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Summer Ghost Story Competition
1st Prize: £300
2nd Prize: £200
3rd Prize: £100
4th Prize: £50
5th Prize: 6 month subscription to the Creative Competitor,
providing unlimited free entries to the competitions listed
on this site.
6th Prize: Critique of story of choice.
Closing Date: 18th July 2009
Entry Fee: £5.00
Ghost stories often depict cold wintry scenes and
creepy old houses, but your ghost story is set to take place
in the summer months. The rest of the theme is entirely open
to interpretation, but your story must be original and previously
unpublished.
Maximum word count is 1500 so please ensure your
entry adheres to this rule. LIne spacing 1.5 or 2 x and font
style Ariel orTimes New Roman is preferred. Please also spell
check prior to submitting.
Tip: Plan your story well. A well-developed plot
which is well-paced and well-written will be hard to match.
When you are happy with your entry, email it to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
and type Summer Ghost Competition in the subject field. Alternatively,
entries may be posted with the correct entry fee, click
here for further details.
Or use the PAYPAL Button below to pay for the competition
entry plus personal feedback on your submission.
(Please note that his is not a full critique but relates to
the competition and individual entry only).
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SUBMISSION PUBLISHED IN THE FREE NEWSLETTER
Story Overview Competition
Closing date: 29th July
Entry Fee: £2.00
1st Prize: £75
2nd Prize: Write, Enter and Win Writing Competitions
e-book (£19.95)
To be in with a chance of winning this competition, study
the picture and write an overview of your story. The overview
need not only be several paragraphs but maximum word count
is 500 but must describe your story in its entirety
Tip: Think of lots of different story scenarios
before making your final decision.
When you are happy with your entry, email it to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
and type 'Story Overview' Competition in the subject field.
Alternatively, entries may be posted with the correct entry
fee, click here for further details.
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Quick and Easy Free Competition
Character Profile Challenge
Closing Date: 31st July 2009
FREE - must subscribe to the free newsletter (details
below)
Write an in-depth character profile using the photo
for inspiration. Make the woman in the picture come to life.
You could win a fantastic writing critique on any
story up to 2000 words.
Only open to subscribers to the Creative Competitor's
FREE newsletter for writers. Click here
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It is packed full of articles, competitions, special
offers and author interviews. Take a look at our archive newsletter
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Real Life - to - Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £50
2nd Prize: £30
2nd Prize: Critique to the value of £20
Closing date: 1st August 09
Entry Fee: £2.00
For this competition, you need to be in touch with
your emotions and your memories.
Think back to times when you were exceptionally angry
and write a short list of those occasions. When you have completed
this first task, choose just one of those occasions and write
a short story based around that same moment but your story
must have a beginning, middle and end and aside from the memory,
be purely fictional.
Maximum word count is 600 and stories must be original
and unpublished. LIne spacing 1.5 or 2 x and font style Ariel
orTimes New Roman is preferred. Please also spell check prior
to submitting.
Please note that we require the short list as well
as the completed story.
Tip: Using memories can help to add a vivid realism
to your story, allow this familiarity with this aspect to
influence the rest of the story.
When you are happy with your entry, email it to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
and type 'Real Life to Fiction' Competition in the subject
field. Alternatively, entries may be posted with the correct
entry fee, click here for further
details.
Or use the PAYPAL Button below to pay for the competition
entry plus personal feedback on your submission.
(Please note that this is not a full critique but relates to
the competition and individual entry only).
Flash Fiction 3 in 1 Multi-Competition
Best Humour
1st Prize: £100
Best Crime
1st Prize: £100
Best Twist in the Tale
1st Prize: £100
Closing Date: 16th August 09
Entry Fee:£ 2.00 for a single entry or £
4.00 which includes entry into all three competitions.
Maximum word count is 500 and each submission must
be a complete story in itself. Word count does not include
the title.
Stories must be original and unpublished. LIne spacing
1.5 or 2 x and font style Ariel orTimes New Roman is preferred.
Please also spell check prior to submitting.
Sign up now and enter one competition or go for all
three:
Best Humour
Best Crime
Best Twist in Tale
Or enter all three competitions for £4.00
Tip: Think about the story and then judge the best starting
point. Five hundred words require the writer to know the storyline
and be confident at telling the story in a miminal amount of
words.
Middle Sentence Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £50
3rd Prize: Critique to the value of £20
Closing date: 23rd August
Entry fee: £2.50
This is a fiction competition with a difference.
Simply add the following sentence to the middle part of your
short story.
'Carrie was starting to realise that there was
more to her husband than she could ever have imagined and
couldn't control the small shiver of fear that swept through
her.'
Maximum word count is 1000 and stories must be original
and unpublished. LIne spacing 1.5 or 2 x and font style Ariel
orTimes New Roman is preferred. Please also spell check prior
to submitting.
Tip: Plan carefully to ensure that the sentence
provided fits neatly into the story and continues to flow.
Or use the PAYPAL Button below to pay for the competition
entry plus personal feedback on your submission.
(Please note that this is not a full critique but relates
to the competition and individual entry only).
