A warm welcome to all our entrants world wide.
We are currently inviting entries to three free entry comps and one fee paying comp.
Please follow the links below to find full details and rules of entry for each competition.
This page was updated 28th November 2020.
We are currently inviting entries to three free entry comps and one fee paying comp.
Please follow the links below to find full details and rules of entry for each competition.
This page was updated 28th November 2020.
C O M P E T I T I O N O N E is currently inviting entries
Name of comp: OPEN SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2021
Judged by Helen Baggott
Close date: Thursday 22nd July 2021
Prizes: Six prizes to be awarded:
£100 First, £70 Second, £30 Third
two 'Highly Commended' each win 2022 comp free entry
and a charitable donation will be made*
Brief: Short story. There is no theme for this competition, you can write anything you like.
No minimum word count, maximum 2,500 words.
Entry fee: £3.00 for one entry, £5.00 for two, £2.50 thereon
Website: https://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2021-open-short-story-competition-with-helen-baggott.html
C O M P E T I T I O N T W O CLOSED - winner to be announced soon
Comp name: THEMED FREE ENTRY WRITING COMPETITION - C O U R S E
Closing date: Thursday 26th November 2020
Prize: £10
Brief: Continuing with our trusted course of providing competitions to encourage and reward writing, we decided the word COURSE would be ideal as a prompt to mark our return. COURSE can be interpreted in many ways, and we’re looking forward to reading your ideas. We invite you to use the word COURSE and write either a poem, or a 500 word story. Please read the rules of entry.
Entry fee: None
Website https://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2020-free-entry-course-themed-writing-competition.html
C O M P E T I T I O N T H R E E CLOSED - is currently considering entries received
Comp name: THEMED FREE ENTRY WRITING COMPETITION - FESTIVE FRIGHT
Closing date: Thursday 14th January 2021
Prize: £10 for poetry and 500 words, £25 for short stories up to 2,500 words
Brief: From creepy spec fic to bleak psychological thrillers, whether you make your writing ghostly and/or ghastly,
put the frighteners on us to win this competition. Set it during the festive season in December.
Entry Fee: None
Website: https://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2020-free-entry-festive-fright-themed-writing-competition.html
C O M P E T I T I O N F O U R is currently inviting entries
Comp Name: THEMED FREE ENTRY WRITING COMPETITION - A HOLIDAY ROMANCE
Closing date: Thursday 27th May 2021
Prize: £10
Brief: We're inviting you to write about a holiday romance. You may want to write about a holiday romance that
has yet to happen, or possibly one currently happening. It could be your writing is a memory of a holiday
romance from the past.
Entry fee: None
Website: https://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2021-free-entry-holiday-romance-themed-writing-competition.html
Name of comp: OPEN SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2021
Judged by Helen Baggott
Close date: Thursday 22nd July 2021
Prizes: Six prizes to be awarded:
£100 First, £70 Second, £30 Third
two 'Highly Commended' each win 2022 comp free entry
and a charitable donation will be made*
Brief: Short story. There is no theme for this competition, you can write anything you like.
No minimum word count, maximum 2,500 words.
Entry fee: £3.00 for one entry, £5.00 for two, £2.50 thereon
Website: https://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2021-open-short-story-competition-with-helen-baggott.html
C O M P E T I T I O N T W O CLOSED - winner to be announced soon
Comp name: THEMED FREE ENTRY WRITING COMPETITION - C O U R S E
Closing date: Thursday 26th November 2020
Prize: £10
Brief: Continuing with our trusted course of providing competitions to encourage and reward writing, we decided the word COURSE would be ideal as a prompt to mark our return. COURSE can be interpreted in many ways, and we’re looking forward to reading your ideas. We invite you to use the word COURSE and write either a poem, or a 500 word story. Please read the rules of entry.
Entry fee: None
Website https://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2020-free-entry-course-themed-writing-competition.html
C O M P E T I T I O N T H R E E CLOSED - is currently considering entries received
Comp name: THEMED FREE ENTRY WRITING COMPETITION - FESTIVE FRIGHT
Closing date: Thursday 14th January 2021
Prize: £10 for poetry and 500 words, £25 for short stories up to 2,500 words
Brief: From creepy spec fic to bleak psychological thrillers, whether you make your writing ghostly and/or ghastly,
put the frighteners on us to win this competition. Set it during the festive season in December.
Entry Fee: None
Website: https://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2020-free-entry-festive-fright-themed-writing-competition.html
C O M P E T I T I O N F O U R is currently inviting entries
Comp Name: THEMED FREE ENTRY WRITING COMPETITION - A HOLIDAY ROMANCE
Closing date: Thursday 27th May 2021
Prize: £10
Brief: We're inviting you to write about a holiday romance. You may want to write about a holiday romance that
has yet to happen, or possibly one currently happening. It could be your writing is a memory of a holiday
romance from the past.
Entry fee: None
Website: https://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2021-free-entry-holiday-romance-themed-writing-competition.html
