The poet Christopher Reid has been awarded the Costa Book of the Year for a tribute to his late wife.
In a surprise decision, his collection A Scattering was voted the winning book by the panel of judges.
Colm Tóibín, the Irish author, had been widely tipped [...]
The 2010 Bristol Short Story Prize is now open. The competition is open to all, whether UK or non-UK based.
Stories can be on any theme or subject and must be previously unpublished or broadcast. The entry fee is £7 per story. Maximum word count is 3,000, there is no minimum. Please read the competition [...]
Leaf Books invites you to submit writing on the theme of Wales. Perhaps a retelling of the Mabinogion, a comment on climate, a political satire, a landscape poem.
Prizes: First prize: Winner receives £150 and a free copy of the Leaf Books magazine / anthology. One runner up will receive a free copy of the [...]
For published and aspiring writers alike – enter the Writers’ & Artists’ 2010 short story competition and you could win:
a cash prize of £500
a place on an Arvon Foundation residential writing course worth at least £575*
publication of your story on the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook website
Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook and the Arvon Foundation have [...]
The annual Listowel Writer’s week and Festival kicks off in June 2010. For those not on the Listowel database here is a brief summary of what is available:
Closing dates for entries into a variety of short story writing competitions is Friday 26th February 2010. Categories include:
The Kerry Group Irish fiction Award.
The Bryan Mac Mahon [...]
There is currently running a free-to-enter short story contest on BookRix for writers and readers. The theme is “Family Stories”. (No page limit)
Prizes on the line include $1.800,00 in prize money for writers, “fame!” and Amazon vouchers (each worth $20) for voting readers.
Prizes for authors:
First Prize: $1000
Second Prize: $500
Third Prize: $300
The 10 best-rated stories [...]
Interested in the web? Have your own website or blog then here’s a contest that might just appeal to you. Textnovel.com is running a contest January 1, 2010 through August 31, 2010 for the best online serial novel.
Textnovel allows writers to get attention based on how many followers, views and votes they get and [...]
It’s a reasonable assumption that all members like a good read but those of us who are parents wonder if the classics of children’s literature in danger of becoming obsolete as young readers shun Oliver Twist in favour of Harry Potter? Does it matter, asks Laura Cummings.
HE IS the famous teacher of pickpockets, a [...]
