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Free-to-enter writing competitions

[Updated 16/9/19] Writing is a funny old game that you can easily spend more money on than you earn from it. To make progress, you need to get your work out into the world and hopefully build a reputation as a writer. But regularly entering competitions is costly, and you can run up quite a… Read More Free-to-enter writing competitions

June 9, 2019September 16, 2019 Anne4 Comments

Novel competitions for 2019

[Updated 19/8/2019] It’s been a while since I did a round-up of novel competitions, so here are a few dates to put in your diary. Sometimes I find it helpful having a deadline as motivation to actually complete a project. But I recently attempted to write a 3-5 page synopsis of my incomplete WIP for… Read More Novel competitions for 2019

February 14, 2019August 19, 2019 Anne8 Comments

The unweekly herding: a list of novel competitions

I’m currently working on a book project that feels like wading through mud which has been liberally infused with treacle. And it is wreaking havoc on my fancy lead boots. The one thing that seems to help me focus is a deadline, so I’ve been looking at novel competitions for anything that might be a… Read More The unweekly herding: a list of novel competitions

April 22, 2018May 15, 2018 AnneLeave a comment
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