This month, The Scottish Book Trust want 50 words about a fox, and offer an appropriately small prize. Thanks to Alyson for the reminder about that one. I know it's a regular thing, but keep forgetting both to mention it her, and to enter.
The Libraro Prize is somewhat bigger, being valued at £50,000 and including a publishing contract with Hatchette. They do want a whole book though - fiction or crossover YA, and you'd need to have finished it already as it's just about to close. Sorry for the late notice. I'm hoping late is better than never. There are reader prizes too, so it might be worth looking at even if your novel isn't quite ready (or not yet started) as it looks as though this is an annual competition.
The Jay Yes competition is for stories of 2,500 to 4,000 words, by unpublished writers. The prize is publication and publicity. There's plenty of time to get something written for this one.
Here's a romance novel writing competition for UK writers from a Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic background. The prize package includes £1,000 cash and help to get your book written and published.
Womag / competition news
Best have a new competition, this time with the theme of cosy crime. Thanks to Hazel (HB) for the picure with the details. Best take all writes for winning and runner up stories.
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Thanks for the Valentine’s Day flowers and the reminder Patsy!
Was busy writing - having a go at the Verse and Voice competition that was listed a few weeks ago - stopped to make tea and clicked on to read the blog while the kettle boiled. Oh no - the 14th!
Have delved in the freezer and now have some heart-shaped biscuits in the air fryer (we don’t do cards).
So sending thanks on behalf of my other half who will appear in about an hour’s time! And thanks from me to you Patsy and everyone who’s shared the competition details today. Always appreciated.
Happy Valentines Day all & thanks for the flowers Patsy, the only ones I'll be getting today - doesn't believe in cut flowers!! Enjoy your travels & walks too.
Thanks for the competitions, not sure there is anything there for me but always good to know whats going on.
Ps Those biscuits sound lovely Fiona. If I play my cards right I might get a coffee and a heart shaped chocolate in a chocolatier in town later.
Thank you for the flowers Patsy, I hope you find some sunshine on your walk today.
The cosy crime comp would definitely be a challenge, I may try that one. Thank you for the details HB (I enjoyed your Best story!)
Dee
Don't mention cosy crime :( My WM story is still awaiting... not sure what, but I've left it to percolate for at least a fortnight. Hmmm... Thank you for the lovely flowers, Patsy. I've seen daffs and snowdrops and a good few hellebores, so it must be happening :) Thank you and HB for all the opportunities.
Thanks for the flowers. And for all the competition news. I wish I could write cosy crime. Perhaps I will try sometime. I seem to have got stuck in one particular type of story and it would probably do me good to try my hand at something else.
Congratulations to HB on Best success.
I sent one to Fiction on the Web. No luck but the feedback was useful.
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