So far in this series on how to win writing competitions, or, (or at least, how to improve your potential for doing so), I have covered the importance of generating a good idea and developing it, turning this basic concept into something original and unique….
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In this second article in the Writing Competitions – Want to Win series, I am going to discuss repetition in story ideas. It happens more often than you might think and while it’s absolutely fine to reinvent an idea, it should only be considered a starting point.
Leave a CommentWinning writing competitions, it’s easy if you know how. There are vital elements to winning, enthusiasm, passion for the written word, story-telling, idea generation…..
Leave a CommentAs much as we hate to burst the bubble of creativity, here is a heartfelt plea to all competition writers everywhere. Please, please, please do read the rules. We see some wonderful submissions but of late, many do not adhere to the rules. We try to keep the rules as basic as possible but they are there for a reason. They provide a level playing field for all writers irrespective of publishing experience – so that everyone has the same chance.
Leave a Comment1st Prize: £100.00 2nd Prize: £75.00 3rd Prize: £50.00 Closing date: August 21st 2012 Entry fee: £2.00 or FREE to Creative Competitor Premier1 Members Fancy…
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Leave a CommentWant an up-to-date list of our new writing contests? Well here it is.
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Leave a Comment1st Prize: £200.00
2nd Prize: £150.00
3rd Prize: £100.00
4th Prize: £50.00
Closing date: 10th August 2012
Entry Fee: £4.00
Imagine that you have witnessed a crime and your life may be in danger. This competition is all about your story-telling abilities writing the story in the first person as the crime and any potential risks unravel for the reader.
You have a maximum of 2000 words excluding the title. Entries must be original and previously unpublished. All submissions must be written in English.We prefer submissions by email to [email protected] please mark the title of the competition in the subject line.
1 Comment1st Prize: £150.00
2nd Prize: £100.00
3rd Prize: £75.00
Closing date: 25th July 2012
Entry fee: £3.00 or FREE to Premier1 Members
To win this fabulous writing competition, all you
1 Comment1st Prize: £150.00
2nd Prize: £100.00
3rd Prize: £75.00
Closing date: 10th July 2012
Entry Fee: £3.00 or FREE to Premier1 Members
Using the photo for inspiration, write a story around the couple and create a family secret. You have only 1200 words excluding the title in which to wow us with your creativity so don’t waste a word.
2 Comments1st Prize: £75.00
2nd Prize: £50.00
3rd Prize: 3 Months Premier1 Membership
Closing date: June 30th 2012
1 CommentWe asked for an in-depth character profile using the photo for inspiration. We received a great many amazing profiles and it was a very difficult decision but the winners are…
1st Prize: £100 – Stephanie Judd
2nd Prize:£75 – Audrey Coles
3rd Prize: £50 – Brian Stevens
4th Prize: 3 months Creative Competitor Premier1 Membership – James Harwood
The Winning Profile – by Stephanie Judd
Leave a CommentTo win any one of our three fantastic prizes, simply create the opening page to a young adult fiction story and send to us. There is no set word count but please note that your entry must fit onto one A4 page including the title.
3 Comments1st Prize:£200.00
2nd Prize:£150.00
3rd Prize: £100.00
4th Prize: £75.00
Closing date: May 25th 2012
Leave a CommentSimple Pleasures Poetry Competition: 1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £75
3rd Prize: £50
Closing date: 5th May 2012
Leave a CommentIt might not be as difficult as you think to win a writing competition but many people are put off by the thought that they will not be able to make their entry stand out enough to catch the judge’s eye. Rest assured that any judge will spot your entry if it reflects the theme (if any provided) and if the writing is of high quality.
Leave a Comment1st Prize: 150.00
2nd Prize:£100.00
3rd Prize: £75.00
4th Prize: 3 months Creative Competitor Premier1 membership
Closing Date: 7th April 2012
Entry fee: £3.00
Are you a Creative Competitor Premier1 Member? You can enter for free.
Using the photo for inspiration, create a story that depicts a man on a journey by train, but a journey to where?
2 CommentsUsing the photo published online for creative inspiration, your story must be about a man in a library who chooses a book that changes his life. What the book is and why it has such an effect on him is up to you. The story must be evolve and can be emotional, action-packed, mysterious or indeed take any shape that you like.
1 CommentFancy winning yourself an early Christmas present? How does our top prize of £200 sound? All you have to do to win any of our fantasticwriting co
Comments closedWrite a story around the woman in the photo. You can be as creative as you like with your interpretation of the image but you only have 300 words (excluding the title) to impress us.
Leave a CommentThe man that lay in the hospital bed slipped in and out of being her Grandfather, there were glimpses of recognition when he opened his bright blue eyes, now cloudy with dementia…
Leave a CommentTo win this competition, all you have to do is to create a story surrounding the woman in the photo and write a summary about your story.
2 CommentsA first chapter has to be convincing, compelling and tightly written to capture the reader’s attention and to plunge them straight into the heart of the plot so this competition requires you to think carefully about your opening and to lead the reader ……..
Leave a CommentHe had been watching her for months. Checking out her behaviours, monitoring her movements until now, he felt he knew her almost as well as she knew herself. It hadn’t been easy breaking into her circle whilst hiding in the shadows retaining anonymity but now he was almost ready to make his move….
Leave a Comment1st Prize: £300 …Ghost stories often depict cold wintry scenes and creepy old houses, but your ghost story is set to take place in the summer months. The rest of the theme is entirely open to interpretation, but your story must be original and previously unpublished.
Leave a Comment1st Prize: £300. Entangled in his embrace, the world seemed softer, warm and altogether more pleasurable. She longed for this moment to last, to stay cocooned in pure happiness forever. A shiver of trepidation ran down her spine and fought it off in vain, snuggling closer to his warmth, inhaling his intoxicating scent. Why did life have to be so complicated?
Leave a CommentAll I had left of the woman who haunted my dreams and spurred me on to my greatest achievements was the aging photograph. Ellie Lacey, my great grandmother who had died shrouded in mystery and tragedy and the story had woven a place in my heart forever.
Leave a CommentThe rat! The absolute rat! Laura fumed. How could he? She had never felt so humiliated in her whole life. Fighting back the tears, Laura felt a surge of anger so strong that she knew if Luke Adams was stood in front of her now, she would punch him right on the nose. Emerging from the offices of Holby and Grantham
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