Writing Competitions

My first writing goal for 2009 has been met – I am pleased to say I have submitted a short story called The House that Rose Built (first time for me) of just under 2,200 words to Mslexia’s Short Story Competition (closing date: 23/01/09). I have to first give credit and thanks to Patsy Antoine who encouraged, or rather talked me into it, and secondly thanks to Christine Collymore, my writing buddy, who I encouraged and who kept up the necessary dialogue of the craft and its challenges and who submitted no less than 2 stories in the end. So my next challenge, which was also agreed with Christine, is to go for it yet again. So I’ve chosen two competitions as follows:

Write a Story for Children Competition is for stories of up to 2,000 words that are suitable for children of any age group. Prizes: £2,000; £300; £200. Entry fee: £2.70. Send entries to:

ACW, Competition Entry,
PO Box 95,
Huntingdon
PE28 5RL

http://www.childrens-writers.co.uk/

Closing date: 31 March

Mslexia Women’s Poetry Competition is for poems of any length and in any style. Judge: Ruth Padel. Prizes: £1,000, £500, £250, 22 @ £25. All winning poems published in Mslexia. 0191 261 6656.

http://www.mslexia.co.uk/

Closing date: 23 April