Competitions

Submissions close: 15 August 2020

A couple of years ago Exisle Publishing held their Timeless Wisdom writing competition which resulted in the publication of four successful books under the Emotional Inheritance imprint.

Exisle Publishing have now launched the 2020 Exisle Academy non-fiction writing competition. Offering a monetary prize as well as publication opportunities, this short-form writing competition is open to writers from around the world and is free to take part in.

Organized by Exisle Publishing and EK Books, the theme of the competition is The Moment That Changed My Life. Stories will be judged by senior Exisle editors, and submissions are open until August 15, 2020.

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Submissions close: 16 August 2020

 (Thanks to Helen Spisak for this)

Creative Royston are pleased to announce their Creative Writing Competition for 2020 which is open to budding and established authors of all ages in Royston and the surrounding area. The Rotary Club of Royston is sponsoring the prizes.

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ONLY OPEN TO WATFORD WRITERS GROUP MEMBERS

Submissions close: 24 August 2020

7pm.

(Many thanks to Jan for this suggestion)

(To be judged as our 'Flash Fiction' and 'Poetry' competitions)

Each limerick should be about a well known person but without mentioning them by name. Your limerick would also have to be absolutely “clean” and non-offensive in any other way!

Limericks have an established form comprising of one stanza of five lines. The first, second and fifth lines should rhyme; and third and fourth lines (usually shorter in length) will have a different rhyme. (AABBA). The use of syllables is crucial to the rhythm of the limerick. 

There are plenty of good examples of limericks online. Edward Lear is fondly remembered for championing the limerick form via his Book of Nonsense (1846); and of course, Spike Milligan was very skilled at humorously getting them right and wrong!  Wikipedia also has a guide. 

Go on - have a go! It's super fun! 

Entries to the limerick competition need to be Emailed to Helen and Ian by 7pm on Monday 24 August. No extensions, sorry.

Judging will then be open until Noon on Friday 28 August. Results will be released on the evening of Monday 31 August. 

Submissions close: 31 August 2020

Running for over a decade, the Creative Writing Award presents both emerging and established writers with an opportunity to showcase their work to wider audiences.

Open to Poetry and Short Fiction entries from both UK and international writers, the award is supported by some of the biggest names in the literary world, including The Poetry Society, Granta, VINTAGE, Bloodaxe Books and Redhammer Management.

Prizes include: 

£1,000 awarded to both the Poetry and Short Fiction winners, and publication within the inspiring Aesthetica Creative Writing Anthology, which is awarded to 60 writers, shortlisted by the prestigious judging panel.

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Saturday 3 October to 

Sunday 4 October 2020

 Watford Writers contributed to the Watford Fringe in 2018 and 2019 at Watford Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre. 

We intend to perform there again on 

Sunday 4th October.  

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Submissions close: 31 October 2020

(Thanks to Andrea for this) 

The 2020 National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines, open to anyone 18 or over.

Ten Prizes
First Prize: £5000
Second Prize: £2000
Third Prize: £1000
Commendations: £200

Judges
Neil Astley 

Jonathan Edwards
Karen McCarthy Woolf

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Autumn 2020

Details to Follow.