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Cinnamon Press Literature Award, Fish Short Story Competition, Scribble Annual Short Story Competition 2023, The Anthology Travel Writing Award, The Bath Children's Novel Award 2023
Autumn days and evenings are perfect for reading, and writing. So here are a few competitions to whet your authorial (is that a word?) appetite:
The Scribble Annual Short Story Competition 2023 for stories up to 3,000 words that start with the line: ‘He had an uneasy feeling as he inserted the key.’ (He may be changed to ‘she’ or ‘I’) There are prizes of £100, £50 and £25. The winning entry will be published in Scribble. Entry fee is £5. Closing date: 1 November, so get your skates on. Details: http://www.parkpublications.co.uk/competitions.html
Fish Short Story Competition for stories up to 5,000 words. Prizes: 3,000 euros for first, a week at Anam Cara Writer’s Retreat in West Cork, plus 300 euros expenses for second, 300 for third, seven 200 euro honorable mentions. Entry: 20 euros. Closing date: 30 November. Details: http://www.fishpublishing.com
The Anthology Travel Writing Award 2023. Win a £500 prize for non-fiction travel artices. Anthology Magazine is inviting entries of original, unpublished non-fiction travel articles up to 1,000 words. The winner will be published in Anthology. Entry fee: £15 Euros. Deadline: 30 November. Details: https://anthology-magazine.com/awards/travel-writing-competition/
The Bath Children’s Novel Award 2023 for unpublished and independently published writers for children. The winning author will receive £3,000 and all shortlisted writers will receive feedback on their manuscript from Cornerstones editorial director Monica Chakraverty. One longlisted writer will win a place worth £1,800 on the online Edit Your Novel the Professional Way course from Professional Writing Academy and Cornerstones Literary Consultanty. Entries may be novel or chapter book manuscripts, novels for teens, or picture books. To enter, submit the first 5,000 words and a synopsis. Picture book writers may submit the text for three books for a single entry fee. Entry fee: £29. Closing date: 30 November. Details: https://bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-novel-award/
Cinnamon Press Literature Award for 15 poems up to 50 lines each, 2 short stories or up to 10,000 words of a novel. Prizes: publishing contract. Entry fee: £18. Closing date: 30 November. Details: http://www.cinnamonpress.com
Not a vast array of competitions, but an interesting selection. Do please remember to check all details before entering.
And here is the delightful Skipper – soon after his arrival in Valerie’s household – to wish you good luck!