Up to 5,000 words for the short story; 42 lines for the poem.
The poem and short story categories each have a first prize of £5,000, second prize £1,000 and third prize £500. An additional 10 supplementary prizes (for each category) of £50 each are awarded. A new category for flash fiction with a prize of £1,000 was launched in 2010. There is a second prize of £500, 3rd prize of £250 and 3 supplementary prizes of £50. In 2014 the Peggy Chapman-Andrews first novel award, named after the Prize’s founder, was launched. The first prize is £1,000 plus a up to a year’s mentoring from The Literary Consultancy. A runner-up prize of £500 is also offered.
Entry fee – short story: £9 each; poem: £8 each – open to anyone over 16 from the UK or overseas.
Closing date: 31 May
London Magazine’s Poetry Competition
Opens for entry 1 April
First prize: £300, second – £200, third -£150.
The winning poem will be published in a future issue of The London Magazine, both in print and online. The runners up will be featured on the website.
Entry fee: £7, subsequent poems £5
Closing date: 31 May
Frome Festival short story competition
Any theme, between 1000 and 2200 words.
First Prize, £300, second £150, third £75
Winning stories will be read by a leading London literary agent and suitable stories will be forwarded (with the writer’s agreement) to IPC Magazines/ Frome fm radio station for consideration.
Entry fee: £5
Closing date: 31 May
WritersReign short story competition
Stories of between 1,000 and 1,500 words on any theme
Prizes: 1st – £100.00; 2nd – £50.00; 3rd – £25.00 plus 3 Highly Commended – £10.00
Entry fee: £3.50 per story, £6 for two
Closing date: 31sMay 2015
Leeds Reads 