Bridport Writing Contests
There is still time to enter the 2008 Bridport writing contests. With a prize fund of GBP 5,000 for a short story (up to 5000 words) or a poem (42 lines).
Second prizes are GBP 1000 each, and third prize for each category is GBP 500. the Brdport is the Bridport is the richest open writing contest in the English language
The Bridport Prize was instituted in 1973 and is now a prestigious writing award. Contestants are free to write either Short stories or Poems which should adhere to the Contest Rules. The normal rules apply submissions must be original and should not be published elsewhere. Entry is open to anyone, the Bridport Prize is the largest of any open contest.
Key Dates: Closing date for entries: 30th June, 2008 (Online entries will be accepted until midnight GMT on the deadline)
For Whom: Persons of any nationality over 18 years of age
In addition to the prize fund winning entries may be published in an annual anthology brought out by the Bridport Prize Organization.Former Bridport winners have gone on to become established novelists and poets. The Bridport Prize was instituted in 1973 and is now a prestigious writing award.
Contest Rules:
-Maximum of 5000 words for short stories and 42 lines for poems
-Entry fee is 6 pounds per entry
-Contestants may send any number of entries
-Entries must be original pieces that have never been published or broadcast partly or wholly
-Entries must be typed in English on separate sheets (single-sided) and must not contain the author’s name or address
You can find details and an entry form AT BRIDPORT PRIZE