November 2018: Competition Monthly
19 November 2018
Some different competitions to enter
There aren’t so many competitions to enter the beginning of the next year, though there are three free ones to have a go at. The disadvantage of these is that a lot of people might enter them. The Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition, though £18, is worth checking out if you write children’s or YA novels. There are a couple of unusual competitions in the Rheidol and Aberystwyth Prizes, if you’re interested in Welsh settings or themes. If you live in Scotland and write children’s fiction, have a look at the Kelpies Prize. And if you’re a budding playwright, the Drip Action Theatre Company’s competition might be right up your street.
Good luck and let us know of any successes.
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January Competition:
Drip Action Theatre Company Fiction Competition
Theme: Play lasting 30 to 40 minutes
Prize: £250 plus performance at Arundel Festival
Closing date: 31 January 2019
Entry: Free
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February competitions:
Rheidol Prize for Writing with a Welsh Theme or Setting
Theme: Several forms accepted, including non-fiction and novella
Prize: £1,000 advance on ebook publishing deal / £300 + voucher towards residential course
Closing date: 4 February 2019
Entry: £10
Aberystwyth Prize for Dystopian Novella
Theme: Novella set in Wales or with Welsh theme
Prize: £1,000 advance on ebook publishing deal / £300 + voucher towards residential course
Closing date: 4 February 2019
Entry: £10
Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize
Theme: Novel by a woman over 21, Open theme, unpublished, first 40 – 50 pages
Prize: £1,500 / All shortlisted entries receive a half-hour consultation
Closing date: 8 February 2019
Entry: £12
Solution Loans Short Story Competition
Theme: ‘A New Home’, 1,500 – 2,000 words
Prize: £200 + publication on the site / 3 x £50
Closing date: 28 February 2019
Entry: Free
Margery Allingham Short Story Competition
Theme: Crime story, unpublished, 3,500 words max
Prize: £500 plus two weekend passes for Crime Fest 2020
Closing date: 28 February 2019
Entry: £12
Exeter Writers Short Story Competition
Theme: Open, 3,000 words max
Prize: £700 / £250 / £100 / Devon prize £100
Closing date: 28 February 2019
Entry: £7
Flash 500 Short Story Competition
Theme: Open, 1,000 – 3,000 words
Prize: £500 / £200 / £100
Closing date: 28 February 2019
Entry: £7
Kelpie Prize (for those based in Scotland)
Theme: Children’s fiction. Need to enter five chapters of a novel and synopsis, synopsis for another novel and a piece of writing 1,000 – 3,000 words starting with sentence provided.
Prize: £1,000 + publishing contract with Floris Books, mentoring and retreat.
Closing date: 28 February 2019
Entry: Free
Scottish Arts Short Story Award
Theme: Open, 2,000 words max
Prize: £1,000 / £500 / £250 / Isobel Lodge Award open to unpublished writers born or living in Scotland
Closing date: 28 February 2019
Entry: £10
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Francesca Capaldi Burgess has been placed or shortlisted in a number of competitions including Winchester Writers’ Conference, Twyford Writers, Chorley & District Writer’s Circle, Retreat West, Cordelia.net, Meridian Writing, Flash a Famous Phrase, Wells Festival, and Writing Magazine. She’s had stories and a serial published in magazines worldwide. Her first book, Danger for Daisy, is due to be published by My Weekly Pocket Novels on December 27th. Apart from the RNA, she’s also a member of the Society for Women Writers and Journalists. Francesca runs a writing blog along with RNA member Elaine Roberts called Write Minds.
