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Mslexia NOVEL COMPETITION
The Mslexia Novel Competition 2011 Results
CONGRATULATIONS to Rosie Garland, winner of the inaugural Mslexia Novel Competition with her book The Beast in All Her Loveliness. Read more »
The Mslexia Children's Novel Competition 2012
has now been announced and is open for entries! Judging panel: Malorie Blackman, Julia Churchill and Julia Eccleshare. Read more »
Mslexia Short Story Competition
Short Story Competition 2012
is now closed for entries. Winners will be notified mid-May, and published in the Jun/Jul/Aug issue of Mslexia. Good luck if you entered! Read more »
NEW! Mslexia PAMPHLET Competition
The NEW Mslexia Pamphlet Competition
is for collections of 20-24 pages of 18-20 poems by women poets who have not previously had a full-length collection published. Prize: publication by Seren Books, plus £250, plus 25 copies of the pamphlet plus ten per cent royalties on all subsequent sales. Judge: Amy Wack, poetry editor at Seren Books. Closing date: 18 June 2012. Read more »
Pamphlet workshops
If you want to enter the competition but are struggling with putting a collection together, try this series of three mini exercises to guide you through the process, devised by poet and tutor Clare Pollard.Read more »
Mslexia Poetry Competition
The Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition 2012
is now open for entries. Judge: Gillian Clarke. First prize: £2,000 plus two optional extras: a week at the idyllic poets' retreat of Cove Park and an afternoon with the editor of premier poetry magazine Poetry Review; Second prize: £400; Third prize: £200; 17 other finalists win £25 each. All winning poems will be publised in Mslexia. Closing date: 18 June 2012 Read more »
NEW! Poetry Writing Workshops
Try our series of specially-commissioned workshops devised by poet and teacher Pascale Petit for this year's competition. Designed to inspire new work and to encourage you to explore new ways into creating poems, these workshops are bound to inspire! Read more »
Events, Festivals, Writing Competitions, Courses, Retreats…
For highlights of listings occuring over the next few weeks, explore our What's on for Writers page, or click the links below. For comprehensive listings covering the current quarter: Subscribe now »
WHAT'S ON FOR WRITERS
Chuffed Buff Books
invites short story, flash fiction and poetry submissions for various themed anthologies. Current projects: 'You, Me and a Bit of We' (a celebration of first and second person writing) and 'Sense Five' (a collection of shorts exploring the five senses). Further collections planned, please see website for deadlines and full details.
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