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WRITERS! It's blowing up a storm today, so I'm collating a thread of #writing opportunities / competitions / things you can apply to while you're cosied up inside out of the rain.
Ready? Here goes. #THREAD
Ready? Here goes. #THREAD
The @Poetry_London mentoring scheme offers mentoring to poets, from @rachelnalong, @VCapildeo, @hollawaynesmith & Mimi Khalvati. Deadline 31st July.
https://poetrylondon.co.uk/poetry-london-mentoring-scheme/
https://poetrylondon.co.uk/poetry-london-mentoring-scheme/
The @McrWritingSchl Poetry Prize looks for submissions of 3-5 poems, with a prize of £10,000. Judged by @Malikabooker. Deadline 18th September (deadline for reduced price entry 30th June). https://www.mmu.ac.uk/writingcompetition/poetry-prize/
And similarly, the @McrWritingSchl Fiction Prize also closes on 18th September, with a deadline for reduced price entries on 30th June. £10,000 prize. Judged by @nicholasroyle. https://www.mmu.ac.uk/writingcompetition/fiction-prize/
As part of @NewWritingNorth's Young Writers’ Summer ‘Write Outside’ programme, they're offering six £250 commissions for guest writers to contribute to their online content for young writers. Theme: 'Write Outside'. Deadline 8 July. https://newwritingnorth.com/news/young-writers-summer-guest-writer-commissions/
The 2020 @borderlinesfest Poetry Competition is on the theme of 'hope'. Judged by @HelenMort, it has a top prize of £250. Deadline 6th September. #Cumbria https://www.borderlinescarlisle.co.uk/competitions/poetry-competition/
Quick turnaround for this one: the @TLCUK Michael Langan Free Reads for LGBTQ+ writers closes on Monday 29th June - so you'd better get your skates on to meet the deadline! https://literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2020/05/announcing-the-michael-langan-lgbtq-free-reads-2020/
Closing on 30th June, the #AnneFrankWritingAwards is open to young people age 10-15, and judged by @BernardineEvari & @Anthony1983. Prizes include a trip to Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, and feedback on every entry. https://twitter.com/CEOAnneFrankUK/status/1275682522492477443?s=20
Most @NatlParksArts residencies have a hefty application fee, but you can apply FOR FREE to spend January 2021 in Hawaii! Even better, the residency comes with a $2000 stipend. Deadline 7th August. …https://nationalparksartsfoundation.submittable.com/submit
Aged 11-17? The @PoetrySociety Foyle Young Poets Prize closes 31 July and is completely free to enter.
https://foyleyoungpoets.org/
https://foyleyoungpoets.org/
The @Mslexia Short Story competition closes 21 September, for stories between 300-3000 words. First prize: £3000. Judge: Sarah Hall. https://mslexia.co.uk/products/competition_entry_fee/mslexia-fiction-memoir-competition-2020-short-story/
The @mslexia Flash Fiction Competition is for stories up to 300 words (not including the title). 1st prize: £500. Judge: @LunchOnTuesday https://mslexia.co.uk/products/competition_entry_fee/mslexia-fiction-memoir-competition-2020-flash-fiction/
Written a children's or YA novel? @Mslexia have a prize for that, too. Win £5000 & editorial feedback on your manuscript. Judges: Kiran Millwood Hargrave, @AmandaPCraig & @JoannaMoult. Deadline 21 Sept. https://mslexia.co.uk/products/competition_entry_fee/mslexia-fiction-memoir-competition-2020-childrens-ya-novel/
If non-fiction is your thing, try the @Mslexia Memoir & Life-Writing Prize, with a top prize of £5000. Judges: @KateClanchy1, @CaroSanderson & @isobeldixon. Deadline: 21 September.
https://mslexia.co.uk/products/competition_entry_fee/mslexia-fiction-memoir-competition-2020-memoir-life-writing/
https://mslexia.co.uk/products/competition_entry_fee/mslexia-fiction-memoir-competition-2020-memoir-life-writing/
Write speculative fiction? @speclit have extended the deadline for their Diverse Writers & Diverse Worlds grants, each worth $500. New deadline: 31 August. http://speculativeliterature.org/grants/slf-diverse-writers-and-diverse-worlds-grants/
Want to travel to research your speculative fiction? Check out @speclit's Gulliver Travel Grant, worth $1000. Closes 30 September. http://speculativeliterature.org/grants/the-gulliver-travel-grant/
Publisher @brokensleep is accepting submissions of full-length poetry collections till 30th June. (Also upcoming submission dates for: short story pamphlets, non-fiction pamphlets & poetry pamphlets.) https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/submissions
Based in the West Midlands? @writingwestmids is accepting submissions for their @TLCUK Free Reads Scheme, for free manuscript assessment for writers on low income / underrepresented in publishing. Deadline Monday 20th July. https://www.writingwestmidlands.org/tlc-free-reads/
Writers aged up to 25, check out @youngpoetsnet 'I have no country' poetry translation challenge. Deadline 16 August. https://ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk/workshop/i-have-no-country-a-poetry-translation-challenge/
Also for young writers (aged up to 25): a @youngpoetsnet challenge to write an ode to something that at first seems insignificant. Deadline: 20 July.
https://ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk/workshop/ode-to-small-joy/
https://ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk/workshop/ode-to-small-joy/
The @AestheticaMag Creative Writing Award is for unpublished poems (max 40 lines) & short stories (max 2000 words), with a top prize in each category of £1000. Deadline: 31 August. https://aestheticamagazine.com/creative-writing-award/
Write stories for children? @PopUpFestival is looking for stories 750-3000 words, to be illustrated by well-known illustrators. Writer's fee: £500. Deadline: 30th July.
