This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.
Every other Tuesday we will be compiling a list of competitions,
courses and opportunities on offer for wannabe writers and those of you who
might want to work in publishing. If you have a competition, course or
opportunity you would like us to shout about send info to cesca@writingtipsoasis.com. If
you can't see your comp here we might be saving it for a later date.
And please, Novelicious readers, let us know how you get on! We'd love to hear your success stories…
Competitions
There are some brilliant writing competitions about but note that some close this week so you'll have to get your writing skates on. Here are a few we've spotted:
Flavorwire is thrilled to announce its first-ever short fiction contest. In honour of May’s National Short Story Month, they’re offering a prize of $500 for one outstanding short story.
To enter, simply send a story of 5,000 words or less — in the body of a message, not as an attachment — along with a brief author bio and all relevant contact information to flavorwirefiction@gmail.com by Friday, May 17.
Flavorwire Literary Editor Emily Temple will judge all entries and announce the results on the 24th. We’ll publish the winning story, along with a handful of honourable mentions, on Flavorwire throughout the final week of May.
More info can be found here.
Deadline: Friday 17th May 2013 (yes that is in 3 day’s time)
The New Rose Prize run by the formidable Miranda Dickinson has arrived and there are some fantastic things on offer with lots of categories to enter including:
The New Rose Crime Prize 2013 – judged by MEL SHERRATT. Stories must be no longer than 2,000 words and you must not have been published before, either self-published or traditionally published. To enter, send your story as a Word document to: mirandawurdy@gmail.com WITH THE SUBJECT HEADING CRIME by midnight (BST) on 31st August 2013.
The New Rose Prize for Literary Fiction 2013 – judged by JAMIE GUINEY. Stories must be no longer than 2,000 words and you must not have been published before, either self-published or traditionally published. To enter, send your story as a Word document to: mirandawurdy@gmail.com WITH THE SUBJECT HEADING LITERARY by midnight (BST) on 31st August 2013.
The New Rose Prize for Romantic Comedy – judged by MIRANDA DICKINSON. Stories must be no longer than 2,000 words and you must not have been published before, either self-published or traditionally published. To enter, send your story as a Word document to: mirandawurdy@gmail.com WITH THE SUBJECT HEADING ROMANTIC COMEDY by midnight (BST) on 31st August 2013.
The New Rose Prize for Young Adult Fiction 2013 – judged by TAMSYN MURRAY. Stories must be no longer than 2,000 words and you must not have been published before, either self-published or traditionally published. To enter, send your story as a Word document to: mirandawurdy@gmail.com WITH THE SUBJECT HEADING YOUNG ADULT by midnight (BST) on 31st August 2013.
The New Rose First Chapter Award 2013 – judged by MIRANDA DICKINSON. Chapters must be no longer than 3,000 words and you must not have been published before, either self-published or traditionally published. To enter, send your story as a Word document to: mirandawurdy@gmail.com WITH THE SUBJECT HEADING FIRST CHAPTER by midnight (BST) on 31st August 2013.
More info can be found here.
Courses
The Faber Academy are running a Summer School in Bath. Sounds idyllic doesn't it?
All info can be found here.
Opportunities
Novelicious loves the team at Simon & Schuster and they are looking for interns. A great place to build up your experience in publishing. They tweeted,
@simonschusterUK: Interested in a short internship with our fiction and non-fiction editorial teams? Email info@simonandschuster.co.uk with your CV and dates.
This looks great for anyone writing Mills and Boon style books.
Found through Nicola Marsh's blog:
It's time for the celebrations of my 10 year anniversary in the publishing industry to begin! Flo Nicoll, my fab editor from Mills & Boon UK is taking pitches here starting now. Flo will choose 3 lucky winners and critique their Kiss partials within 1 week! That's a super-fast turnaround from an extremely busy editor at a major publishing house.
Before posting your pitch, you may want to check out the imprint Guidelines: KISS is sharply contemporary, glossy and chic, attracting readers who enjoy a short hit of romantic excitement with a thoroughly modern twist! Smart and stylish, sweet or sexy, these stories offer fun, flirty reads featuring smart, sassy heroines, equally matched by 21st century alpha heroes!
Female First Magazine want your writing. See info here.
And lastly, why not work on making your submission for Novelicious Books as perfect as possible. Written a commercial comic novel? Send it in! Written a novella? Send it in! Check out all the submissions info and the fabulous new site here.