1st Prize: £75.00
2nd Prize: Creative Inspirations Writing Course

Entry Fee : £2.00

Closing Date: January 5th 2010

This competition must be set in December 2009 and have your central characters looking back at an event or events that happened during 2009. Use personal experiences or pure imagination, just ensure your story is vividly written and captures the elements of strong characterisation and detailed plot.

 Maximum word count is 2000 but please submit your story in Times New Roman, font size 12
Email your submission to info@creative-competitor.co.uk and add Looking Back to the subject line. If you prefer to pay by cheque and post your submission, please click on the Contact Us link for address details.

 

 

Shipwrecked Fiction Competition

1^ST Prize: £100.00

2^nd Prize: £75.00

3^rd Prize: £50.00

Entry Fee: £3.00

Closing Date: January 31^st 2010

Start your New Year off with a boost to your finances and creative recognition if you win one of our great cash prizes.

Simply write your story in a maximum of 2000 words and send it to us by the closing date.

Your story must revolve around being marooned through a shipwreck and at least one of those others who are also stranded must be someone that your character does not like, so make sure you add conflict to the plot. What happens in your story is entirely up to you but please submit to us by email and ensure that the story is written in font Times New Roman- font size 12.

Add Shipwrecked to the subject line.

Email: info@creative-competitor.co.uk

  

 

Jealousy Fiction Competition

1^st Prize: £100.00

2^nd Prize: £75.00

3^rd Prize: £50.00

 Closing Date: February 14^th

 Enter this Valentine’s Day fiction competition with a difference and you could win a fantastic cash prize and publication of your story on our website.

Love conjures up a mixture of emotions and jealousy can be one of the most powerful- destroying a relationship or perhaps making those involved realise the extent of their feelings.

Your story must be completed in a maximum of 2000 words and must convey all the power and emotion of a relationship fuelled with the green-eyed monster.

Write your story in Times New Roman – Font size 12 and submit to us by email ensuring you write Jealousy competition in the subject line.

Email: info@creative-competitor.co.uk

 

 

Descriptive ‘Winter Storm’ Competition

1st Prize: £75

2nd Prize: £50

Closing Date: February 25th 2010

Entry Fee: £2.00

Imagine that you are caught in the midst of a story or are simply watching a winter storm from a safe haven.

Try to visualise the elements, the sensations experienced and write a descriptive passage (maximum 200 words) about the storm.

Note this is not a story, just pure description about the storm itself. Be as descriptive as possible so that the reader feels part of the scene.

Must be original and previously unpublished. Entry to the competition implies acceptance to publication if chosen as the winning entry.

Send your completed entry to info@creative-competitor.co.uk and add Descriptive Competition to the subject line.

Alternatively, you may submit your entry by post

 

The ‘What If’ Fiction Competition

1^st Prize: £75.00

2^nd Prize: £50.00

3^rd Prize: £40.00

Closing Date: March 7^th 2010

 

Rose sees her best friend’s husband going into a hotel with another woman. The two look very friendly and Rose believes that they may be having an affair as her friend had already voiced her concerns. She feels indecisive about making the decision…so…

Consider the following options and choose the option that you feel would help you write a powerful story around it.

1. What if Rose rings her friend so that she can catch them out?
2. What if Rose decides to follow them into the hotel so that she can catch them out?
3. What if Rose confronts them?
4. What if Rose walks away and says nothing.

Submit your completed story in a maximum of 1500 words to info@creative-competitor.co.uk

Please ensure that you use font Times New Roman and font size 12.

 

 

Choices Poetry Competition

1st Prize: £100

2nd Prize: £50

Closing Date: March 31st 2010

Entry fee: £2.00

Your poem can be written in any form but must be within 40 lines.

It must be original and previously unpublished.

The poem must convey the intricacies of an inner choice so that it draws the reader in.

We reserve the right to publish the winning poems and entry to the competition implies acceptance of this condition.

Send your completed poem to info@creative-competitor.co.uk 

Add Choices poem to the subject line. Alternatively, submit your poem by post

  

To be in with a chance of winning this fiction competition, you need to be able to summon up a charismatic or strong stranger who will fit into your storyline and captivate the reader from start to finish.

Maximum word count is 2000 so take your time and bring your story to life.

Please use font Times New Roman or Ariel  – font size 12.

Ensure that the submission is well edited for obvious errors, with reasonable use of paragraphs to make the story easier to read.

Please email your story to info@creative-competitor.co.uk and state which competition you are entering in the subject line. Alternatively you can post your entry by clicking on our contact us page.

Twist in the Tale Fiction Competition
 
1st Prize: £150
2nd Prize: £100
3rd Prize:  £75
4th Prize: Creative Inspirations e-Course 
 
Closing date: April 29th 2010
 
Entry Fee: £3.00
 
Twist in the Tale stories are all about concealing the ending so that the reader is completely surprised by the outcome and sometimes, even with the whole story theme. Do you think you can craft a clever plot that can outwit the reader? Then why not enter our Twist in the Tale fiction competition?

Maximum word count is 1200 and stories must be typed in Times New Roman or Ariel font size 12 and 1.5 spacing.

Stories must be original and previously unpublished and entry into the competition implies acceptance to publication should your submission take 1st Prize.
 
Send your submission to info@creative-competitor.co.uk or alternatively, post to this address