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This list of competitions is by no means exhaustive. It is as accurate as it can be but is posted with apologies for errors. I have left out competitions with recently passed dates. (Many were 30th November)

Short Stories (Mainly)

The Glimmer Train: Various forms of prose. Monthly. Entry. Prize is publication is quarterly magazine. Web: www.glimmertrainpress.com

Grace Dieu Writers’ Circle 2008: Short stories and poetry. Entry £5. Prize £25-£300. www.gracedieuwriterscircle.co.uk

Txt Lit creative writing using a mobile phone texting. Check the website for details www.txtlit.co.uk Costs £1 per entry.

Writer’s Billboard: Bi-monthly competitions. Next closing date 27th December 2007. Entry £2.50-£4. Poetry, flash, short stories, first chapters. No cash prize. Online publication for two months. Web: http://writersbillboard.net

Scribble is a quarterly magazine. Prizes of £75.00, £25.00, and £15.00. Entry £3.00. Check web: www.parkpublications.co.uk/scribble.htm

Writers Forum: Monthly short story and poetry competitions. Prize £250, also £1000 for best of year. Entry £10 short story, £7 poetry. Website www.writers-forum.com

Secret Attic: Short stories, poems and scripts. Free entry. Monthly, sometimes themed. December’s details not yet on website. Prize: freesoftware!?

The Seventh Quark: Three competitions: short story, shorter short story and regular simultaneously written Frantic Flash Competition. Couldn’t get onto website but address is: www.7thquarkmagazine.com

Writers Reign: Shortish short stories. Prizes £35-£70 Entry £3. Themed. Web: www.writersreign.co.uk/comp.html. Next closing 31st January 2008

Asham Award: Women only. Short stories. Closing date 31st January 2008 Prizes £200-£1000 plus publication by Bloomsbury. Website: www.ashamaward.com

Saga-Whyte Press: Various, themed. Check the website: www.sagawhytepress.co.uk/sagawhytehome/write4iliad.html Prize: publishing contract and iLiad (electronic writing/reading device)

Time Out: Flash/poetic prose/poetry etc. Closing 9th January 2008. Theme is a London street. Entry free. Prize Foyle’s vouchers £100-400. Web: www.timeoutwriteupyourstreet.org.uk

Willesden International Short Story Competition: Closing 21 December 2007. Entry free. Prize £5000 plus publication. Web: www.newshortstories.com



Poetry (mainly)

Writer’s Billboard: Bi-monthly competitions. Next closing date 27th December 2007. Entry £2.50-£4. Poetry, flash, short stories, first chapters. No cash prize. Online publication for two months. Web: http://writersbillboard.net

Bluechrome Publishing: poetry, short stories, novellas. Currently no closing date. Entry £15. Prize £250. Website: www.bluechrome.co.uk/store/shop/custom.asp?recid=5
The Plough Prize: Closing date just passed but watch this space: www.theploughprize.co.uk.

English Association Fellows' Poetry Prize 2007: Entry £10. Prizes: £200-£500 Closing date: 31st December 2007. www.le.ac.uk/engassoc/fpp.html

Kent and Sussex Poetry Society: Closing date: 31st January 2008. Entry £4. Prizes £75- £700. www.kentandsussexpoetrysociety.org

Leaf Books Poetry 2008 Competition: Closing date 31st January 2008. Entry £3 or £10 for four poems. Prize £200. Web: www.leafbooks.co.uk/writers/comps.html

The Academi Cardiff International Poetry Competition: Closing 1st February 2008. Entry £% per poem. Prizes £50- £5000. Web: www.academi.org/academi-competitions

Grace Dieu Writers’ Circle 2008 PoetryCompetition: Closing 28th February 2008. Entry £3 or £10 for four poems. Prize £200. Web: www.gracedieuwriterscircle.co.uk


Novels

Daily Mail First Novel Competition: Closing 2nd July 2008. Entry free. Prize publishing deal worth £30,000+ . Web:
www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/books/getinvolved.html?in_article_id=443521&in_page_id=1827