I’m running a writing competition on my blog. It launched today and will run until the 21st of March 2008. Check here for the rules - one of the judges might be a familiar face
Anyone can enter. There is no entry fee. Short stories must be a minimum of 1,000 words but other than [...]
Swiped from an email from the Creative Writers Network:
“The Linen Hall Library [Belfast], has recently launched the 2008 Michael McLaverty Short Story Award - a nationwide search to find the best new short story by an Irish writer. With a terrific chance for the overall winner to capture a lucrative prize of £2000 and an [...]
The University of Liverpool Creative Writing Society for Lifelong Learning - the 2nd Annual Ted Walters International Short Story and Poetry Competition. Deadline 31st May 2008.
They don’t seem to have their own website (I got the full details in a Studio-NI email), but the Write Out Loud blog has them here.
Also, the deadline for the [...]
The Mail on Sunday run an annual competition for first-time novellists. It’s open to anyone eligible in the UK or Republic of Ireland, and the publishing deal could be worth £30,000.
See here for details.
The Brian Moore short story awards, run by the Creative Writers Network in Belfast, are this year open to anyone in Ireland or of Irish descent.
The deadline is 31st January 2008 with an entry fee of £5 per story; this year’s contest is judged by Glenn Patterson.
See here for details.
