WRITING COMPETITIONS 2024

All of the competitions below are £5.00 per entry. You can pay this by clicking on the PayPal button. If you are intending to enter several of our competitions it may be worthwhile considering taking out an annual subscription to Scribble. In addition to receiving four issues of the magazine, you would be entitled to unlimited free entries in all our competitions. You may begin your subscription whenever you wish and your entitlement to free entry to the competitions lasts for the duration of the subscription. We run several competitions every year including the open short story competitions in Scribble.Annual subscribers can enter them all free of charge and with regard to the quarterly competitions, receive free critiques.

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ALL ENTRIES TO COMPETITIONS MUST BE PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED (INCLUDING INTERNET) AND THE WRITER’S OWN WORK. POSTAL ENTRIES MUST BE TYPED OR WORD-PROCESSED ON SINGLE SIDES OF A4 PAPER (OR SIMILAR). IF YOU ENTER BY POST AND WISH TO BE ADVISED OF SAFE ARRIVAL PLEASE ENCLOSE A STAMPED, SELF-ADDRESSED POSTCARD. ENTRY FORMS ARE NOT REQUIRED BUT PLEASE ENCLOSE A COVER SHEET WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND TITLE OF ENTRY. AND DON’T FORGET THE USUAL SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE WITH CORRECT POSTAGE FOR RETURN OF UNSUCCESSFUL ENTRIES/CRITIQUE. NON-SUBSCRIBERS CAN PAY THE ENTRY FEE BY USING THE BUTTON BELOW. EMAIL ENTRIES MUST BE IN THE MAIN BODY OF THE EMAIL AND NOT SENT AS AN ATTACHMENT. PLEASE INCLUDE TITLE OF STORY,APPROXIMATE WORD COUNT AND YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTCODE. YOUR DETAILS WILL THEN CONFIRM PAYMENT WHEN YOUR SUBMISSION ARRIVES.

NON-SUBSCRIBERS ENTRY FEES CAN BE PAID HERE. WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR PAYMENT PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR STORY ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES.

THE SCRIBBLE (incorporating Debut) QUARTERLY SHORT STORY COMPETITIONS

Short stories on any subject. Max. 3000 words. Entry fee…£5.00. Please use PayPal button above.

FREE ENTRY AND CRITIQUE FOR ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS.

Prizes of £75.00, £25.00, and £15.00 for the best three stories in each issue of Scribble, as chosen by the readers.

These competitions are ongoing: no closing date. Please see Scribble guidelines for further information or send s.a.e. for our leaflet 'Writing For Scribble'.

Annual subscribers can enter these competitions free. Subscribe online now by going to the ‘Scribble’ page. Email entries to submissions@btinternet.com

ARTICLE COMPETITION 2024. Theme: 'Writing'. Maximum length: 1,500 words. Closing date: August 1st 2024. Prizes: £75.00. £25.00. £15.00. Entry fee: £5.00 per article.The winning entry will appear in the autumn 2024 edition of Scribble, published during September. Your article can be on any subject connected to writing. Your favourite author; your personal writing experiences etc...Please avoid making your article too 'technical' or 'how to do it'. Focus on entertainment and personal issues.

THE SCRIBBLE ANNUAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2024.

Theme: 'GOING BACK'. Maximum length: 3000 words. Closing Date: November 1st 2024. Entry fee: £5.00 per story. Prizes: £100.00. £50.00. £25.00. The winning entry will be published in the winter 2024 edition of Scribble, published during December.

Last updated November 28th 2023.

PLEASE WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DETAILS OF FURTHER COMPETITIONS, WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE

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