Competitions
2 x Creative Competitor Subscriptions to be won
1st Prize -Win a years subscription to The Creative Competitor. (worth £45.00)
2nd Prize- 6 month subscription to The Creative Competitor (worth £25.00)
£2.00 Entry fee
Closing date: 6th July 2008
A subscription gives you unlimited free entry to any of the competitions published on this website.
The winner will receive a confirmation email detailing a unique reference number which must then be provided each time you enter a competition.
To enter simply tell us why you feel that you should win this prize in 50 words or less. Write your entry including your name and address in the body of the email and in the subject field add the competition details i.e. Subscriptions
Email to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
Brief Romantic Interlude-Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £75
2nd Prize: £50
3rd Prize: 6 months subscription to Creative Competitor (worth £25)
£2.50 Entry Fee
Closing date: 12th July 2008
Fancy writing something heart-warming and romantic? Then enter our ‘Brief Romantic Interlude’ competition which has a maximum word count of 500 words.
We do not need your complete story, we simply need an excerpt of a story if you have one already written which is suitable or, we need you to write about a moment where two people come together in a romantic way, whether it is a joyous union or a heart-breaking excerpt, the choice is yours.
We just want you to focus on this romantic meeting, and enthrall us with the emotion of the piece.
To take part in this competition, simply click on the Pay Now button and make your payment through PAYPAL using a debit or credit card. This is a secure transaction and you do not need to have an account with PayPal to use this service.
Alternatively, if you would still like to enter but would prefer to send a cheque, please click here
Tip: With five hundred words or less, every word needs to count. This piece should be evocative and filled with emotion or passion and it should stand out from the other entries. Write from the heart.
Create a Word Search Competition
1st Prize: £75
2nd Prize: 6 months subscription to Creative Competitor (worth £25)
£2.00 Entry Fee
Closing Date: 15th July 2008
If you have ever enjoyed completing word search puzzles, then why not have a go at creating your own? The theme is entirely open, and you can make the puzzle as difficult, fun or as quirky as you like. One essential part of the puzzle though is that once all the words have been found, the remaining words must spell out another word.
To enter, we require the word search puzzle (grid) and a list of all of the words which can be found and we also require an additional ‘completed’ grid, highlighting the words contained within the puzzle and details of the mystery word.
The reason for this is so that we can publish the winning word search puzzle for people to have a go at completing and will also then publish the results. Of course, it also makes it a lot easier for us when judging entries too.
To take part in this competition, simply click on the Pay Now button and make your payment through PAYPAL using a debit or credit card. This is a secure transaction and you do not need to have an account with PayPal to use this service.
Alternatively, if you would still like to enter but would prefer to send a cheque, please click here.
Tip: We will be looking for a lot of thought to have been put into the entry, so take your time and think of a theme which will stand out from the rest.
War Poetry Competition
1st Prize: £200
2nd Prize: £150
3rd Prize: £100
4th Prize: Free course of your choice from the Creative Competitor (worth £65)
5th Prize: Years Subscription to the Creative Competitor (worth £45)
£5.00 Entry Fee per poem.
Closing Date: 1st August 2008
Poems can be in any form and on any subject.
Maximum length is 40 lines.
Must be original and unpublished
Send your completed poem to info@creative-competitor.co.uk by the closing date 1st August 2008
Winning Poems will be published on the Creative Competitor website.
Add your poem within the body of the email, include your name and address and add the competition details to the subject line i.e. War Poetry Competition
Alternatively click here if you wish to send your photos and enter by post.
Tips: Summon up all the emotion and feeling of war as you visualise it. This could be from your own personal memories, from loss of loved ones, or just evocative emotions of how war makes you feel.
Travel Article Writing Competition
1st Prize: £ 100
2nd Prize: £75
3rd Prize: £ 25
Closing Date: 16th August 2008
Entry Fee: £3.00
If you have always fancied earning a living as a travel writer, then why not take this opportunity to start the ball rolling with our Travel Article Writing Competition? We all know that many travel writing articles tell of exotic or far away places, but we do not mind if it is set in your own area providing you make us want to visit.
Maximum word count: 1500
Articles must be original and unpublished.
Articles should be emailed to info@creative-competitor.co.uk alternatively, entries may be sent by post by clicking here
Tip: Ensure your article is tightly written and that it captures the essence of the location.
