Master's in Creative Writing

The Literary Review has a monthly poetry competition –  the next month’s theme is announced in the current magazine, and the rules are fairly straightforward: all poems must rhyme, scan and be 24 lines or fewer. Poets may enter 2 poems per monthly competition. First prize £300, second £150, £10 for every poem published thereafter.

In addition, the 11 winners over the course of the year are entered into the grand poetry prize – £5,000 and a posh dinner in London. Pick up a copy of the magazine for more information.

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BBC Audio and Music has joined forces with BBC Writersroom to launch The Writer’s Prize: a prestigious new writing opportunity for radio drama and comedy writers.

The BBC is looking to commission the best new ideas across the Radio 3 & 4 networks. We are looking for bold, original new stories with characters that will engage, challenge and entertain an audience.

The Writer’s Prize will be judged by Jeremy Howe (Commissioning Editor, BBC Radio 4 Drama), Caroline Raphael (Commissioning Editor, BBC Radio 4 Comedy and Radio 4 Extra) and Kate Rowland (BBC Creative Director of New Writing), who will be joined by the award-winning writer Roy Williams OBE (The Interrogation, Lift Off, Clubland, Sucker Punch).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunities/the-writers-prize

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Now open for entries – winner’s prize £1,000
Deadline: 30 November 2012
Type: Short story (UK + International)

Prizes: £1,000, £100, £25 x 4, plus all prize-winners get their story published to the InkTears Readers and consideration for a short story collection/anthology publication.   Full results will be announced by 30 March 2013.

Fee: £6.00.  Length:1000-3000 words, any theme

NB: stories may have been previously published (prior to 30 April 2012) or previously unpublished. www.inktears.com for full details

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