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What Happens Next? Fiction Competition
Only open to subscribers of the
FREE newsletter!
1st Prize: £50
2nd Prize: £30
3rd Prize: Critique to the value of £20
Closing date: May 31st
The rules of this competition are simple, simply
write the next couple of paragraphs depicting what happens
next.
Must be written as if part of a story and not simply
be a summary.
Full details of this competition and how to enter
are available in the FREE weekly writers newsletter, click
here
to sign up.
Teenage Fiction
Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £75
3rd Prize: £25
4th Prize: Critique of story of choice to the value
of £20
Closing Date: 6th June 2009
Entry Fee: £3.00
Have you ever fancied writing a story that can reach
out and enthrall teenagers everywhere?
Writing for the teenage market is a fun and exciting
project. Like us, teenagers have a wide taste in fiction:
from romance to mysteries to everyday stories that may contain
a message.
The theme for this competition is open to interpretation
but must be created specifically for teenagers. Think in terms
of language, lifestyles, issues and dilemmas encountered by
today's teens.
Maximum word count is 2000 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and unpublished.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: Study the type of stories which are being
written for teenagers nowadays, knowing the type of reading
material they like, will help you to write the winning story.
Submit your entry by email to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
and please type Teen Fiction into the subject field. Alternatively,
you can post your story and entry fee if you prefer. Click
here for more 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).
Celebrity Interview
Competition
1st Prize: 75.00
2nd Prize: £50
Closing Date: 15th June 2009
Entry Fee: £2.00
For this competition we would like an interview with
a fictitious celebrity but we need the interview to
capture our attention and hold our interest from first to
last.
There must be a brief paragraph at the start which
introduces the celebrity bio and then the interview will take
the form of question and answers.
Let the celebrity voice come through and make the
questions compelling. Unlimited word count but make the interview
reveal some exciting information. LIne spacing 1.5 or 2 x
and font style Ariel orTimes New Roman is preferred. Please
also spell check prior to submitting.
When you are happy with your entry, email it to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
and type Celebrity Interview Competition in the subject field.
Alternatively, entries may be posted with the correct entry
fee, click here for further details.
Tip: Your fictitious celebrity must be larger than life for
the interview to have an impact.
Flash Fiction
- A Twist in the Tale Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £50
3rd Prize: £25
4th Prize: Critique to the value of £20
Closing Date: 25th June 2009
Entry Fee: £3.00
Writing a short story in a hundred words or less,
is a tall order for anyone but even more so, when it has to
have a twist/ surprise ending, and that is your challenge
for this competition.
The theme is open but stories must be original and
previously unpublished. Remember to adhere to the required
word count. LIne spacing 1.5 or 2 x and font style Ariel orTimes
New Roman is preferred. Please also spell check prior to submitting.
Be creative and keep your sentences short.
Tip: Don't think of a whole outline, think of
an initial idea and then play about with the ending. Use questions
to yourself such as 'what if?'
When you are happy with your story, send it to
info@creative-competitor.co.uk
and type Twist Competition in the subject field. Alternatively,
entries can be posted instead, click
here for 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).
Back by popular demand......
The Weekender Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £70
3rd Prize: £50
4th Prize: Creating Living Breathing Characters e-course
5th Prize: Creative Inspiration for Writers e-course
Our weekender Fiction Competition was so popular
previously that we have been asked to run it again!
Those who sign up will receive an email from us on
Saturday 27th June (GMT) with details of the full projects
for the day and the same will happen on Sunday 28th June.
The challenges are challenging and achievable,
but we will be looking for individual interpretation of each
of the tasks.
If you are looking for some fun weekend fiction,
then sign up now and reserve your place!
Use PAYPAL, fast, efficient and secure.
If you would like to receive feedback on your submissions,
then please sign up using the PAYPAL facility below:
Please note that this is not a full critique but personal feedback
on individual submissions in relation to the competition.
School Reunion Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £75
3rd Prize: £50
Closing Date: 5th July 2009
Entry fee: £3.00
This competition is all about the school reunion
invite you receive. Whether you are looking forward to attending
and catching up with old friends or whether the mere thought
of your old school colleagues fills you with dread, we want
your story to not just reflect your emotions but to tell us
the story of what happens when you get there.
Must be written in the first person and within the
maximum word count of 1500. LIne spacing 1.5 or 2 x and font
style Ariel orTimes New Roman is preferred. Please also spell
check prior to submitting.
Tip: Think back to your school days and the trials
and tribulations experienced so that you can relay this information
within your story.
When you are happy with your story, send it to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
and type School Reunion in the subject field. Alternatively,
entries can be posted instead, click
here for details.
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 this is not a full critique but relates
to the competition and individual entry only).
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).
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.
'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).
