WriteTime Writing Competition for Older Writers
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Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- 99 - 8
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature
LocationRemotely
Deadline2025-01-31
Opportunity description
WriteTime, a not-for-profit social enterprise, is announcing a writing competition for older writers.
Eligibility: open to anyone aged over 60 anywhere in the world.
Word limit: 1500 words.
Prizes:
- £100 for the winning story.
- £50 each for runner-up.
- Winners and Highly Commended stories are considered for inclusion in WriteTime Anthology.
- All other writers are offered brief feedback free of charge.
Entry fees:
- £5 for one story.
- £10 for three.
Deadlines: 30 September, 31 December, 31 March and 30 June.
For further information and how to enter, please visit their website.
Benefits
- Cash prize.
- Opportunity to have the story published in WriteTime Anthology.
- Brief feedback is offered free of charge to all other writers.
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must be over 60 years old.
- The story should not exceed 1500 words.