Descriptive Passage’View from a Balcony’ Writing Competition
1st Prize: £ 100
2nd Prize £ 50
3rd Prize: 6 months subscription to the Creative Competitor providing unlimited free entries to any competition listed on this site.
Closing Date: 01st September 2008
Entry fee: £3.00
Well-written descriptive passages within books and short stories are an art form in themselves and as such, we have decided to dedicate a competition solely for you to demonstrate your ability to create a worthy descriptive piece.
Maximum word count is 500 and the descriptive passage should be based around ‘a view from a balcony.’
Entries must be original and previously unpublished.
Please email entries to info@creative-competitor.co.uk or alternatively, please click here if you wish to submit your entry and pay by post.
Tip: Descriptive passages must enable the reader to feel a part of the scene; it should conjure up the surrounding environment and give the reader the sensation of being connected.
First Chapter Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £150
2nd Prize: £100
3rd Prize: £50
4th Prize: One Years subscription to the Creative Competitor (worth £45)
5th Prize: 6 months subscription to the Creative Competitor (worth £25)
All valid entries receive a free critique worth up to £10 (allow up to four weeks)
Entry Fee: £4.00
Closing Date: 27th September 2008
Have you started a novel and never finished it? Or have you always had a burning ambition to write the next best seller?
Either way, why not enter this competition and let it become your incentive to get those words out onto paper? Your efforts could also earn you some extra cash en-route!!
All we need is that very first chapter which must have a minimum of 3000 words and a maximum of 6000. Please ensure that your entry adheres to this rule.
This is an open theme, we do not mind whether you submit romance, crime, sci-fi or any other genre, we just want to read a well-written opening chapter where the story flows, is well paced and leads us longing to read more.
Your chapter must be typed, preferably 1.5 line spacing and must have your name attached. Please number the pages also. Work must have been previously unpublished and be your own work.
Please email the submission to info@creative-competitor.co.uk or alternatively, click here if you prefer to post the submission to us.
Tip: An opening chapter has to be written tightly and it must be compelling and able to draw the reader into the plot. Take time to review and edit your chapter before submitting.
24 Hour Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £75
3rd Prize: 6 month subscription to Creative Competitor (worth £25)
£3.50 Entry Fee
Takes place on 5th October 2008
If you like the idea of writing under pressure and enjoy rising to a challenge, then why not sign up for our new 24 hour fiction competition? It’s fun and can really help writers to produce inspired work.
On 5th October, you will receive an email from us giving you the theme of the story and then it is up to you to write a story based on the theme. You have just 24 hours to create, write and send us your completed story.
To take part, simply click on the Pay Now button and make your payment through PAYPAL using a debit or credit card. This is a secure transaction and you do not need to have an account with PayPal to use this service.
Alternatively, if you would still like to enter but would prefer to send a cheque, please click here.
Tip: Allow yourself to think of lots of different themes before starting to write. Quite often your first idea will not be your best.
Pure Emotion Photography Competition
£100 Cash Prize
£3.00 Entry Fee
Closing Date 25th October 2008
Be as creative as you like with your entry but ensure that your entry captures emotion in its purest form.
The prize will be awarded to the photographer that intreprets the topic in a unique and intuitive manner.
The photo must be sent as an attachment to info@creative-competitor.co.uk by the closing date 26th July 2008
Write Photo Comp in the subject line and add your name and address details in the body of the email.
Alternatively, click here if you wish to submit your photo by post.
Tip: Be imaginative and try to think of a photograph which may be different to any of the other entries.
Short Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £75
2nd Prize: 6 months subscription to Creative Competitor (worth £25) providing free entry to all competitions
£2.00 Entry Fee
Closing Date: 01st November 2008
If you really want a writing challenge, then why not enter our Short Fiction Competition which will test your creative writing skills to the maximum?
Your challenge is to write your story in a maximum of 200 words. Sound easy?
Your story must have a beginning, middle and an end and it must contain two characters.
The theme is entirely open but your writing must be tight, and your story must still capture the imagination and be well paced.
If you are feeling inspired, then enter now.
Tip: Write your story and then edit profusely, remember the maximum number of words is 200, use them wisely.
Design an Electronic Christmas Card
1st Prize: £75
2nd Prize: £ 25
Closing Date: 1st December 2008
£2.00 Entry Fee.
