Short Story Contest
Short story contest
1st £300
2nd £150
3rd £100
All types of story are welcome, be it crime, comedy, romance, thriller, literary, twist in the tail, horror, SF etc
- Stories MUST be between 1000 and 3000 words
- Entry fee is £6 or just £3 for subscribers.
- If your story is shortlisted you will be notified and we will ask you to send a photo of yourself and a brief biography via email.
Optional feedback for just £5
Our judges Sue Moorcroft and Jan Jones can provide a page of personalised critique to help you improve your writing. The fee is just £5. You will receive feedback by email if you enter online or please include a stamped addressed envelope if you are entering by post.
Poetry Contest
Poetry Contest
1st £100
3 runners-up Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
FREE CRITIQUE!
If you would like your poems to receive a short critique from poetry editor Sarah Willans, please enclose an sae with your postal entry or state your request clearly in your email entry
- Poems must be original and unpublished – this includes newspapers, magazines, books and websites. Publication on private online forums that are password-protected and in private letters and emails does not count.
- Poem must be a maximum of 40 lines.
- Give your name, postal address, phone number and email address.
- Add a brief biography of yourself: age, occupation, family, writing career to date, ambitions etc.
- State whether you would like your poem to be considered for a free workshop in the pages of Writers' Forum.
- Entry fee is £5 for the first poem, £3 for subsequent poems in the same entry.
Click here for more details about the magazine and the competitions.
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