Children's Writing Competitions

Children's writing competitions, including poetry, tend to come in below the radar, so to speak, but WritersReign will endeavour to post them as and when we find them.

Sling Ink Junior Prize for Fiction (up to age 16)
This competition is open to young writers under the age of 16. (Writers will be judged in two age categories 8-11 and 12-15)
Closing Date 31st July 2010
Prizes (for both 8-11 and 12-15 categories): 1st Prize £20 voucher from Amazon or equivalent (Publication on www.slingink.com and in the anthology - free copy of the anthology); 2nd Prize £15 voucher from Amazon or equivalent (Publication on www.slingink.com and in the anthology - free copy of the anthology); 3rd Prize £10 voucher from Amazon or equivalent (Publication on www.slingink.com and in the anthology - free copy of the anthology). There is no entry fee. Stories submitted should be a maximum of 1,500 words. Only one entry per writer. For full details see website. slingink.com/slingink-competitions/

Sling Ink Prize for Poetry - Age 16+
Closing date: 31st July 2010
Prizes: 1st Prize £80 (Publication on www.slingink.com and in the anthology - free copy of the anthology); 2nd Prize £40 (Publication on www.slingink.com and in the anthology - free copy of the anthology); 3rd Prize £20 (Publication on www.slingink.com and in the anthology - free copy of the anthology). Entry Fee: £5. Only one entry per writer. Poems submitted should be a maximum of 40 lines. For full details see website. slingink.com/slingink-competitions/ 

English Heritage Writing Competition
Closing date: 31st August 2010.
Prizes: See below.
Here's something different folks! If you want the challenge of writing a mini play/sketch, song or poem that will become part of the audio guide at an English Heritage historical site, then here's your chance.
This is what they say: "English Heritage have recently installed some new signs at Chiswick House in west London that show historical views of the gardens. This competition you to write a mini play or sketch based on these images.
There are 3 categories of entry: adults, Under 18s, and Chiswick residents, each with a choice of two images to base their sketch on. The sketch can take any form, be it mini play, song, poem, etc. provided it is no longer than 3 minutes when read aloud. Winners will have their entry professionally recorded as part of a new audio guide for visitors to Chiswick House alongside established playwrights who we plan to commission to write the rest of the sketches. They will also receive an English Heritage membership and hamper."
All the details and the images can be found at: english-heritage.org.uk/

Earlyworks Press Fiction for Children or Teens Competition
Closing date 30th September 2010.
£100 Cash Advance & Royalty Contract Small Press Publication OR £350 Cash for the winner. Professional Critiques of Submissions, Advice on Synopses and Proposals, Author-Signed Books and Cut-Price Club Membership for the the top ten. Entry fee £14 per manuscript. To enter send up to 5000 words, including proposal and/or synopsis, in the same way that you would when approaching an agent or publisher. earlyworkspress.co.uk/childrens_fiction
 

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