum of 1,500 words), along with your username and full name to
info@writersworkshop.co.uk, clearly marked as ‘
t4w Short Story Competition‘.
Make sure your entry stands out as all the entries will be read and judged by Laura Wilkins and her team of published writers and professional editors at The Writers’ Workshop. The piece must be related to the title ‘Snapshot’ – all valid interpretations welcome!
The closing date is
Monday 5th August 2013. The winner and the two runners-up will be notified by email by16th August 2013.
The Bookmarks Literary Festival s running a
short story competition. Stories of up to 1,500 words on the theme of 'home'
may be entered. The competition closing date is 4th August 2013. There's a
first prize of £50 in book tokens. The organisers are also operating a
competition for younger writers (8 to 13 years), with the same theme, but with
a word count of 500 to 750 words. Again, there are book token prizes. More
details may be found at the Festival's homepage under the Short Story
Competitions tab at the top of the page.
