Opening Sentence Writing Competition

First sentence writing competition

1st Prize: £300.00

2nd Prize: £200.00

3rd Prize: £100.00

Closing date: 25th November 2015

Entry fee: £3.00 or FREE to Creative Competitor Write, Learn and Publish members

How would you like to earn £300 for your creative endeavours? If yes, take a look at our brand new writing competition and write a continued story from the given opening sentence:

She had traveled a long way to see him in the bleakest of conditions….but was it all worth it?

Now, take a look at the photo and use both to spark off your creativity.

You have just 1000 words or less to bring this story to life and to grab our attention.

Ready? Here’s the rules:

Must be written in English

Must be written in the first person

Must be written in 1000 words or less including the title

Open to writers worldwide

Submissions must be original and previously unpublished

Submissions should be pasted into the body of the email  and sent to [email protected] on or before the 25th November 2015.

Please mark the name of the competition in the subject line.

Write, Learn and Publish members should email their submissions directly to [email protected] and add their membership number to the subject line.

Multiple submissions are welcome.

Pay your entry fee now and then send your submission once you are ready.




Please note that we only publish the overall winning submission which gives writers the opportunity to publish their work elsewhere even when they have won a prize. Copyright remains with the author. 
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