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Crime writing competition: The Lindisfarne Prize for Debut Crime Fiction
Bestselling author LJ Ross is sponsoring the £2,500 prize for new crime writers…10 January 2020
Creative writing prize: The Masters Review Winter Short Story Award
Win $3,000 for short fiction up to 6,000 words by new writers03 January 2020
Creative writing competition: 2020 Short Fiction University of Essex Prize
Win £500 for fiction up to 5,000 words in the international story story contest02 January 2020
Creative writing competition: Keats-Shelley Prize 2020
More than £5,000 in prizes will be shared between the winners30 December 2019
Creative writing competition: Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize 2020
Win a first prize of €1,000 and a writing residency for short fiction up to…27 December 2019
Creative writing competition: Fowey Festival Adult Short Story Prize
This year's contest is for short fiction on the theme of 'Not After Midnight'26 December 2019
Creative writing prize: Ouen Press Short Story Competition 2019
The theme of this year's contest for stories betweek 4,000 and 10,000 words is…23 December 2019
Crime writing competition: CWA Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition
The winner will receive £500 and two passes to CrimeFest20 December 2019
Break into writing for BBC Studios continuing television drama
A series of workshops aims to encourage new filmmaking talent into Casualty and…20 December 2019