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Writing Competitions Closing in April

28/3/2013

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I'm posting something a little different this week... I am a big advocate for entering writing competitions with carefully constructed sentences and paragraphs, and I'm regularly posting details of competitions on my Facebook page. 

However, one of my blog readers this week said she wasn't on Facebook, but would still like to know about some competitions she could try her hand in. So, as requested, here are some writing competitions which have April closing dates. Good luck all, let me know how you get on.

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Worgle Flomp Humour Poetry Contest
For funny and spoof poetry
Prizes $100 x 10 and 1 x $1000
Free entry
Closing date 1st April (no joke!)

BBC Nature Wildlife Writer of the Year
For short nature writing up to 800 words - no fiction or poetry
Prizes often include a conservation themed trip abroad
Free entry
www.discoverwildlife.com
Email wildlifemagazine@immediate.co.uk 

Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
Free entryDeliberately bad opening lines to novels
www.bulwer-lytton.com
Closing date 15th April

Deddington Writing Competition
Short stories up to 2,000 words and poetry up to 36 lines
Prizes: £100, £50, £25 in each category, web publication
Entry fee TBC
Email hughm34@btinternet.com for more details

Divine Chocolate Poetry Competition
Poems on the theme of 'chocolate is something to cherish'
Three age categories: 7-11, 12-16 and 17-adult
Deadline 30th April
Entries can be emailed to poetry@christian-aid.org
www.divinechocolate.com/poetry

Grey Hen Poetry Competition
For poems up to 40 lines by women over 60 years old
Prizes £100, £50, £25, web publication
Entry fee: £3 or £10 for 3
Closing date 30th April
www.greyhenpress.com 

Tom Howard / John H Reid Short Story Contest
Short stories, essays or other prose up to 5000 words
Prizes are $150-$3000
Entry fee is a little higher but could be worth it! $16
Closing date 30th April
Email: JohnReid@37.com
www.winningwriters.com/tomstory

Bristol Short Story Prize
There is no set theme or subject
Stories should be a max of 4000 words
Entry fee is £8
Closing date 30th April
www.bristolprize.co.uk

Limnisa Bluethumbnail Short Story Competition
First prize is a week's retreat in Greece!!!
Any theme or subject - max 3000 words
Entry fee is £6
Closing date 1st April
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Good luck - go for it! Let me know how you get on...

Until next week... when I start the April Blog Challenge! I'd better get planning...

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31/3/2013 07:56:44 am

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