SaveAs Writers’ International Writing Competition and a Chance to Win Cash Prizes
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Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature, Others
Job locationUnited Kingdom
Needed documentsSample of your work
Deadline2024-08-30
Opportunity description
SaveAs Writers is pleased to announce the next annual writing competition - on the theme of 'risking all' - in a tribute to the Everest climbing team who set off on an ambitious expedition aiming to reach the summit, 100 years ago.
Benefits
The winners in each category will have:
- 1st prize: £200
- 2nd prize: £100
- 3rd prize: £50
Eligibility criteria
You should follow the following criteria:
- SaveAs Writers invite entries of poetry and prose for their annual competition.
- National and International entries are welcome.
- Your story or poem can relate to mountaineering, to love, finance, or any situation/idea/ emotion that has a link to risking all’
- You should feel free to interpret the theme as you wish.
- No entry form is required but the correct payment must accompany each entry:
- The entry fee for each poem is £4 or £10 for three.
- The entry fee for each story is £5 or £12 for 3.
- Payment may be made online through PayPal to SaveAs Writers at saveas@hotmail.co.uk or by post with a cheque made out to ‘SaveAs Writers’.
- Poems must not exceed 60 lines in length.
- The prose must not exceed 3500 words.
- Handwritten entries cannot be accepted.
- Although electronic entries are preferred, paper entries should be typed on one side of A4 paper.
- Please do not staple entries. A separate sheet of paper should have the title/s of the entry, your name, address, and contact email or telephone.
- Entries must be original, unpublished work (including on any website, public blog, online forum, or broadcast medium) and not accepted for publication at the time of entry.
- Entries should be written principally in English.
- No alterations may be made to a poem or short story once it has been submitted.
Please note: Winners will be announced at the online Awards Evening on Saturday, 9th November, 2024.
About SaveAs Writers:
Founded in 2002 by Luigi Marchini, Save As Writers started as a small group of creative people meeting to critique each other’s poetry and prose. Since then many local writers have relished membership of this friendly and vibrant group, sharing interesting and varied material, whilst appreciating all the group offers. It gives support and a voice to novice and experienced writers and publishes their work in the group’s anthologies and solo collections.
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