Competitions closing soon

Writer’s and Artists Yearbook

Short Story Competition

Theme: Compulsion

Closes: 14th of February

Prize: £500, Arvon Residential Writing Course, and Publication

email: competition@acblack.com with ‘WAYB11 competition’ in subject line

Please see http://www.writersandartists.co.uk/short-story-competition-2011/ for further details

Norwich Writers Circle Poetry Competition

Closes: 15th of February

Prize: £300, £200, £100

email: nwcopc.maureen@yahoo.co.uk

Please see /www.norwichwriters.org.uk/ for further details

Park Publications

Open Poetry and Article Competitions

Theme: The countryside in Spring

Closes: 15th of February

Prizes: £50, £25, £15

Please see http://www.parkpublications.co.uk/writingcompetion.htm for further details

The CWA Debut Dagger Competition

Closing Date: 5th February, 2011
Details: Entrants are required to submit the first 3000 words of their crime-themed novel plus a 500/1000 synopsis
Fee: £25
Prize: First prize is £700. All shortlisted entries receive a selection of crime books. Entrance is open to anyone who has not had a novel published commercially. Please see http:thecwa.co.uk for more details.

Ward Wood Publishing

Lumen/ Camden Poetry Competition

Judged by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy

All proceeds to the London Homeless Cold Weather Shelters

Closes: 14th February

Please see http://www.wardwoodpublishing.co.uk/competitions.htm for further details.

Wenlock Festival

Open Poetry Competition

Closes: 21st of February

Prizes: £500, £200, £100

Please see http://www.wenlockpoetryfestival.org/pdf/poetry-competition-final-2011.pdf for more details.