Design a card which you feel would make the perfect Christmas card for family or friends. Your card can be humorous or serious but it must capture the true spirit of Christmas.
Please save your image as a jpg or gif or alternatively send in PDF format to info@creative-competitor.co.uk
Click on the Pay Now button to pay via credit or debit card using PAYPAL or alternatively, if you would still like to enter but would prefer to post your entry and pay by cheque, please click here.
Humourous Poetry Competition
1st Prize: £ 70
2nd Prize: £30
3rd Prize: Free Critique (story, article or e-book worth up to £20)
Entry Fee: £2.00
Closing Date: 6th December 2008
December can be a stressful time with the build up to Christmas looming, so why not inject a little humour into your life and enter our Humorous Poetry Competition?
Gives you a great chance to win a little extra cash before Christmas too.
- Maximum 40 lines.
- Poems must be previously unpublished and be original.
- Poems can be in any form and the theme is open.
Enter now by clicking on the PayPal link and then email us your poem before the closing date, ensuring that you enter Humourous Poetry in the subject line.
Alternatively, if you wish to pay by cheque and post your entry, please click here.
Tip: Make every word and line count, read your poem out loud, if it makes you laugh, it will make us laugh too.
CC Subscriber Only Competition
1st Prize: £70
2nd Prize: ‘Creative Inspiration for Writers’ Course (worth £65)
3rd Prize: ‘The Writer in You’ Weekender Course (worth £30)
3rd Prize: 1 critique (article, story or e-book-worth up to £20)
Closing Date: 22nd November 2008
Entry-Free to Creative Competitor Subscribers
If you are not currently a subscriber to the creative Competitor and wish to join, please click here for details.
To enter this competition, simply tell us what inspires you the most as a writer and what your dreams and aspirations are. Answers should be a maximum of one hundred words and emailed to the info@creative-competitor.co.uk or alternatively they can be sent by post by clicking here for details.
Please ensure you comply with the word count and add ‘subscriber only’ comp to the email subject field
Tip: We want to hear what really makes you want to become a writer, you only have one hundred words to do it in, so don’t waste any.
Humorous T-Shirt Design Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £50
3rd Prize: 6 months subscription to the Creative-Competitor allowing unlimited free entries to competitions published on this site.
Closing Date: January 18th 2009
Entry Fee: £2.50
Calling those artistic and creative people with a flair for design, why not create and enter an image into our fantastic new competition with some great prizes. The design must be suitable for a T-Shirt and the theme is completely open to interpretation although the image must have a humorous element. Gratuitous sexual images or bad language will not be accepted so please ensure that your design adheres to these rules.
The image must be original and the artist must have title to the design, the responsibility for this lies with the Artist and not the Creative Competitor.
Design in Photoshop / illustrator or similar.
Designs should be sent by email where possible to info@creative-competitor.co.uk or alternatively, can be sent by post by clicking here
Note: This competition requires the design only.
Tip: Make your design stand out from the crowd.
Weekender Challenge- Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £ 150
2nd Prize: £100
3rd Prize: £75.00
4th Prize: 6 months subscription to Creative Competitor (worth £25) providing free entry to all competitions listed.
£4.00 Entry Fee
Commences Friday 6th February and finishes Sunday 8th February 2009
Ready for an exciting, creative challenge? Then enter our Weekender Challenge – a fun Fiction Competition which will put your imagination and writing skills to the test.
Quite simply, we send you some fictional tasks to complete on Friday evening and Saturday evening and all of those completed tasks must be emailed back to us by 8pm Sunday 8th February GMT.
The tasks are fun and exciting and easily achievable over a weekend period but the winners will be those who send in the most creative, unique and consistent responses by the deadline on Sunday 8th February.
Ready to have a go? Then sign up now by paying the entry fee through PayPal and then email us at info@creative-competitor.co.uk providing us your contact details. We will then contact you on Friday 6th February with the first selection of tasks. Please put weekender challenge in the subject field.
Please note that the Weekender Challenge is only accessible by email.
Emotional Self Portrait Drawing Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £50
3rd Prize: 6 month subscription to the Creative Competitor allowing unlimited free entries to competitions listed on this site.
Closing Date: 14th March 2009
Entry Fee: £2.50
Drawing must be hand drawn in pen and ink or pencil only and should capture the essence of the Artist. This should not simply be a likeness to the artist but portray the characters individuality through emotional expression.
