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competitions are listed by closing date - nearest first. Links to new entries are flagged in the first week here, others are below. Come back each week for updates. See disclaimer below.
Competitions

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trim swift satire by 07may08 go
3rd annual tubbercurry literary festival by13june08 go

March
going dutch in english by 30mar08 go
writer in residence for stroke clubs by31mar08 go
cork literary review manuscript competition by 31Mar08 go
aeon award launches short fiction contest by 31march08 go
david burland poetry prize 2008 by 31mar08 go
poetry manuscript competition 2008 by 31mar08 go

April
the golden pen awaits by01apr08 go
molly keane writing award by 04april08 go
concern @ 40 by 18apr08 go
padraic fallon memorial poetry competition by 14april08 go
women's poetry competition by 25april08 go

May
self-published awards seeks entries by 01may08 go
writers digest accepts ten by15may08 go
bsfa 50th anniversary short story competition by 15may08 go
virginia warbey poetry prize by 19may08 go
international online haiku competition 2008 by 31may08 go
derby short stories wanted by 31May08 go
derby poetry competition by 31May08 go
liverpool poems ‘n stories by 31may08 go

June
edwin morgan international poetry competition by 03june08 go
bruntwood playwriting competition by 13june8 go
michael mclaverty short story award 2008 by 30june08 go

July
no need to be scottish to write by 31july08 go
kenneth grahame short story competition by 31July08 go

August
creative writing competition in galway by 01aug08 go
essex poetry festival open poetry competition by 30aug08 go

September
asham award for unpublished women writers by 30sept08 go

October
November
December

2009

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