Competition Monthly for May!

It's time to welcome Francesca, once again, with another competition round-up.


Last Sunday I worked on a one page story for a competition I knew closed on the Monday. I left it overnight, planning a final edit before I sent it off the next day. Working on other writing first, I came back to it at 11.30am the following morning, opened up the web page for instructions, only to find it had closed at 10.00am. Oh dear. I'd assumed that, as with most other competitions, it closed at midnight.


The moral of this tale? Always check the closing time of a competition as well as the date. Another

moral could be, send it off well in advance of the date!


The Wells Festival of Literature's A Book for Children competition, one that I was shortlisted in last year, has come round again. If you've got a book suitable for the over nine's or teens, why not give it a go?



Good luck to everyone, and don't forget to let us know of any competition success you have.



**Closing Soon**
The Cornish Writing Challenge
Theme: Short story (up to 1,500 words) based on one of four photographs and with either a Cornish setting or a Cornish main character
Prize: Publication in Frost magazine
Competition deadline: 27 May 2017
Entry: Free
Details


Flash 500 Competition
Theme: Open
Prize: £300 / £200 / £100
Closing date: 30 June 2017
Entry: £5
Details


Retreat West Themed Flash Competition
Theme: Self-destruction. 500 words max
Prize: £50 / £25
Closing date: 30 June 2017
Entry: £5
Details


The Impress Prize
Theme: Book of fiction or non fiction
Prize: Offer of publishing contract.
Closing date: 30 June 2017
Entry: £15
Details


Henshaw Short Story Competition
Theme: Open. 2,000 words max
Prize: £100 / £50 / £25
Closing date: 30 June 2017
Entry: £5
Details


WoW One Thousand Word Story
Theme: Open
Prize: £200 / £100 / £50
Closing date: 30 June 2017
Entry: £5
Details 


Moth Short Story Prize
Theme: Open. 6,000 words max
Prize: €3,000 / weekend writing retreat at Circle of Misse, France / €1,000
Closing date: 30 June 2107
Entry: £12
Details


Wells Festival of Literature, A Book for Children
Theme: A book for 9+ (middle grade or teens). 1st 3 chapters plus synopsis
Prize: £750 / £300 / £200 (local prize £100)
Closing date: 30 June 2017
Entry: £6
Details 


Wells Festival of Literature Short Story Competition
Theme: Open, 1,000 – 2,000 words
Prize: £750 / £300 / £200 / (local prize £100)
Closing date: 30 June 2017
Entry: £6
Details


The Bluepencilagency First Novel Prize
Theme: Open. First chapter up to 5,000 words plus 300 word synopsis.
Prize: £1,000 plus introduction to literary agent Eve White / 4 x nights at 'Retreats For You and an editorial report.
Closing date: 30 June 2017
Entry: £15
Details

Francesca Capaldi Burgess has been placed or shortlisted in a number of competitions including Winchester Writers' Conference, Retreat West, Meridian Writing, Wells Festival and Writing Magazine. Her serial for The People's Friend will begin in the May 27th issue. She's had stories published in magazines worldwide and in three anthologies, including Diamonds and Pearls and 100 Stories for Haiti. She is a member of the RNA New
Writers' Scheme and the Society for Women Writers and Journalists. Francesca runs a writing blog along with RNA member Elaine Roberts called Write Minds.
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This blog was prepared by blog team member, Louisa Heaton.