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Closing Date |
Writing Competitions, Prizes, Awards |
15 Nov 2008 |
The Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009
Open to published writers from across the 53 countries of the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, is presented annually by the Commonwealth Foundation with the support of the Macquarie Group Foundation.
The Prize aims to reward the best Commonwealth fiction written in English, by both established and new writers, and to take their works to a global audience, thereby increasing appreciation of and building understanding between cultures.
The Prize is fully international in its character, administration and judging. The Prize covers the Commonwealth regions of Africa, the Caribbean and Canada, Europe and South Asia and South East Asia and Pacific. It is a prize that is both regional and global.
In each of the four regions, two prizes of £1,000 are awarded: one for the Best Book and one for the Best First Book. By offering prizes of Best First Book and Best Book, not only are some of the finest writers on the planet rewarded, but new writers are encouraged to find their footing in the literary world.
The eight winners that emerge from the regional judging are announced in March and then go through to the final phase of the competition, to decide the overall Commonwealth winners for Best Book and Best First Book, with prizes of £10,000 and £5,000 respectively. In addition, the overall winner of the Best Book Prize is customarily invited to London for an audience The Head of the Commonwealth, HM Queen Elizabeth II. |
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| 12 December 2008 |
The Ten Minute Quickie
Eltham Little Theatre Inc. invites entries for their first ever short play competition, “The Ten Minute Quickie”.
Successful selected plays will be performed at The Eltham Performing Arts Centre, Research in 2009.
Selected plays will feature actors from the ELT talent pool and will be directed by fresh, new directors as
well as some of our established favourites.
Plays should be no longer than 10 minutes in length, no more than 8 in the cast, with minimal props/set. |
1 March 2009 |
Limnisa Writing Competition 2009.
This international contest is open worldwide and is for short stories on any subject up to 3,000 words.
Closing: 1.3.09.
Prize: 1st - One week holiday in self catering Seaview Apartment in Greece OR One week place at the Creative Writing Conference held at Limnisa, a seaside location in Greece. 2nd - 50% discount on one week place at the Creative Writing Conference held at Limnisa PLUS two months on-line coaching with weekly exercises. 3rd - Five runners up get 25% discount at the Writing Conference at Limnisa. The winners will be published on the Limnisa Website and on a new Creative Writers' Website for 'serious' writers, to be opened at the end of 2008.
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