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Writing and Other Competitions
Writing contests are a wonderful way for students to hone their writing skills. Here are a few of the benefits:
- Practice makes perfect – the more you write, the better you’ll become.
- Authentic audience – your writing will (often) be read by people experienced in the publishing industry. If you win your piece could be published for a wider audience!
- Learning experience – whether you win or not, entering writing competitions is wonderful experience and will help to improve your confidence in writing.
- Deadlines and parameters – writing competitions have specific parameters e.g. intended audience, subject matter, word count as well as a deadline. These boundaries help to focus your writing.
- Develop perseverance – developing perseverance is key to success so keep trying.
Current Competitions
NOTE: Ensure you carefully read and understand the requirements of each competition you enter.
Kat Muscat Fellowship 2021
Submission date: 10th January 2021
Entry fee: None
SCINEMA Junior 2021
Submission date: February 2021
Entry fee: None
Anthology Magazine Short Story Competition 2021
Submission date: 31st July 2021
Entry fee: €15
Sunspot Literary Journal
Various competitions including poetry, artworks, graphic texts, non-fiction and fiction.
Submission date: Various – 2021
Entry fee: From US$3
Write the World
Submission date: Monthly competitions
Entry fee: None