| Over £10,000 in prizes for writers worldwide!͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ PAID PROMOTIONThis is not a Globe Soup competition. If you have any questions regarding this contest, please contact the competition organisers! | The Edinburgh Writing AwardsOver £10,000 in prizes for writers worldwideINTERNATIONAL ENTRIES WELCOME!
£3,000 first prize. Publication for at least the top twenty short stories in The Edinburgh Anthology. Open to writers worldwide and stories on any topic up to 2,000 words. We welcome stories in all genres: literary, historic, crime, romance, contemporary, humour and more. Extra £300 prizes plus publication for the top story by any unpublished writer worldwide (The First Write Award) and for the most amusing/bizarre story entered (The Write Mango Short Story Award). Entries open now, close 28 February 2025. Entry fee: £11. Bursaries for free entry are available for talented under-represented writers worldwide. Apply now Bursaries — Scottish Arts Trust Feedback on your story — option available. £1,500 first prize. For writers worldwide and novels or graphic novels suitable for readers age 12 and older. We are looking for the most engaging novels and graphic novels on any topic, in any style – we want comedy, romance, drama, horror, queer, contemporary, realist, speculative fiction and more. Judges Louise Lamont, Young Adult Fiction Specialist, LBA Literary Agency and award-winning graphic novelist Hari Conner. Initial submission 5,000 words or 4-6 pages of a graphic novel plus summary. At no stage are writers asked to submit an entire novel or graphic novel. Entries open now, close 28 February 2025. Entry Fee: £15 per entry bursaries for free entry are available for talented under-represented writers worldwide. Apply now Bursaries — Scottish Arts Trust. £1,000 first prize. Publication for at least the top fifteen entries in our new journal: The Edinburgh Essays. Open to writers worldwide. For cultural features, memoirs, travelogues, philosophical reflections, environmental exposés, conflict and peace studies and analysis of any historic or contemporary issue up to 2,000 words. Entries open now, close 28 February 2025. Entry fee: £10 per entry. Bursaries for free entry are available for talented under-represented writers worldwide. Apply now Bursaries — Scottish Arts Trust. The Scottish Arts Trust (Registered charity SC052099)All funds raised are used to support and promote the arts in Scotlandwww.scottishartstrust.org | | | |