Category Archives: Competitions

MSt tutor Jane Draycott to judge SciPO (science and poetry competition) 2018

MSt tutor Jane Draycott is to judge the SciPO 2018 science and poetry competition. First prize, £100, second prize, £75, third prize, £50. Deadline: 23rd April. For details of competition and how to enter, go to https://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/…/scipo-2018-meeting-science…

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Magma’s 2013 Poetry Competion: closing date 12 Dec 2013

Magma Judge’s Prize  Magma Editors’ Prize  for poems of up to 12 lines,  judged by a panel of Magma Editors comprising Julia Bird, Rob Mackenzie, Ian McEwen, Laurie Smith and Karen McCarthy Woolf. Entry Fees: £5 for the first poem, … Continue reading

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Paul Darby Prize (stage): closing date 28 Feb 2014

The Paul Darby Prize launches on 10 September 2013. Prize of £1,000 and a staging of the play at the  Questors Theatre, West London. Entry fee of £5 Further Information at the Paul Darby Prize blogspot.

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The London Magazine Short Story Competition 2013, closing date 31 Oct 2013

First prize: £500, Second prize: £300, Third prize: £200 Entry Fee: £10 per story. More details from The London Magazine

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MSt tutor George Szirtes judge for Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2013 (closing date 21 Oct 2013)

Judges: Deryn Rees-Jones & George Szirtes Prizes: 1st £2,500, 2nd £500, 3rd £250 Entry Fee:  £5/€6/$8 per poem. More details on the Coffee House Poetry website

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COMPAS Poetry Competition 2013, supported by Keble College. Closing date 11 Oct 2013

The topic is Poetry on the Move, “celebrating a decade of work in the field of migration“. Judge: Ruth Padel. First prize £700, second prize £200 and third prize £100. Eligibility: residents of the UK and Ireland over the age of … Continue reading

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Gulf Coast’s 2013 Barthelme Prize for Short Prose: closing date 31 Aug 2013

Judged by Robert Coover, closes for entries on August 31st. Established in 2008, the winner is awarded $1,000 and publication in the journal. Two honorable mentions each receive $250 and will also be published. All entries are considered for paid … Continue reading

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Martin Starkie Poetry Prize: closing date 1 June 2013

Administered by the Oxford University Poetry Society, and named for the Society’s founder, Martin Starkie, who established the Society in 1946. Eligibility: Members of the University of Oxford and poets living in Oxfordshire.

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Impress Prize for New Writers: closing date 17 June 2013

The Impress Prize is open to fiction and nonr fiction by anyone aged 18 and over who has NOT published a book-length publication before. Closing Date: 17 June 2013 Administrative charge: £10. Details on Impress Prize website.

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Aesthetica Creative Writing competition: closing date 31 August 2013

The competition invites  “imaginative work that pushes the boundaries of the two categories for entry: Poetry and Fiction”. More information at www.aestheticamagazine.com/creativewriting

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