Artists must sign their name onto the picture.
Entries should be scanned and sent by email to info@creative-competitor.co.uk or alternatively, entries can be sent by post by clicking here
Tip: Allow your character to be revealed through your picture, it should be more than just a drawing; it should be a representation of you.
Crime Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £75.00
3rd Prize: ‘The Writer in You’ Weekender course (worth £30)
4th Prize: 6 months subscription to the Creative-Competitor providing unlimited entries to all competitions listed on this site.
Closing Date: 21st February 2009
Entry Fee: £3.00
Think you can write a compelling crime story? Then enter our crime fiction competition and win yourself a great prize. We want a real page turner so plan your story well and keep us on the edge of our seats.
Maximum word count is 2000 and stories must be original and unpublished.
Please email the entry to info@creative-competitor.co.uk or alternatively, if you prefer to post your entry and make a payment by cheque, please click here
Tip: Consider your character development and how you will build the suspense throughout.
First Line Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £50
3rd Prize: £30
Closing Date: 14th March 2009
Entry Fee: £3.00
To get your creative juices flowing, we have started you off with the opening line of your story…
‘The man seemed to be alone but he was definitely up to no good, looking around furtively as if anticipating that someone would be looking out for him’
Who the man is, and what he is up to is entirely your choice but we require your entry by the closing date of 14th March 2009. Maximum word count is 1500 and stories must be original and unpublished.
Email your entry to info@creative-competitor.co.uk or alternatively, entries may be sent by post including the relevant entry fee. Please click here for details.
Tip: Take time to consider lots of ideas before starting to write, quite often the first ideas which spring to mind are not our best ones.
Short ‘Health’ Article Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £50
3rd Prize: £30
Closing Date: 4th April 2009
Entry fee: £3.00
Ever fancied being a writer who specialises in health articles? Then this competition is a must for you! This lucrative market always needs enthusiastic writers to write articles for websites and magazines, so start writing today and earn some money from your endeavours.
Your article must be original and unpublished and the maximum word count is 1000 so please ensure that your article adheres to these rules.
Submit your article by email to info@creative-competitor.co.uk by the closing date and please add Health Article to the subject field. Alternatively send your entry and payment by post. For address details, please click here.
Tip: Choose a topic which would be of interest to a wide ranging audience, make every word count and ensure that your article is factual.
Create a Competition
1st Prize: Creative Competitor Course of your choice (worth up to £80)
2nd Prize: 6 months subscription to the Creative-Competitor –providing free unlimited entries to all competitions listed on this site.
Closing Date: 18th April 2009
Entry Fee: £2.00
We always try and create inspiring competitions for you to participate in, however this time; we are challenging you to come up with the idea for a competition we can run on this site.
Must have a creative theme and full details must be sent so that we have a good idea of the concept of the competition.
Email the entry to info@creative-competitor.co.uk ensuring you add the words Create a Competition in the subject field, or alternatively, you may send your idea and entry fee by post, click here for details.
Tip: Be inventive, think of competitions you would like to enter and send in your best idea to be in with a chance of winning.
Superstitions and Customs Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £150
2nd Prize: £100
3rd Prize: £50
4th Prize: 6 month subscription to the Creative Competitor, providing unlimited entry to all competitions listed on this site.
Closing Date: 4th May 2009
Entry Fee: £4.00
To coincide with the May Day Bank Holiday fun, we have created a competition which will really make you think as this fiction competition requires you to base your story around a superstition or custom (not necessarily the May Day theme)
Stories must be original and previously unpublished with a maximum word count of 2000. Your entry needs to be well written, well-paced and the story should flow, captivating us from beginning to end.
Entries should be emailed to info@creative-competitor.co.uk and please ensure you type the word Superstitions competition into the subject field.
Alternatively, if you wish to submit your entry by post along with your entry fee, please click here for details of how to proceed.
Tip: Research some old customs and superstitions and then start to imagine just how those superstitions etc could be woven into your story. Take time to invent some well-formed characters to match.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Be creative and keep your sentences short.
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.
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?’
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.
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.
Tip: Plan your story well. A well-developed plot which is well-paced and well-written will be hard to match.
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: 22nd 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.
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.
Tip: Send in a well–thought out and evocative poem. We want to feel the sincerity behind the words.
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