Page Last Updated On: 02 August 2011

Please be aware that all details are subject to change. Always check the most up to date details with the organisers before entering comps.

1st Aug

Tony Lothian Biographers Club Prize

Biography: 20 pages, to incl synopsis and 10 page sample chapter. Also incl CV and note on marketing for the book and competing literature. Fee: £10. Prizes: £2000. Details: web  post Anna Swan, 119A Fordwych Road, London NW2 3NJ email anna@annaswan.co.uk

Unbound Press Flash Fiction Award

Story: 500 wds. Fee: £5. Prizes: £250/£125/£50. Details: web post Unbound Press, PO Box 16864, Glasgow, Scotland, G11 9DJ

3rd Aug

Over The Edge New Writer of the Year Comp 2011

Fiction: 3000 wds. Poem: 3 poems of up to 40 lines each or 1 poem of 100 lines. Fee: €10 single entry or €7.50 each for multiple entries. Prizes: €300 to winner in each category then €400 to overall winner (meaning winner receives 700 in total). Details: web post: Over The Edge, New Writer of the Year competition, 3 Carbry Road, Newcastle, Galway, Ireland

5th Aug

Creative Competitor View from a Bridge Writing Comp

Descriptive prose: 200 wds. Theme: View From a Bridge. Fee: £2.50. Prizes: £100/£75/£50. Details: web

12th Aug

The Manchester Fiction Prize

Story: 3000 wds. Fee: £15. Prizes: £10,000 (may be split amongst up to 2 winners). Details: web post Manchester Fiction Prize 2011, HLSS Finance Office, Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, 4 Rosamond Street West, Manchester, M15 6LL, UK.

19th Aug

Words With Jam Best Comedy Scene comp

Script, novel extract, short story, play etc: 1000 wds max plus 40 word synopsis if required. Fee: £5, then £3 for subsequent entries.  Prizes: £200/5x£25. Details: web post  'Comedy Scene Competition 2011', Quinn Publications, 2 Malt Kiln Road, Newbiggin, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0TU, United Kingdom  (cheques payable to J Smith)

31st Aug

Aesthetica Creative Works Comp

Images: at least 300 dpi. Story: 2000 wds Poem: £40 lines Fee: £10 (allows up to 2 entries in each category). Prizes: £500 in each category plus 'additional prizes' and publication. Details: web

Salopian Poetry Society Annual Open Poetry Comp

Poem: 40 lines. Fee: £3 or 4 for £10. Prizes: £200/£100/£50/6x£25. Details: web post Roger Hoult, 5,Squires Close,Madeley,Telford, Shropshire, TF7-5RU

The Write Place Short Story Comp

Story: 1500 wds. Theme: open. Fee: £4.50. Prizes: £100/£75/£50 Details: web post  TWP Competition, Francesca Burgess, 34 Capelands, New Ash Green, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8LG