Competition 2014
We are running a competition called the "London Creative Challenge" aimed at children and young adults 5 to 19 years old. This competition challenges children and young adults to be very creative and innovative. It seeks to extend access to key skills to children from all backgrounds, supporting the skills that will benefit them throughout their academic and professional careers. It also gives them the opportunity to develop, build upon and enhance various skills required to participate in this competition.
Some of the benefits of this competition are:
* Intellectual Benefits - develop creative problem solving and creative thinking skills, complex thinking skills, time management skills, critical and analytical skills
* Physical Benefits - develop fine motor skills & hand to eye coordination
* Emotional and Social Benefits - creative and self expression
The first competition "London Creative Challenge 2014"
Entry groups:
Category A: (05 to 11 years) and Category B: (12 to 16 years)
Submissions:
Maximum of 2 short stories, 2 poems, 2 plays and 3 comic strips per entry
Starts date:
01 August 2014
Submission dates:
Poems, Comic strips (01 Sept 2014); Short stories, Plays (07 Sept 2014)
First 5 Winners: Submission published in our Ist edition Magazine + Gold Certificate
Second 5 Winners: Submission published in our 2nd edition Magazine + Silver Certificate
Third 5 Winners: Submission published in our 3rd edition Magazine + Bronze Certificate
Rest of submission: Submission published on our Blog + Participation Certificate
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Early-Bird Deadline: August 1, 2014
One Grand Prize Winner will receive:
Winner’s name on the cover of Writer’s Digest magazine (subscriber issues)
$3,000 cash
Interview with winner featured in Writer’s Digest magazine
A full editorial review of the winning book
$200 worth of Writer’s Digest books
30-minute platform & marketing consultation with Chuck Sambuchino, author of Create Your Writer Platform
One year subscription (new or renewal) to Writer’s Digest magazine
The First-Place Winner in each category will receive:
$1000 in prize money
Recognition in Writer’s Digest magazine
A capsule review (of 4-5 sentences) from a judge, to be used for promotion purposes
$100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books
One year subscription (new or renewal) to Writer’s Digest magazine
Enter your book into one these categories:
Mainstream/Literary Fiction
Genre Fiction (Includes all sub-genres such as Romance, Horror, Science Fiction, Humor, etc.)
Nonfiction (General, Cookbooks, Reference, Guidebooks, Textbooks)
Inspirational (Spiritual, New Age)
Life Stories (Biographies, Autobiographies, Family Histories, Memoirs)
Children’s Picture books
Middle-Grade/Young Adult books
Poetry
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Here are three contests with August deadlines:
Aesthetica Creative Works Competition
This is offered to talented writers of fiction and poetry
Top prize in each category (Fiction and Poetry) is £500
Deadline: August 31
Gival Press Short Story Award
This is offered annually for the best previously unpublished short story
Top prize is $1,000 and publication
Deadline: August 8
Jessie Bryce Niles Memorial Chapbook
This is offered for the best previously unpublished chapbook of poetry
The winner receives $1,000, publication of chapbook, and 50 copies
Deadline: August 1
Writer's Digest Self-Published e-Book Awards
This is an annual prize for the best self-published e-book
There are a variety of categories, including mainstream/literary fiction, genre fiction, nonfiction, inspirational, life stories, children's picture books, middle-grade/young adult books, and poetry.
There is one grand prize of $3,000 cash, featured interview in Writer's Digest magazine and more.
Each category winner also receives $1,000 cash, recognition in Writer's Digest magazine and more.
Early-bird deadline: August 1.
