*EmptyPocket's/Seaxwyn's Short Story Challenge*

OliveOyl_2

I won!!!!! (2nd place actually)

But my play came second in the competition (OK there were only 14 entries, it was a local comp.) and I won £75.

I'm SO chuffed.
And so inspired, I've almost got my pen & paper out again:rotfl: :rotfl:

Seaxwyn

Congratulations OliveOyl!!! Well deserved I'm sure and very inspiring for the rest of us.

I delivered my entry to the Lady last week (postal strike meant I couldnt post it), and am now looking for another competition to enter. Has anyone spotted a short story or other writing comp with a good prize?

Any news on your cunning plan?

Snaggles

Congratulations OliveOyl, well done. :T

And well done to you too Seaxwyn for getting your story finished and sent off - good luck!

hypno06

Well done OO!!

Keep up the good work!! £75 is not bad at all!!

OliveOyl_2

Thanks everyone for your support. The sad thing is my prize money was needed to pay Popeye's excess baggage the next day when he left! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

But as for further comps. I've been using the more writing link that was given further back in this thread. There's a channel 4 commission with a prize of £90,000......:rotfl: plenty of excess baggage there.

Though I'm not doing the short story bit, I'm dreaming of being a playwright. Eric Morecambe style so far lol but I think there are more comps on that site, I'll have a look.

MushyPeas

sparklymessygirl wrote: »

Hi all,

In the library today I found a leaflet on a short story competition - no big prizes though

http://www.bbc.co.uk/raw/beinspired/yourstories/competition/index.shtml

Sparkly

Saw this again in my library today...prizes are small (family cinema tickets) but apparently they are giving loads away

Seaxwyn

HI there

I've found two competitions both closing on 29 Feb

BBC Wildlife - write about an encounter with a wild animal, and win a safari to Botswana and Zambia - http://www.bbcwildlifemagazine.com/travel.asp

Cats Protection League - a short story about a cat - win a laptop - http://www.cats.org.uk/supportus/magazine_storycomp.asp