Its competition time again with Francesca Burgess
During my research
this month, I found quite a few competitions that claimed non-prizewinning,
shortlisted entries would be printed online or in an anthology. One even stated
that all entrants automatically
agreed to their story being published. I immediately discounted these. Unless
there is some other benefit, like promoting your work, raising your profile or
supporting a charity (I've done the latter two), I wouldn't recommend anyone
entering these competitions. You won't be able to submit the story elsewhere so
you'll never make any money out of it. Often you have to examine the rules
quite closely to find out what happens to the entries, but it's worth doing.
Good luck, everyone.
Writing Magazine 750 Word Short Story Competition
Theme: Open
Prize: 1st
£200, 2nd £50. Both will be published in Writing Magazine
Competition
deadline: 14 April 2016
Entry: £3
subscribers, £5 others
The Novella Award 2016
Theme: Open,
20,000 – 40,000 word novellas, plus 500 word max synopsis
Prize: £1,000 plus
publication with Sandstone Press
Competition
deadline: 29 April 2016
Entry: £17
Bristol Short Story Prize
Theme: Open, 4,000
words max
Prize: 1st
£1,000, 2nd £700, 3rd 400, plus 17 prizes of £100, and
all published in the anthology
Competition
deadline: 30 April 2016
Entry: £8
The Writers' Bureau Flash Fiction Competition
Theme: Open, 500
words max
Prize: 1st
£300, 2nd £200, 3rd 100 plus Writers' Bureau course for
all winners.
Competition
deadline: 30 April 2016
Entry: £5, £10 for
3 entries.
Writers' Festival First Three Pages Competition
Theme: Opening 3
pages of novel plus 600 word max synopsis
Prize: Editorial
meeting with Little Brown to discuss the entry, either at London office or by
telephone.
Competition
deadline: 13th May 2016
Entry: £8
Writing Magazine Paranormal Short Story Competition
Theme: ghosts, vampires, werewolves, spooky happenings,
aliens etc, 1,500 – 1,700 words
Prize: 1st
£200 and published in magazine, 2nd £50 and published online.
Competition
deadline: 16 May 2016
Entry: £3
subscribers, £5 others.
Swansea & District Writers' Circle Horror Anthology
Competition
Theme: Horror /
Psychological Thriller. Short stories 1,800 – 2,000 (plus related comps for
scripts and poems).
Prize: 1st
£150, 2nd £50 plus publication in anthology
Competition
deadline: 20 May 2016
Entry: £6
Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller
Theme: Open, adult
novels only, at least 80,000 words, unpublished authors. Submit 10,000 words
plus synopsis.
Prize: £50,000 publishing
deal
Competition
deadline: 31 May
Entry: Free
Francesca
Burgess has been placed or shortlisted in a number
of competitions including Twyford Writers, Winchester Writers' Conference,
Chorley and District Writers' Circle, Flash a Famous Phrase, Meridian Writing,
People's Friend and Writing
Magazine. 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.
Thank you, Francesca.
Remember, if you have any success we would love to hear from you.
Don’t forget to let us know about any competitions you might be organising.
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