Last Updated: 26 July 2010
Please note: all details are subject to change. Always check with comp organisers before sending your entries.
5th March
Story: 2500 wds x 9 rounds. Poem: 40 lines x 9 rounds. Fee: $20 Canadian per category (fee covers all 9 rounds) or $35 cdn to enter both. Prizes: $200 Cdn in each category. Rules: the closing date stated is the date by which writers must join the Write Idea forum and register/pay to enter the comp. Final round is 8th July 2011. Entrants may enter after 5th March 2011 but must still pay full entry fee. Details: web
31st March
Bristol Short Story Prize (details as of 2010. Please check back for more up to date news)
Story: 3000 wds max. Fee: £7. Prizes: £500 plus £150 Waterstones gift card /£350 plus £100 Waterstones gift card/£200 plus £100 Waterstones gift card/17x£50. Details: web post: Bristol Short Story Prize, Unit 5.16, Paintworks, Bath Road, Bristol BS4 3EH
Exeter Writers Short Story Comp (2010 details. Please check back for more up to date news)
Story: 3000 wds max. Fee: £3.50. Prizes: £200/£100/£50. Details: web: (or email info@exeterwriters.org.uk) post: Exeter Writers Short Story Competition, 4 Albion Place, Exeter, Devon EX4 6LH
The Yellow Room Short Story Comp (2010 details - please check back for changes)
Story: wd count under review. See website in 2011 for details. Fee: £4 or 3 for £10. Prizes: £80/£45/£20. (cheques payable to J M Derrick) Rules: Both men and women are welcome to enter. Entrants may pay online, but all entries must be sent by post. Details: web or send and SAE for entry form to The Yellow Room Competition, 1 Blake Close, Bilton, Rugby CV22 7LJ