Jane Austen Short Story Award 2014
Short Fiction inspired by Austen’s Novels.
This competition celebrates the life and works of Jane Austen. The closing date is 31st March 2014 so there is still time to enter.
They are looking for short stories of 2,000-2,500 words in length.
The theme is ‘a character from one of Jane Austen’s novels’. You can be inspired from any character, male or female. He or she must be recognisable in terms of personality and name but your story can be set in any location and in any time period. All genres are acceptable (crime, romance, literary, ghost stories, sci fi, etc but not children’s stories.)
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Mslexia 2014 Woman’s Short Story Competition
Mslexia’s Short Story Competition is now open.
Mslexia are looking for entrants to submit an unpublished short story for their 2014 Short Story competition.
Stories can be up to 2,200 words and can be on any subject so you can pick your theme and content. All winning stories will be featured in the Jun/Jul/Aug edition of Mslexia.
The judge will be Jane Rogers.
The first prize will be £2,000 plus you get two optional extras – a week’s writing retreat at beautiful Chawton House Library plus, you can also opt to have a day with a Virago editor.
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Writers’ Forum Monthly Short Story Competition.
The Writers’ Forum runs a short story competition every month and the winner is featured in the magazine.
Entry is £6. It’s £3 if you subscribe. The prizes range from £300 for first place to £100 for third place. All types of stories are welcome for submission whether they are comedy, romance, thriller, horror, sci-fi or literary themed as long as your submission is between 1000 words to 3000 words.
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by Purbeck Literary Festival
The Purbeck Literary Festival is taking place between 17th February – 2nd March 2014.
Tickets are now available for events happening over the two weeks in areas including Wareham, Swanage and Bere Regis.
The events include story slams, poetry and writing workshops. There will also be guest authors including Julie Cohen, Freda Lightfoot, Jason Goodwin and Katie Fforde.
For more information and to book tickets for events, visit the website.
by West Sussex Writers 2nd National Short Story Competition.
Courses and Competitions
Entries are now open for the 2nd West Sussex Writers National Short Story Competition.
The maximum word count is 3000 words and there is no specific theme.
The closing date for applications is 31st March 2014. The fee to enter is £5.
1st prize is £200, 2nd Prize is £75 and 3rd prize is £50.
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