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Publishers of SCRIBBLE – the short story magazine,
COUNTRYSIDE
TALES- Short stories, articles and poetry. And

DEBUT - The new fiction magazine 

 

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FREE MAGAZINE OFFER!

To obtain a free back copy of Scribble, Countryside Tales or Debut, and thus get an idea of the type of material we are likely to publish, just send two 2nd class stamps to our postal address, stating which magazine you require. (UK ONLY)

 

            WRITING COMPETITIONS

                              2010

If you are intending to enter several of our open competitions it may be worthwhile considering taking out an annual subscription to one of our magazines. In addition to receiving four issues of the magazine you subscribe to, you would be entitled to unlimited free entry in all our competitions. You may begin your subscription whenever you wish and your entitlement to free entry to the competitions lasts for the duration of the subscription. We run several competitions every year including 2 open poetry competitions, two open short story competitions and the annual article competition. These competitions are in addition to those in each issue of the magazines.

An annual subscription to either Scribble or Countryside Tales costs £12.00 (overseas £15.00). A subscription to Debut is £15.00 (overseas £20.00). Inclusive of p&p. Cheques/Postal Orders payable to Park Publications.

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ALL ENTRIES TO COMPETITIONS MUST BE PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED AND THE WRITER’S OWN WORK. ENTRIES MUST BE TYPED OR WORD-PROCESSED ON SINGLE SIDES OF A4 PAPER (OR SIMILAR). POETRY MAY BE HAND-WRITTEN AS LONG AS IT IS READABLE. IF YOU WISH TO BE ADVISED OF SAFE ARRIVAL PLEASE ENCLOSE A STAMPED, SELF-ADDRESSED POSTCARD. ENTRY FORMS ARE NOT REQUIRED BUT PLEASE ENCLOSE A COVER SHEET WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND TITLE OF ENTRY. AND DON’T FORGET THE USUAL SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE WITH CORRECT POSTAGE FOR RETURN OF UNSUCCESSFUL ENTRIES OR RESULTS.

WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY POST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FULL RESULTS WILL APPEAR ON THIS SITE AS SOON AS THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

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THE SCRIBBLE MAGAZINE  QUARTERLY COMPETITIONS

Short stories on any subject. Max. 3000 words. Entry fee…£3.00. Cheques payable to Park Publications.

FREE ENTRY FOR ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS.

Prizes of £75.00, £25.00, and £15.00 for the best three stories in each issue of Scribble, as chosen by the readers.

These competitions are ongoing: no closing date. Please see Scribble guidelines for further information or send s.a.e. for our leaflet 'Writing For Scribble'.

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THE DEBUT MAGAZINE  QUARTERLY COMPETITIONS

Short stories on any subject. Max. 3000 words. Entry fee…£3.00. With critique £5.00. Cheques payable to Park Publications.

FREE ENTRY FOR ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS.

Prizes of £75.00, £25.00, and £15.00 for the best three stories in each issue of Debut, as chosen by the readers.

These competitions are ongoing: no closing date. Please see Debut guidelines for further information.

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THE DEBUT ‘UNPUBLISHED WRITER COMPETITION’

THEME: ‘A GHOST STORY’

Closing Date January 1st 2010.

RESULTS

1st Prize…John Seed

2nd Prize…Lesley Spencer

3rd Prize…Rob Percival

 

The three winning stories will appear in the February 2010 issue of Debut

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THE COUNTRYSIDE TALES WINTER POETRY COMPETITION

Theme. The Countryside in Winter.

CLOSING DATE: November 1st 2009

RESULTS

1st Prize…Roger Harvey

2nd Prize…Miki Byrne

3rd Prize…Helen Bedford

The three winning entries will appear in the winter issue of Countryside Tales, which will be published during December.

 

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THE COUNTRYSIDE TALES OPEN SHORT STORY COMPETITION

                THEME: ‘A Country Story’

Your story may be on any subject as long as it has a rural setting: a crime/horror/ghost story set in a village etc…

 

Max Length: 2000 words.

Prizes: £75.00. £25.00. £15.00

Entry Fee: £3.00

(cheques/postal orders to Park Publications)

FREE ENTRY

for annual subscribers to our magazines

Closing Date: April 15th 2010

The winning story will appear in the summer 2010 issue of Countryside Tales, published during July 2010

Short-listed entries may also be considered for publication

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THE COUNTRYSIDE TALES ARTICLE COMPETITION

Your article can be a biography, a nature item, a countryside memory etc…

Closing Date: May 1st 2010

Entry fee: £3.00 per entry.

Maximum length: 1500 words.

Free entry for annual subscribers to any of our magazines.

Prizes: £50.00. £25.00. £15.00

The three winning entries will appear in the summer 2010 issue of Countryside Tales, published during July 2010. Short-listed entries may also be published at a later date.

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THE COUNTRYSIDE TALES AUTUMN POETRY COMPETITION

Theme. The Countryside in Autumn.

Poems can be in any style up to 40 lines

Prizes: £50.00, £25.00, £15.00.

Closing Date: August 31st  2010

Entry Fee: £3.00 per poem

Cheques/Postal Orders payable to Park Publications.

FREE entry for annual subscribers to any of our magazines

     The three winning entries will appear in the autumn edition of Countryside Tales, which will be published during October 2010. Short-listed entries may also be considered for publication.

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THE DEBUT 2010 OPEN SHORT STORY COMPETITION’

THEME: ‘The Old Cottage’

Please DO NOT use the theme as your title

Max Length: 3000 words.

Prizes: £100.00. £50.00. £25.00

Entry Fee: £4.00

 (cheques/postal orders to Park Publications)

FREE ENTRY

for annual subscribers to our magazines

Closing Date: September 1st 2010

The three winning stories will appear in the November 2010 issue of Debut.

Short-listed entries may also be considered for publication

 

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 Last updated January 12th 2010

PLEASE WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DETAILS OF FURTHER COMPETITIONS, WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, CASH PRIZES ARE AWARDED IN EACH ISSUE OF COUNTRYSIDE TALES MAGAZINE FOR THE BEST SHORT STORY, ARTICLE AND POEM.

 

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For further details about the above competitions and/or a free information brochure about our magazines, please send a s.a.e. to Park Publications, 14 The Park, Stow on the Wold, Cheltenham, Glos. GL54 1DX. If you are a UK resident you may obtain the information pack by sending an email with your name and full postal address.

 

 

Other useful websites:

www.jbwb.co.uk  Writers’ resource site. News of competitions, advice for writers etc.

www.nawg.co.uk   Official site for the National Association of Writers Groups.

www.wordsmag.com  Publishes quarterly short story magazine – ‘Words’. New and unpublished authors encouraged. Competitions etc.

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