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Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Call For Submissions - Free Poetry Competitions & Magazine Content Required!

Global Feel Good Cultural Competition 2013

This competition is open to all and any type of poetry. The judging criteria is how 'feel good' the poem is as the whole point of the competition is to raise the nation's spirits and to gather together a resource of feel good culture. Prizes: TBA - a minimum of £50 - the criteria for judging will be how 'fun' and 'feel good' the poem is. 
Judges: Laura & Mark Tong - a third judge TBA.
Entry Fee: £0

See website for contact details and to enter: http://www.globalfeelgoodcompany.com/index.php

Closing Date: 30th September 2013

Basil Bunting Young People's Award 2013

Categories: 10-14 years and 14-18 years.
First Prize £50. Second Prize £30. Third Prize £20. There will be 3 commended works. 

Judge: Andrew Motion Prizes:
Entry £0

Further information and entry: http://basilbuntingaward.co.uk/w13/?page_id=36
Closing Date: 30th September 2013

Sassafras Literary Magazine      

Type of submissions: Poetry, flash fiction, nonfiction, artwork, audio, lists, prose poetry, flashling. All things minimalistic and mind-slicing wanted. http://sassafrasmag.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/call-for-submissions/
Submission guidelines: Poetry: 1-2 poems of 1-20 lines   Prose poetry: 1-3 pages per submission. Fiction:  Flash fiction up to 1000 words, flashling 10 to 500 words. Nonfiction: Narrative, interview, fact box (make it count!), memoir moments (one scene) creative lists and first pages of novels to come.  Other: Science illustration, amazing  Q&As, music playlists with caption, time documents. Art: Digital collage, photo, drawings, letterheads, selfies (if unique), doodles and charts, if artful.
Submit to: sassafrasmag@outlook.com
Publication frequency: Weekly, published Mondays. During the initial month, September, one issue every two weeks. Editor: Miranda Holmqvist.

Closing Date: 30th September 2013


Friday, 14 June 2013

Call for Submissions: William Soutar Writing Prize 2013

This is an annual competition held in honour of Perth’s greatest poet. Now in its twelfth year, it attracts writers from across the globe, as far afield as India and South Africa. It alternates between poetry and short stories; for 2013, poems may be entered. Previous winners of this prestigious competition have gone on to enjoy further success including having their work published. 

Entry is free and open to anyone in the world over the age of 16, but individuals are limited to two poems.


This year’s judge is Brian Johnstone, who is a Scottish poet.

First Prize:  An Arvon Writing course at Moniack Mhor (for which the normal fee would be approximately £600), or another of the UK Arvon Centres. The winner will be announced on Writers’ Day, Saturday 31st August 2013, at the AK Bell Library Perth.


Second Prize:  £100 Book Tokens.


Local Prize: A local prize of £50 will also be awarded for the best work from a resident of Perth and Kinross.


  • The deadline for all entries is Tuesday 2nd July 2013.
  • All entrants must be 16 years of age or over.
  • Poems must not exceed 40 lines.
  • A maximum of two poems may be submitted.
For more details see http://www.williamsoutar.com/prize.html