Writing for Children – Picture Book Prize
Conditions:
-open to all unpublished and un-agented writers
-entries need to reflect traditional published picture book texts which do not rely on pop-ups, tabs or
touch to help deliver the story.
-the story should be fiction and can be rhyming or non-rhyming.
Word Count: no more than 800 words
Entry Fee: £7.50
Prize:
-a valuable consultation with literary agent Julia Churchill or a critique from children’s author Amy Sparkes in our exclusive Picture Book Prize.
Closing Date: 31st October 2024
Website for further information: https://www.writers-online.co.uk/writing-competitions/writing-for-children-picture-book-prize-2024/
Chapter Book Prize
Conditions:
-open to all unpublished and unagented writers
-submissions of chapter book texts.
Entry:
please enter, in a single document:
The full manuscript of your story, between 5,000 and 15,000 words.
A one-side, double-spaced synopsis of whole book
Five-line pitch of your book
Word Count: Between 5,000 and 15,000 words.
Entry Fee: £7.50
Prize: a valuable consultation with literary agent Julia Churchill or a critique from children’s author Amy Sparkes in the Writing Magazine Children’s Book Prize.
Closing Date: 31st October 2024
Website for further information: https://www.writers-online.co.uk/writing-competitions/writing-for-children-chapter-book-prize-2024/
Writers Online Grand Flash Prize
Conditions: short stories in any form, on any topic.
Word Count: a maximum 500 words.
Word Count: 500 Words
Entry Fee: £15.00
Prizes:
-first prize: £1,000 and published in Writing Magazine in 2025.
-second: £150
-third: £50
Website for further information: https://www.writers-online.co.uk/writing-competitions/grand-flash-2024/