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Glimmer Train  Short Story Award for New Writers

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Lia Mills

This competition is open only to emerging writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. First prize: $2,500 and publication in Glimmer Train. Deadline: 30th June Enter here Writers’ Guidelines here Glimmer Train says: “Most submissions run … Continue reading →

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NEW WRITING AWARD @ New Welsh Review

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Lia Mills

The lovely people at New Welsh Review http://www.newwelshreview.com have launched a brand new writing competition, open to residents of Ireland & the UK and anyone educated in Wales: WWF Cymru Prize for Writing on Nature & the Environment (8,000-30,000 words … Continue reading →

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Two poetry competitions from The Moth

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Lia Mills

This just came in from Claire Mulligan @ The Moth Magazine (http://www.themothmagazine.com/) Details of this year’s Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize: * One overall prize of €10,000 for a single poem * Three runner-up prizes of €1,000. The prize is open … Continue reading →

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Reminders

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Lia Mills

Some looming deadlines: 31st July: Glimmer Train Very Short Story (3,000 words or less)  http://www.glimmertrainpress.com/ 1st August: The Costa Short Story Award (4,000 words, previously unpublished)  www.costabookawards.com 12th September: The James Plunkett Short Story Award: (1,000-3,000 words) info at:  http://www.writerscentre.ie/html/resources/competitions.html    Entries … Continue reading →

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$20,000 for 100 words?

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Lia Mills

Here’s something interesting. The César Egido Serrano Foundation is dedicated to the use of language to promote connection between cultures and oppose violence. They’ve proclaimed November 23rd the “Day of the Word” and are running a Micro Fiction competition with … Continue reading →

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Reminders

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Lia Mills

Sharpen your keyboards, a few deadlines are headed our way. Glimmer Train’s  Short Story Award for New Writers:     31st May 2014 Glimmer Train charge a reading fee but they decide quickly and run several competitions every year. Winners are published in a … Continue reading →

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Cross a new (short story) threshold

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Lia Mills

Here’s something a little different, as competitions go: THRESHOLDS, the short story forum, has opened its third feature writing competition.   Features with a focus on short stories, that is. How many of us love to read, write and talk about … Continue reading →

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