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BDFIL – Caran d'Ache Prize
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The competition is open to emerging comic artists aged 15 and over.

This year's theme is EUREKA. You may submit a complete comic story, on one board, with or without text.

• 1st prize: CHF 2,000
• 2nd prize: CHF 1,500
• 3rd prize: CHF 1,000
• Public prize: CHF 500
The 2024 Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition
DescriptionThe competition is open to writers over the age of 18.

The entry must be a full-length children’s novel for readers aged between 7 and 18.

The entry fee is ÂŁ20.

The main prize is a worldwide publishing contract with Chicken House with a royalty advance of ÂŁ10,000.

Deadline: 1 June 2024

The 2023 Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition
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The competition is open to writers over the age of 18.

The entry must be a full-length children’s novel for readers aged between 7 and 18.

The entry fee is ÂŁ20.

The main prize is a worldwide publishing contract with Chicken House with a royalty advance of ÂŁ10,000.
2024 McLellan Poetry Competition
DescriptionPoems should be of no more than 90 lines, in English, on any subject.

The entry fee is £7 for the first poem and £5 for each subsequent poem submitted on the same form. 

• 1st prize: £1,000
• 2nd prize: £250

Deadline: 2 June 2024

Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition 2023
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The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over.

There are nine categories: • Genre Fiction • Mainstream/Literary Short Story • Memoirs/Personal Essay • Nonfiction Essay or Article • Inspirational/Spiritual • Rhyming Poetry • Non-rhyming Poetry • Humor • Children’s/Young Adult Fiction.

Entry fees: from $20 to $35.

One Grand Prize winner will receive $5,000.
Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition 2024
DescriptionThe competition is open to illustrators aged 16 to 39.

Each participant must submit a series of 5 illustrations.

The winner of the Golden Pinwheel Grand Award will receive an invitation to the next edition of China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair.

Deadline: 11 June 2024

Imagine 2200 – climate fiction short story contest 2023
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The competition is open to anyone aged 18 years or older.

Short stories must be set anytime between today and the year 2200, and show a path to a clean, green, and just future.

The competition is free to enter.

• 1st prize: US$3,000
• 2nd prize: US$2,000
• 3rd prize: US$1,000
2024 International Essay Contest for Young People
DescriptionThis annual essay contest is organized by the Goi Peace Foundation based in Japan.

Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old.

Essays are accepted in English, French or Japanese.

The competition is free to enter.

1st prize winners will receive a cash prize of 100,000 Yen.

Deadline: 15 June 2024

2023 International Essay Contest for Young People
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This annual essay contest is organized by the Goi Peace Foundation based in Japan.

Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old.

This year's theme is “Youth Creating a Peaceful Future”. Essays are accepted in English, French or Japanese.

The competition is free to enter.

1st prize winners will receive a cash prize of 100,000 Yen.
Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year 2024
DescriptionThe Royal Meteorological Society is looking for the best photographs from around the world that depict weather in its widest sense.

The competition is free to enter.

Prizes:
• Weather Photographer of the Year – £5,000
• Young Weather Photographer of the Year –£750
• Mobile Phone Weather Photographer of the Year – £2,500
• Climate Award – £1,000

Deadline: 18 June 2024