https://pop-up.org.uk/blog/competition-10-stories-to-make-a-difference/
https://pop-up.org.uk/blog/competition-10-stories-to-make-a-difference/
The National Poetry Competition is looking for poems up to 40 lines, for a top prize of £5000. Judges: Neil Astley, Jonathan Edwards & @KMcCarthyWoolf. Deadline: 31 October. @PoetrySociety https://npc.poetrysociety.org.uk/
The @YMWAwards (Young Muslim Writers Awards) are open for 5-16-year-olds, for your short story, poem, article, screenplay or play script. Deadline: 13 August. https://ymwa.org.uk/2020competition/
Also for young writers, the Young Walter Scott Prize is for writers aged 11-19, for a piece of historical fiction (800-2000 words). Deadline: 31 October.
https://www.walterscottprize.co.uk/young-walter-scott-prize/
https://www.walterscottprize.co.uk/young-walter-scott-prize/
Emerging novelist writing for children or teens? The @BathNovelAward Children's Novel Award has a top prize of £3000. Judge: @StephT2000. Deadline: 29 November. https://bathnovelaward.co.uk/childrens-novel-award/
The @ManCathedral Poetry Prize is for poems that are broadly religious or spiritual in nature, and closes on 30th June. Top Prize: £500. Judge: @RevRachelMann. https://www.manchestercathedral.org/poetry
Got a short story between 2000 & 4000 words? Why not apply to the @RSLiterature V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize. Top prize: £1000. Judges: @KateClanchy1, Barbara Jenkins & Derek Owusu. Deadline: 3 July.
https://rsliterature.org/award/v-s-pritchett-short-story-prize/
https://rsliterature.org/award/v-s-pritchett-short-story-prize/
For a writer of limited financial means, @CurtisBrownLtd are offering a free place on their three-month online novel-writing course with Andrew Michael Hurley. Deadline: 5 July. https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/scholarships/write-from-home-scholarship/
A more personal one: I'm offering mentoring to two black emerging writers (one poet, one novelist). Deadline: 17 July. https://twitter.com/halekatie/status/1275379990503325699?s=20
Emerging writers based in Scotland can apply for a New Writers Award, in one of 3 categories: fiction & narrative non-fiction; poetry; and children's & young adult fiction. Deadline 8 July. https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-authors/new-writers-awards
The 2020 @ledburyfest Poetry Competition has a first prize of £1000 + a residential course at @Ty_Newydd. Judge: @MissLizBerry. Deadline: 16 July. http://www.poetry-festival.co.uk/ledbury-poetry-competition/
The @FoundationSwift Women Poets Prize offers mentoring for 3 women poets, from @arshi_mona, @isobeldixon & @mj_sprackland. Judges: @MissLizBerry, @Malikabooker & @pascalepoet. Deadline: 14 August.
https://www.rebeccaswiftfoundation.org/women-poets-prize/
https://www.rebeccaswiftfoundation.org/women-poets-prize/
The Fitzcarraldo Novel Prize is worth $10,000, in the form of an advance against royalties, for a novel of over 30,000 words. https://fitzcarraldoeditions.com/prizes/novel-prize
Unpublished picture book writer / illustrator based Scotland or the North of England? @HachetteKids is holding 2 virtual open days in October. Apply by 1st September. https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hachette-childrens-host-virtual-open-days-northern-and-scottish-picture-book-creators-1206133
The @Wimbookfest Robert Graves Prize offers up to £1000 for the best unpublished poem. Deadline: 31 July. https://www.wimbledonbookfest.org/News/RobertGravesPrize.aspx
The @RSLiterature Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction offer 3 prizes: £10,000, £5,000 & £2,500, to help fund writers to complete a first book of non-fiction for a mainstream audience. Deadline: 31 July. https://rsliterature.org/award/rsl-giles-st-aubyn-awards-for-non-fiction/
The Stephen Spender Prize is for translation of a poem into English from any language. Two categories for young people, and an open category for adults. Deadline: 17 July. http://www.stephen-spender.org/spender_prize.html
The wonderful @magmapoetry are looking for poems for Issue 79, on the theme of 'dwelling'. Deadline: 31 July. https://magmapoetry.com/call-for-submissions-magma-79-dwelling/
The @ilkleylitfest Walter Swan Poetry Prize is for poems on the theme of 'A Kindness', with reduced entry for poets age 18-25. Top prize: £200. Deadline: 31 July. http://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/opportunities-for-writers/walter-swan-poetry-prize
The Munster Fool for Poetry Chapbook Competition offers pamphlet publication & up to €1000 for the winning chapbook, as well as a reading & accommodation at Cork International Poetry Festival. Deadline 31 August. http://munsterlit.ie/Fool%20for%20Poetry.html
The @WinPoetryFest Poetry Prize is for unpublished poems of up to 40 lines. First prize: £1000. Judge: @AndrewPoetry. Deadline: 31 July. https://www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/prize
The @magmapoetry Open Pamphlet Competition offers publication of the winning pamphlet. Judge: @maryjean_chan. Deadline: 10 August. https://magmapoetry.com/the-magma-open-poetry-pamphlet-competition-2020/
The Buzzwords Poetry Competition has a top prize of £600, and is judged by @penelopeshuttle. Deadline: 22 August. http://buzzwordspoetry.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_14.html
Lastly, if you've found this thread useful & can afford to (even just the price of a ticket), please do support @threeinchfools: a phenomenal touring theatre company, struck hard by Covid. Thank you, and happy writing! https://twitter.com/threeinchfools/status/1277212290400555009?s=20
