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Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition 2023
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The 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 (International) will receive an invitation to the 2024 Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair.
Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition 2023
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"Nature and Climate" is the theme of this year’s Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition.

You may submit a maximum of 3 photographs.

The competition is free to enter.

Prizes:
• Photographer of the Year (18 and over) – £1,000
• Young Photographer of the Year (under 18) – £500
Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year 2023
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The 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
JIA Illustration Award 2024
DescriptionThe JIA Illustration Award is an annual competition organized by Japan Illustrators' Association.

You can submit hand-painted illustrations, digital works and three-dimensional works. There is no theme.

The entry fee is 5,000 Yen per 1 image.

• Grand Prix: 500,000 Yen
• Gold Award: 200,000 Yen
• Platinum Award: 100,000 Yen

Deadline: 30 June 2024

JIA Illustration Award 2023
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The JIA Illustration Award is an annual competition organized by Japan Illustrators' Association.

You can submit hand-painted illustrations, digital works and three-dimensional works. There is no theme.

The entry fee is 5,000 Yen per 1 image.

• Grand Prix: 500,000 Yen
• Gold Award: 200,000 Yen
Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2023
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The competition is open to anyone who has not published a book-length work of fiction, life writing, or poetry.

The prize is judged in three categories: Fiction, Poetry and Life Writing.

A single entry costs ÂŁ10, two entries are ÂŁ16.

Winners in the three categories will be awarded a prize of ÂŁ1000.
HIPA 2024 – International Photography Award
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over.

This year, the main theme of the competition is SUSTAINABILITY. Other categories are:
• General (Colour and Black & White);
• Portfolio (story telling);
• Sports photography;
• Short videos for social media.

The competition is free to enter.

The winners will receive cash prizes.

Deadline: 30 June 2024

HIPA 2023 – International Photography Award
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The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over.

This year, the main theme of the competition is DIVERSITY. Other categories are:
• General (Colour and Black & White);
• Portfolio (story telling);
• Digital Art.

The competition is free to enter.

The total prize pool is $450,000 with $120,000 going to the Grand Prize winner.
The Sunny Art Prize 2024
DescriptionThe competition is open to all artists from around the world. Entrants must be 18 years or over.

Accepted media: sculpture, painting, drawing, original print, photography, ceramic, mixed media, installation, video art and/or moving image, digital art.

Entry fees: from ÂŁ25 (1 entry) to ÂŁ45 (4 entries).

• 1st prize: £3,000
• 2nd prize: £2,000
• 3rd prize: £1,000

Deadline: 30 June 2024

2023 Wells Festival of Literature's Competitions
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There are four competitions:
• Open Poetry Competition (£6 per entry; prizes: £1000, £500, £250);
• Short Story Competition (£6 per entry; prizes: £750, £300, £200);
• Book for Children Competition (£6 per entry; prizes: £750, £300, £200);
• Young Poets Competition (£3 per entry; prizes: £150, £75, £50).