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The Author of Tomorrow

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Closing date: 
31 May 2019
Entry: 
Open to young people of any nationality writing short stories in English in three different age groups No entry fee
Prize: 
16-21 years £1,000, 12-15 years and 11 and under £100 plus £150 in book tokens for their school, library or charity of choice

The Author of Tomorrow is designed to find the adventure writers of the future. Part of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, it is an annual competition open to young people, aged 21 and under, who have completed a short piece of adventure writing in English.   Read more

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2018

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Closing date: 
31 July 2018
Entry: 
Open to all 13-17 year-olds worldwide No entry fee
Prize: 
Top 15 winners win mentoring and a life-changing residential writing course

The Poetry SocietyLively and well-presented UK site supporting poetry with 4,000 members internationally and some thoughtful content. www.poetrysociety.org.uk's Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is an opportunity for any young poet aged 11-17 to accelerate their writing career. Since it was founded in 1998 the Award has kick-started the career of some of today's most exciting new voices, such as Sarah Howe, Jay Bernard and Helen Mort.  Read more

Winchester Writers Festival 2018 Writing Competitions

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Closing date: 
11 April 2018
Entry: 
Open to all, no requirement to attend the Festival £6 per entry, +10 for feedback
Prize: 
Various prizes

Our 2018 Writing Competitions are now open!

For full details on our ten writing competitions, please visit www.writersfestival.co.uk/competitions  Read more

Winchester Writers Festival Competitions 2017

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Closing date: 
15 May 2017
Entry: 
Open to all writers across the UK and around the world regardless of whether or not you attend the Festival Entry fees mostly £6
Prize: 
Various

The Festival's ten writing competitions are now open for submissions!

The competitions are open to all writers across the UK and around the world regardless of whether or not you attend the Festival in June.

Closing date: 15 May 2017. All entries must be submitted online. Winners will be announced at the Festival and on our website on Saturday 17 June.  Read more

Dylan Thomas Prize for Young Writers 2008

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Closing date: 
30 April 2008
Entry: 
Entry Fee: £100. Writers must be under 30 years of age on 3rd April 2007. The following genres are all eligible for entry: novels, collections of short stories, poetry, screenplays, radio and theatre plays. To be eligible a literary work must have been commercially published, for the first time in the English language between 27 April 2006 and 30 April 2008. For TV writing and theatrical films, the script or screenplay must have been commissioned between 27 April 2006 and 30 April 2008.
Prize: 
The winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize will be awarded £60,000 at a ceremony to be held in November 2008

A £60,000 prize designed not only to richly reward the best young writer in the world, but also to serve as a focus for and incentive to all young writers throughout the English-speaking world. The 2008 Prize is open to commercially published young writers of any nationality, from anywhere in the world, writing in English.  Read more

Winchester Writing Festival Competitions 2016

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Closing date: 
13 May 2016
Entry: 
Open to all, whether or not they attend the Festival itself Entry fees various
Prize: 
Various

Winchester Writers' Festival
Friday 17 June - Sunday 19 June, 2016
University of Winchester, Hampshire
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BBC National Short Story Award 2015

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Closing date: 
25 February 2015
Entry: 
British nationals and residents aged 18 years or over, who have a prior record of publication in creative writing in the UK
Prize: 
£15,000 to the winner, £3,000 to the runner-up, and £500 each to three further shortlisted authors

The BBC National Short Story Award in partnership with Booktrust is now in its tenth year. It is one of the most prestigious Awards for a single short story, with the winning author receiving £15,000, the runner-up £3,000 and three further shortlisted authors £500 each.  Read more

Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize 2014

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Closing date: 
16 August 2014
Entry: 
18-25 young writers writing YA in English from anywhere in the world
Prize: 
£10,000 and a publishing contract with Hot Key Books.

Hot Key Books is teaming up with online writing community Wattpad for this year's Young Writers Prize.  Read more

The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2014

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Closing date: 
31 July 2014
Entry: 
Poets have to be aged 11 - 17 on the closing date to be eligible to enter, and the poem must not have been published elsewhere or have won any other competition. No entry fee
Prize: 
A week-long writing residential course at the Hurst Arvon Centre, Shropshire

The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is once again leading the call for new poetic talent amongst 11-17 year olds, with acclaimed poets Grace Nichols and Simon Barraclough at the helm! You have until midnight on the 31st July 2014 to enter your best poems to be in with the chance of be selected as one of the top 15 or 85 commended poets.  Read more

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