Writer's Resources 

Writing CompetitionsAwards and Festivals

 

Awards

 
 

Kelpies Prize 2008 is for New Scottish Children’s Writing. Must be set wholly, or mainly, in contemporary Scotland, and suitable for tweens. For more information go to www.florisbooks.co.uk/kelpiesprize

 
 
Awards and Prizes Administered by the Society of Authors

Go to the Society's pages for more information
 
 
Competitions
 
 

Time Out Write Up Your Street competition. For up to 300 words of imaginative short writing about people’s lives and stories in your street. Prizes 400, 200 and 100 all in Foyles book tokens. For more information, go to www.timeoutwriteupyourstreet.com. Deadline for applications 09/01/08.

 
THE SOUTH, in collaboration with Brighton & Hove City Council, is running a children’s writing competition called Write Around Air Street. Entrants must write a poem or story of up to 50 words on the theme of ‘air’. Entrants must live or go to school in Brighton. The closing date for entries is Friday 18/01/08. For more information go to www.thesouth.org.uk


The largest award for a single short story in the world. £15,000 for the winning story, £3,000 for the runner-up and £500 for the three other shortlisted stories. Find out more http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/nssp/2008.php4. Deadline for applications is 22/01/08


 
 
Festivals
 

 
  

Abidemi Sanusi, 29/05/2006