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Lazuli Literary Group Writing Contest
Closing date: 22nd December, 2019
Prizes: $100.
Entry fee: $10.
Looking for: Your best writing of any kind. See website for more info.
Website: https://www.lazuliliterarygroup.com/contests.html
Wallace Stegner Prize in Environmental Humanities
Closing date: 30th December, biennial.
Prizes: $5,000 plus publication.
Entry fee: Not stated.
Looking for: Book-length manuscripts, max 170,000 words, in the field of
environmental humanities.
Website: https://www.uofupress.com/wallace-stegner-prize.php
Fantastic Books Short Fantasy Horror Competition
Closing date: 31st December 2019.
Prizes: £75, £25, plus a range of audio and ebooks.
Entry fee: £5, £12 for 3, £20 for 5.
Looking for: Fantasy horror short stories, 1,500-2,000 words.
Website: https://www.fantasticbooksstore.com/competitions/current-
competitions
Exeter Novel Prize
Closing date: 1st January 2020.
Prizes: £500 plus trophy, five £100 runners-up.
Entry fee: £18.
Looking for: First 10,000 words of a novel not under contract, including a 500-
word synopsis. Any genre except children's
Website: http://www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk/2019-exeter-novel-
prize.html
Bath Flash Fiction Novella in Flash Award
Flash fiction novellas between 6,000 and 18,000 words
Prizes: £300, 2 x £100
Entry fee: £16.
Closing date: 12th January 2020.
Website: http://bathflashfictionaward.com/
Black Spring Crime Writing Prize 2019
Closing date: 19th January 2020.
Prizes: Winning novel will be published in paperback format with the Black
Spring imprint, with an advance of $1,000 USD.
Entry fee: $25.00 USD.
Looking for: Something fresh, something that makes us think differently and
breaks away from the genre’s stereotypes.
Further details: Any one 18 years or older may enter - from any nation.
Website: https://eyewearpublishing.submittable.com/2019-deadline-extended
2020 Retreat West First Chapter Competition
Closing date: 26th January 2020.
Prizes: Critique and review - see website.
Entry fee: £10.
Further details: First chapter of a novel on any theme, up to 3,500 words.
Website: www.retreatwest.co.uk
2020 International Rubery Book Award
Closing date: 31st March 2020.
Prizes: Book of the Year £1500 (approx 2000 US$; 1800€) Plus a minimum of
3 category winners each winning £150 (approx 200$, 180€)
Entry fee: £37 or $60 USD
Looking for: Fiction (all genres), young adult, children’s, biographies, non-
fiction, self-help, cookery, poetry, photography etc.
Further details: The winning book will be read by a top London Literary Agent.
Website: https://www.ruberybookaward.com
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Lazuli Literary Group Writing Contest
Closing date: 22nd December, 2019
Prizes: $100.
Entry fee: $10.
Looking for: Your best writing of any kind. See
website for more info.
Website:
https://www.lazuliliterarygroup.com/contests.html
Wallace Stegner Prize in Environmental
Humanities
Closing date: 30th December, biennial.
Prizes: $5,000 plus publication.
Entry fee: Not stated.
Looking for: Book-length manuscripts, max 170,000
words, in the field of environmental humanities.
Website: https://www.uofupress.com/wallace-
stegner-prize.php
Fantastic Books Short Fantasy Horror
Competition
Closing date: 31st December 2019.
Prizes: £75, £25, plus a range of audio and ebooks.
Entry fee: £5, £12 for 3, £20 for 5.
Looking for: Fantasy horror short stories, 1,500-2,000
words.
Website:
https://www.fantasticbooksstore.com/competitions/c
urrent-competitions
Exeter Novel Prize
Closing date: 1st January 2020.
Prizes: £500 plus trophy, five £100 runners-up.
Entry fee: £18.
Looking for: First 10,000 words of a novel not under
contract, including a 500-word synopsis. Any genre
except children's
Website:
http://www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk/2019-
exeter-novel-prize.html
Black Spring Crime Writing Prize 2019
Closing date: 19th January 2020.
Prizes: Winning novel will be published in paperback
format with the Black Spring imprint, with an advance
of $1,000 USD.
Entry fee: $25.00 USD.
Looking for: Something fresh, something that makes
us think differently and breaks away from the genre’s
stereotypes.
Further details: Any one 18 years or older may enter
- from any nation.
Website:
https://eyewearpublishing.submittable.com/2019-
deadline-extended
2020 Retreat West First Chapter Competition
Closing date: 26th January 2020.
Prizes: Critique and review - see website.
Entry fee: £10.
Further details: First chapter of a novel on any
theme, up to 3,500 words.
Website: www.retreatwest.co.uk
2020 International Rubery Book Award
Closing date: 31st March 2020.
Prizes: Book of the Year £1500 (approx 2000 US$;
1800€) Plus a minimum of 3 category winners each
winning £150 (approx 200$, 180€)
Entry fee: £37 or $60 USD.
Looking for: Fiction (all genres), young adult,
children’s, biographies, non-fiction, self-help, cookery,
poetry, photography etc.
Further details: The winning book will be read by a
top London Literary Agent.
Website: https://www.ruberybookaward.com
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