Globe Soup
Globe Soup is a UK-based writing competition organization that runs contests with cash prizes and fosters a supportive community of writers through feedback exchanges and monthly challenges.
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Globe Soup customer service
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Returns
What is the return window?
Globe Soup cannot provide a refund of the entry fee. This is standard policy for writing competitions as entries are processed and judged regardless of whether participants ultimately submit work.
Are there any items that are non-returnable?
They do not allow members to gift tickets or exchange tickets with any other member in the group, as this creates too much administrative work. All competition entries and tickets are non-refundable once purchased.
How do I start a return online?
Globe Soup cannot provide a refund of the entry fee for any writing competition entries. Questions about competitions should be sent to [email protected].
Editor's Take
Globe Soup isn't your typical writing competition-it's basically become the cozy coffee shop of the creative writing world. Founded on the principle of "creativity inspired by the world around you," this UK-based organization has quietly built something pretty special over the years.
What sets them apart? Well, for starters, they actually care about community. Most writing contests take your entry fee and disappear until results time, but Globe Soup has managed to create a wonderful community of writers who motivate and inspire each other. At the end of each writing competition, members can join feedback exchanges where you swap your story with other participants and receive extensive feedback on your work.
The numbers tell their own story-they've got 39,000 email subscribers and over 13,000 Facebook followers who genuinely seem to stick around. That's not typical for writing competitions, where people usually enter and vanish.
Their competition structure is refreshingly straightforward. Prizes range from £250 for monthly micro contests to £1,000 for major challenges, with their biggest Open Short Story Competition offering £5,000. But here's the thing-the feedback exchange program is the heart of the Globe Soup experience and sets them apart from other writing competitions, making entering incredibly valuable to all participants, not just the lucky winner.
They run everything from 7-day story writing challenges with £500 prizes to specialized contests like paranormal flash fiction and historical challenges. Each participant gets randomly assigned themes or genres-for flash fiction, you might get 600 words or fewer featuring a specific paranormal entity.
What really comes through in their testimonials is authenticity. Writers consistently mention that "Globe Soup is extremely genuine" and "feels like a real person is talking to us, not just an automated person." In an industry full of faceless organizations, that personal touch matters.