Latest Updates - For the Past Week.
LATEST UPDATES
Added on 2/2/12
Competition
The Twisted Stringybark Short Story Award 2012 is open. With a top prize of A$300. All genres accepted.
Deadline: 4th March 2012
Competition
The Twisted Stringybark Short Story Award 2012 is open. With a top prize of A$300. All genres accepted.
Deadline: 4th March 2012
Added on 2/2/12
Competition
Win upto £400 in the Writers’ Village Short Story SpringContest 2012
Deadline: 31st March 2012
Competition
Win upto £400 in the Writers’ Village Short Story SpringContest 2012
Deadline: 31st March 2012
Added on 2/2/12
Competition
Write a short review (preferably 300-500 words) on a planning/environmental related book or journal and win an eco friendly MP3 player.
Deadline: 31st March 2012
Competition
Write a short review (preferably 300-500 words) on a planning/environmental related book or journal and win an eco friendly MP3 player.
Deadline: 31st March 2012
Added on 31/1/12
Opportunity
There are many Chicken Soup for the Soul books in development and are adding new titles all of the time. They are always looking for new stories and poems.
"New Friends" - Deadline: 31st March 2012
"Power of Positive" - Deadline: 30th April 2012
"Parenthood" - Deadline: 30th June 2012
"Independent Woman" - Deadline: 31st July 2012
Opportunity
There are many Chicken Soup for the Soul books in development and are adding new titles all of the time. They are always looking for new stories and poems.
"New Friends" - Deadline: 31st March 2012
"Power of Positive" - Deadline: 30th April 2012
"Parenthood" - Deadline: 30th June 2012
"Independent Woman" - Deadline: 31st July 2012
Added on 31/1/12
Competition
Aspiring young writers under the age of 30 who are residents of or connected with Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bristol or Bath are invited to write and submit 500 words on why food and drink in the West Country is important or important to you to win a cash prize.
Deadline: 1st March 2012
Competition
Aspiring young writers under the age of 30 who are residents of or connected with Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bristol or Bath are invited to write and submit 500 words on why food and drink in the West Country is important or important to you to win a cash prize.
Deadline: 1st March 2012
Added on 31/1/12
Competition
Title Pendng is The Northern Stage Award for New Theatre given to the most innovative, thoughtful and intriguing proposal for a new piece of theatre which could genuinely benefit from this development opportunity.
Deadline: 9th March 2012
Competition
Title Pendng is The Northern Stage Award for New Theatre given to the most innovative, thoughtful and intriguing proposal for a new piece of theatre which could genuinely benefit from this development opportunity.
Deadline: 9th March 2012
Added on 30/1/12
Competition
Thynks Publications short Stories for Children competition has a top prize of £100.
Deadline: 31st March 2012
Competition
Thynks Publications short Stories for Children competition has a top prize of £100.
Deadline: 31st March 2012
Added on 30/1/12
Competition
ACW are running the Twenty Sixth Annual Write a Story for Children Competition that is open to all amateur writers over the age of 18. There are cash prizes of £2,000 for the best story submitted
Deadline: 31st March 2012
Competition
ACW are running the Twenty Sixth Annual Write a Story for Children Competition that is open to all amateur writers over the age of 18. There are cash prizes of £2,000 for the best story submitted
Deadline: 31st March 2012
Added on 30/1/12
Competition
Short Story Radio are pleased to announce the World Audio Short Story Writer 2012 is now open for entries.
Deadline: 31st March 2012
Competition
Short Story Radio are pleased to announce the World Audio Short Story Writer 2012 is now open for entries.
Deadline: 31st March 2012
Added on 27/1/12
Competition
Fable's Fortune Short Story Competition has a top prize of £100.
Deadline: 2nd February 2012
Competition
Fable's Fortune Short Story Competition has a top prize of £100.
Deadline: 2nd February 2012
Added on 27/1/12
Competition
New Voice Publishing Contest offers the winner a publishing contract with Sleepytown Press.
