End of July Competitions

From my favourite magazine Mslexia and some more from Kudos.

There are a buzzillion competitions with deadlines at the end of July. Here's a list. Google the details yourself or get yourself a copy of Mslexia for full details.

Deadline: 30th July

• Wasafiri New Writing Prize: Poetry, Fiction and Life Writing. Prize only for the winner so I won't enter. I think you need more of a spread/chance.
• Essex Poetry Festival 10th Open Poetry Competition. £6 per poem, £20 for 5

Deadline: 31st July

• Norman MacCaig Centenary Poetry Competition. £5 per poem, £12 for 3
• Hay-on-Wye Short Story Competition
• The Slingink Prize: Fiction and Poetry, Adult and Junior Small prizes
• Aldeburgh first collection has to be published already
• McLellan Award for Play Writing
• Narrative Short Story Contest. A US prize goes up to 15,000 words
• HISSAC Open Short Story Competition
• Sean O'Faolain Short Story Competition. More here
• Guildford Book festival Short Story Competition Up to 7,000 words that inspire and uplift. Aimed to be read in full on the train from Guildford to Waterloo. One prize only.
• The Sussex Playwrights' Club One Act Play Competition
• SpokenInk Audiostory Competition
• Sid Chaplin Short Story Competition. Also for junior writers.