Open Poetry Competition
1st Prize: £300
2nd Prize: £200
3rd Prize: £100
4th Prize: £50
5th Prize: 6 month subscription to the Creative Competitor,
providing unlimited free entries to the competitions listed
on this site.
6th Prize: Critique of story of choice.
Closing Date: 28th August 2009
Entry Fee: £5.00
This competition welcomes poems on any theme and
in any form.
Maximum 40 lines.
Poems must be original and previously unpublished.
LIne spacing 1.5 or 2 x and font style Ariel orTimes New Roman
is preferred. Please also spell check prior to submitting.
Tip: Send in a well thought out and evocative
poem. We want to feel the sincerity behind the words.
Send your entry by email to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
and add poetry competition to the subject field. Alternatively,
click here if you wish to send
your entry by post.
First Chapter Novel Competition
1st Prize: £150
2nd Prize: £100
3rd Prize: £50
Top Ten Places receive a full written
critique about their chapter.
Closing Date: 31st August '09
Entry Fee £5.00
To enter this competition, simply
send your FIRST chapter to us ensuring that the chapter has
a maximum word count of 6000.
Please ensure that pages are numbered
with the TITLE published in the footer on each page.
LIne spacing 1.5 or 2 x and font style Ariel orTimes
New Roman is preferred. Please also spell check prior to submitting.
Tip: Make your submission stand out from the
crowd by ensuring that your chapter is tightly written, is
compelling reading and has a hook to make us want to read
more.
'Diving' Flash Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £75
3rd Prize: £50
Closing date: 15th September
Entry fee: £3.00
Your story must focus around the photo and be original
and unpublished. You have a maximum of 800 words in which
to complete your story not including the title.
LIne spacing 1.5 or 2 x and font style Ariel orTimes New Roman
is preferred. Please also spell check prior to submitting.
Tip: Be imaginative with your story and consider
all aspects of each storyline before making a final decision.
Your story must be different to other entries and well-written.
Send your entry by email to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
and add poetry competition to the subject field. Alternatively,
click here if you wish to send
your entry by post.
Or use the PAYPAL Button below to pay for the competition
entry plus personal feedback on your submission.
(Please note that this is not a full critique but relates to
the competition and individual entry only).
Blogging Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £50
Closing Date: 5th October 09
Entry Fee: £2.50
Calling all bloggers! This fun competition requires
you to write a blog post on the subject of your choice. Must
have been previously unpublished and be a minimum of 300 words
and a maximum of 700 words.
Tip: Make it as compelling as possible.
Send your entry by email to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
and add blogging competition to the subject field. Alternatively,
click here
if you wish to send your entry by post.
The Wedding Dress Fiction Competition
1st Prize:£100
2nd Prize: £75
3rd Prize: £50
Closing Date: 26th October 09
Entry fee: £3.00
Your story must be inspired by the photo and be written
within 1600 words.Stories must be original and unpublished.
To Enter- Pay the entry fee by PAYPAL and then email
your submission to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
please add wedding dress comp to the subject line.
Alternatively, post your entry to us, click
here for details.
Tip: Make your interpretation as unique as possible
and above all, make it believeable.
Romantic Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £75
3rd Prize: £50
Closing Date: 8th November 2009
Entry Fee: £2.50
To be in with a chance of winning a great cash prize and publication
of the winning story, simply create a story around the couple
in the photo and complete your entry in a maximum of 2000
words.
Stories must be original and unpublished.
LIne spacing 1.5 or 2 x and font style Ariel orTimes
New Roman is preferred. Please also spell check prior to submitting.
Tip: We will be looking for an imaginative story
that captures the essence of romance.
To Enter- Pay the entry fee by PAYPAL and then email
your submission to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
please add romantic fiction comp to the subject line.
Alternatively, click on Contact
Usfor details of where to post your
entry if preferred.
Dialogue Competition
1st Prize: £ 75
2nd Prize: £50
Closing Date: 18th November 2009
Entry Fee: £1.50
Using the photo for inspiration write a section of dialogue
ensuring that the characters are clearly defined and it reveals
aspects of their characters as the dialogue progresses.
Tip: Study the picture and then consider as many
ideas that spring to mind, eliminating them one by one until
the strongest idea remains.
To Enter- Pay the entry fee by PAYPAL and then email
your submission to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
please add romantic fiction comp to the subject line.
Alternatively, click on Contact
Usfor details of where to post your
entry if preferred.
A Christmas Poem
1st Prize: £150
2nd Prize: £100
3rd Prize: £75
Entry Fee: £3.00
Closing Date: 5th December 2009
Simply write a poem for the inside of this christmas
card. Maximum 20 lines.
Poems must be original and unpublished and have a
meaningful message. LIne spacing 1.5 or 2 x and font style
Ariel orTimes New Roman is preferred. Please also spell check
prior to submitting.
Tip: Capture the meaning of christmas for you on an individual
level but let the poem be evocative of the christmas spirit.
To Enter- Pay the entry fee by PAYPAL and then email
your submission to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
please add romantic fiction comp to the subject line.
Alternatively, click on Contact
Usfor details of where to post your
entry if preferred.