Deadline: 24th February 2012
Competition
New Voice Publishing Contest offers the winner a publishing contract with Sleepytown Press.
Deadline: 24th February 2012
Added on 27/1/12
Competition
Attention writers, the new Bristol Sitcom Trials are on their way and your script entries are invited now.
Deadline: 29th February 2011
Competition
Attention writers, the new Bristol Sitcom Trials are on their way and your script entries are invited now.
Deadline: 29th February 2011
Added on 25/1/12
Competition
Bristol Folk House are running their succesful Saturday Shorts competition for a third year. They are looking for fifteen-minute scripts - theatre, radio or screenplays for a script-in-hand performance event in summer 2012.
Deadline: 1st March 2012
Competition
Bristol Folk House are running their succesful Saturday Shorts competition for a third year. They are looking for fifteen-minute scripts - theatre, radio or screenplays for a script-in-hand performance event in summer 2012.
Deadline: 1st March 2012
Added on 25/1/12
Competition
Constellations are seeking submissions of literary and cultural criticism written by undergraduates.
Deadline: 1st March 2012
Competition
Constellations are seeking submissions of literary and cultural criticism written by undergraduates.
Deadline: 1st March 2012
Added on 25/1/12
Competition
The Mslexia Women's Short Story Competition 2012 is now open for submissions with a £2000.
Deadline: 19th March 2012
Competition
The Mslexia Women's Short Story Competition 2012 is now open for submissions with a £2000.
Deadline: 19th March 2012
Added on 24/1/12
Competition
The Windsor Fringe is now accepting unpublished one-act plays from amateur playwrights for its ninth Award.
Deadline: 5th March 2012
Competition
The Windsor Fringe is now accepting unpublished one-act plays from amateur playwrights for its ninth Award.
Deadline: 5th March 2012
Added on 24/1/12
Call for Submissions
Carina Press is pleased to announce a call for submissions for our 2012 holiday collections. This will be the only open collection call for 2012 and is an excellent opportunity for authors interested in participating in the normally by-invitation-only Carina Press collections.
Deadline: 15th March 2012
Call for Submissions
Carina Press is pleased to announce a call for submissions for our 2012 holiday collections. This will be the only open collection call for 2012 and is an excellent opportunity for authors interested in participating in the normally by-invitation-only Carina Press collections.
Deadline: 15th March 2012
Added on 24/1/12
Competition
Entriesare now being accepted to the 4th Limnisa / Bluethumbnail Short Story Competition where you can win a writing holiday in Greece.
Deadline: 15th March 2012
Competition
Entriesare now being accepted to the 4th Limnisa / Bluethumbnail Short Story Competition where you can win a writing holiday in Greece.
Deadline: 15th March 2012
Added on 23/1/12
Competition
West Dean College and Myriad Editions are pleased to announce the third annual competition where writers can win a one week writing retreat.
Deadline: 10th February 2012
Competition
West Dean College and Myriad Editions are pleased to announce the third annual competition where writers can win a one week writing retreat.
Deadline: 10th February 2012
Added on 23/1/12
Competition
Theatre Centre is offering the Adrienne Benham Award, a £2000 seed commission, to spotlight a promising playwright who is interested in writing exceptional live theatre for young people, but has little experience in this field.
Deadline: 17th February 2012
Competition
Theatre Centre is offering the Adrienne Benham Award, a £2000 seed commission, to spotlight a promising playwright who is interested in writing exceptional live theatre for young people, but has little experience in this field.
Deadline: 17th February 2012
Added on 23/1/12
Competition
Cork County Library and Arts Service is accepting entries to its 2012 From The Well Short Story competition.
Deadline: 17th February 2012
Competition
Cork County Library and Arts Service is accepting entries to its 2012 From The Well Short Story competition.
