Writers do not need to attend the Festival in order to enter.  A shortlist of top entries is posted at the Festival at 10:00 onSaturday, 17 June in the Stripe Building at the University of Wincheser. First, second and third place winners are announced at 18:30 on the same day.

This year the Festival is offering the following competitions:

Poetry
Short Story
First Three Pages of a Novel
Flash Fiction
Children’s Picture Book for readers aged 4-7
Children’s Funny Fiction for readers aged 8-14
Skylark Soaring Stories
Memoir
Writing Can Be Murder
Young Writers’ Competition

In addition to their prizes, first place winners will be published in the festival anthology: The Best of 2017.

Deadline for entries: 15 May, 2017.
Entry fee:  £6 to enter, additional £10 for written feedback.
All entries must be submitted online.

For a full list of competitions, and terms and conditions, please visit www.writersfestival.co.uk/competitions