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Bath Short Story Award, Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize, Bristol Short Story Prize, Charles Dickens, Dickens Museum, Oliver Twist, The Rooker Prize
This Georgian terraced house in London’s Doughty Street, WC1, is where Charles Dickens wrote Oliver Twist. Now a museum, the place is well worth a visit when you are next in London and, hopefully, its picture might provide inspiration for one of the writing competitions closing this month. There are not many, but you can use them as a warm-up for the many on offer next month.
Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize for stories between 1,000 and 5,000 words.Prizes: £1,000. Entry fee: £10. Closing date: 3 April. Details: bricklanebookshop.org
Bristol Short Story Prize for stories up to 4,000 words. Prizes: £1,000. Entry fee £9. Deadline: Details: http://www.bristolprize.co.uk
Bath Short Story Award has a £1,200 first prize, £300 second prize, £100 third prize, and £100 Acorn Award for an unpublished writer. Stories should be up to 2,200 words and the entry fee is £9. Deadline 14 April. Details: http://www.bathshortstoryaward.org
The Mairtin Crawford Awards 2024 for short stories up to 2,500 words and poetry no longer than 60 lines. Winners in each category will receive £500 and two runners up will receive £250. Entrants must not have published a full collection of poetry, short stories or a novel. Entry fee is £10. Deadline 10 April. Details: https://belfastbookfestival.com/mairtin-crawford-award
The Rooker Prize is Lewes’ own literary competition (associated with Lewes Football Club) is asking for the first 250 words of a novel, to be read by the panel of local judges. The deadline is 19 April, with the winner being announced on Saturday 27 April. The winner will receive a beautiful hand-carved wooden trophy, plus £250 to go to the charity of their choice. In addition, Hachette UK – one of the Uk’s leading publishing groups – is also offering an hour’s feedback/coaching session at their UK offices in London with an experienced editor, which might hopefully kickstart a new career. Entry is free. Details: Rooker@lewesfc.com
Writing Magazine Competition: Past Times. They are looking for a story or creative non-fiction set any time before 1980. Prizes: £200 and £50. Entry fee: £7.50 (or £6.50 for magazine subscribers). Closing date: 15 April. Details: http://www.writers-online.co.uk
With so much horrible weather out there, surely settling down in the warm to write a winning story is just what you need.
Please remember to double-check details before entry. Good luck!
Where the Dickens family meals were prepared.
The earthenware bowl in the centre is for
baking bread and resembles one I own
that belonged to my own great-grandmother.
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