Deadline: 17th February 2012
Added on 19/1/12
Competition
Now in its fifth year, Pint-sized Plays has grown to become a premier international competition for short plays. So how much drama or comedy can be packed into a five or ten minute play? Pint-sized Plays is your opportunity to show just how imaginative and original you can be.
Deadline: 31st May 2012
Competition
Now in its fifth year, Pint-sized Plays has grown to become a premier international competition for short plays. So how much drama or comedy can be packed into a five or ten minute play? Pint-sized Plays is your opportunity to show just how imaginative and original you can be.
Deadline: 31st May 2012
Added on 19/1/12
Competition
Send Circle of Misse your best excerpt from a work-in-progress (novel, memoir, nonfiction or short story collection) for a chance to win a free place on A Writer Progresses mentoring holidays.
Deadline: 22nd January 2012
Competition
Send Circle of Misse your best excerpt from a work-in-progress (novel, memoir, nonfiction or short story collection) for a chance to win a free place on A Writer Progresses mentoring holidays.
Deadline: 22nd January 2012
Added on 19/1/12
Competition
Love Me Not Films and Scripts are running another of our world-famous, great-tasting Page One competitions, and the chance to win free TV or feature First Pass coverage on a script of your choice!
Deadline: 24th January 2012
Competition
Love Me Not Films and Scripts are running another of our world-famous, great-tasting Page One competitions, and the chance to win free TV or feature First Pass coverage on a script of your choice!
Deadline: 24th January 2012
Added on 17/1/12
Competition
You know how the first ten pages of a feature script are considered "the only ten pages"? It's true! If you don't grab the reader by the first ten, the chances of your script getting made are greatly reduced. So Scripped are highlighting the importance of your opening pages in our new contest:
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Competition
You know how the first ten pages of a feature script are considered "the only ten pages"? It's true! If you don't grab the reader by the first ten, the chances of your script getting made are greatly reduced. So Scripped are highlighting the importance of your opening pages in our new contest:
Deadline: 31st January 2012
Added on 17/1/12
Call for Submissions
Love Bites are currently looking for theatrical pieces to include in Love Bites' Anti-Valentine's Night.
Deadline: 8th February 2012
Call for Submissions
Love Bites are currently looking for theatrical pieces to include in Love Bites' Anti-Valentine's Night.
Deadline: 8th February 2012
Added on 17/1/12
Competition
The Commonword Children’s Diversity Writing Prize welcomes submissions from unpublished children’s authors whose writing embraces ethnic diversity either through their own ethnicity and culture and/or in their writing.
Deadline: 29th February 2012
Competition
The Commonword Children’s Diversity Writing Prize welcomes submissions from unpublished children’s authors whose writing embraces ethnic diversity either through their own ethnicity and culture and/or in their writing.
Deadline: 29th February 2012
Added on 13/1/12
Competition
Hull Truck theatre and theatre company, Park Bench, are looking for new voices from all over Yorkshire to submit work that will be curated, developed and performed as part of the BENCHMARKS series at Hull Truck.
Deadline: 29th January 2012
Competition
Hull Truck theatre and theatre company, Park Bench, are looking for new voices from all over Yorkshire to submit work that will be curated, developed and performed as part of the BENCHMARKS series at Hull Truck.
Deadline: 29th January 2012
Added on 13/1/12
Competition
Are you the next Debbie Horsfield or Paul Abbott? BBC North Developing Talent in partnership with BBC writersroom is delighted to announce this development opportunity for student/recent graduate drama writers.
Deadline: 1st February 2012
Competition
Are you the next Debbie Horsfield or Paul Abbott? BBC North Developing Talent in partnership with BBC writersroom is delighted to announce this development opportunity for student/recent graduate drama writers.
Deadline: 1st February 2012
Added on 13/1/12
Competition
Multi-Story will be hosting bi-monthly competitions for short stories of various lengths.
Deadline: 29th February 2012
Competition
Multi-Story will be hosting bi-monthly competitions for short stories of various lengths.
Deadline: 29th February 2012
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