The Writer 2012 Travel Essay Contest Have you learned something surprising about another culture – or your own? Met a memorable character who altered your world view in some way? Seen something monumental or simple that left an indelible impression? It’s time to write about your unforgettable experiences as a traveler, whether your travels took you to an exotic destination or a hometown treasure. We’re looking for personal stories of up to...

Established in 1978, the Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious poetry contests. The judges this year are Vicki Feaver, W.N. Herbert and Nick Laird. Winners include both established and emerging poets, and for many the prize has proved an important career milestone. The prizes are: £5,000 for the overall winner, £2,000 for the second, £1,000 for the third, with seven commendations of...

Memoirs Ink is looking for original, well-written personal essays, memoirs, or stories that are based on autobiographical experiences. The narrative must be in first person, other than that, the contest is open to any type, genre or style of story. Stories can be funny or sad, serious, artsy or fragmented. We are interested in pushing the boundaries of memoir and also in just regular memoir that doesn’t try too hard–so long as it...

Young Adult Fiction Competition 1st Prize: £200.00 2nd Prize: £150.00 3rd Prize: £100.00 Closing date: June 12th 2012 Entry Fee: £3.50 Free to Creative Competitor Premier1 Members To win any one of our three fantastic prizes, simply create the opening page to  a young adult fiction story and send to us. There is no set word count but please note that your entry must fit onto one A4 page including the title. Now remember that this story is aimed...

Dear Writers – We have just announced the winners and short listed entries for our 60 Second Story Contest. You can find the results here: http://www.fourthirtythree.com/contestresults.html Thanks for entering.  The standard was incredibly high and the judges (the small group of volunteer editors who run 4’33”) would like to hear more stories like the ones entered in the competition, so whether you were successful or not...