320 acres of woodlands, parks and manicured grounds, with log cabins, Evergreen Spa, tennis court, and championship golf course. A perfect place to relax and recuperate.
The beautiful setting and range of facilities make it one of the most popular wedding venues in the region. www.kenwick-park.co.uk
320 acres of woodlands, parks and manicured grounds, with log cabins, Evergreen Spa, tennis court, and championship golf course. A perfect place to relax and recuperate.
The beautiful setting and range of facilities make it one of the most popular wedding venues in the region. www.kenwick-park.co.uk
320 acres of woodlands, parks and manicured grounds, with log cabins, Evergreen Spa, tennis court, and championship golf course. A perfect place to relax and recuperate.
The beautiful setting and range of facilities make it one of the most popular wedding venues in the region. www.kenwick-park.co.uk
320 acres of woodlands, parks and manicured grounds, with log cabins, Evergreen Spa, tennis court, and championship golf course. A perfect place to relax and recuperate.
The beautiful setting and range of facilities make it one of the most popular wedding venues in the region. www.kenwick-park.co.uk
320 acres of woodlands, parks and manicured grounds, with log cabins, Evergreen Spa, tennis court, and championship golf course. A perfect place to relax and recuperate.
The beautiful setting and range of facilities make it one of the most popular wedding venues in the region. www.kenwick-park.co.uk
320 acres of woodlands, parks and manicured grounds, with log cabins, Evergreen Spa, tennis court, and championship golf course. A perfect place to relax and recuperate.
The beautiful setting and range of facilities make it one of the most popular wedding venues in the region. www.kenwick-park.co.uk
320 acres of woodlands, parks and manicured grounds, with log cabins, Evergreen Spa, tennis court, and championship golf course. A perfect place to relax and recuperate.
The beautiful setting and range of facilities make it one of the most popular wedding venues in the region. www.kenwick-park.co.uk
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By submitting your entry you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions.
All entries must be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but stories must be withdrawn from this contest immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. The entry fee will not be refunded. (Note: If your story is posted on a personal blog, please remove it before submitting.)
Entries that fall outside the parameters of the set out in the submission guidelines will be disqualified. The entry fee will not be refunded.
Current and former employees of Hammond House Publishing and their family members are not eligible. Previous contest entrants, including winners, are free to submit.
Entrants agree to their submitted manuscripts being published and or performed as required by Hammond House publishing for a period of 12 months from the date of winners being announced.
All revenue from the sale of published work from competition entries will be retained by Hammond House Publishing Ltd to contribute to the cost of administrating the competition and other activities.
Copyright of all manuscripts submitted remains with the Author, who is free to publish their work elsewhere on the announcement of competition results unless their work is chosen for publication, in which case they are required not to publish elsewhere until 12 months after first being published by Hammond House Publication Ltd in which their work is included. This only applies to competition entries and does not include other work submitted by members for publication on the Hammond House site, for which the Author would receive any revenue due under the terms and conditions that apply at that time.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By submitting your entry you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions.
All entries must be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but stories must be withdrawn from this contest immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. The entry fee will not be refunded. (Note: If your story is posted on a personal blog, please remove it before submitting.)
Entries that fall outside the parameters of the set out in the submission guidelines will be disqualified. The entry fee will not be refunded.
Current and former employees of Hammond House Publishing and their family members are not eligible. Previous contest entrants, including winners, are free to submit.
Entrants agree to their submitted manuscripts being published and or performed as required by Hammond House publishing for a period of 12 months from the date of winners being announced.
All revenue from the sale of published work from competition entries will be retained by Hammond House Publishing Ltd to contribute to the cost of administrating the competition and other activities.
Copyright of all manuscripts submitted remains with the Author, who is free to publish their work elsewhere on the announcement of competition results unless their work is chosen for publication, in which case they are required not to publish elsewhere until 12 months after first being published by Hammond House Publication Ltd in which their work is included. This only applies to competition entries and does not include other work submitted by members for publication on the Hammond House site, for which the Author would receive any revenue due under the terms and conditions that apply at that time.
ACADEMY
ACADEMY
2017 COMPETITIONS
ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED
Results by 1st December
Awards Ceremony 13th December
GOOD LUCK
to everyone who entered
2017 COMPETITIONS
ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED
Results by 1st December
Awards Ceremony 13th December
GOOD LUCK
to everyone who entered
2022 INTERNATIONAL LITERARY PRIZE
Theme: Changes
Entries open from 1st February 2022
Entry Fee: £10
Members Entry Fee: £5
Feedback Option: £10
Submission Deadline: 30th September 2022
SPONSORED BY
Our Annual Literary Prize is back again for 2022, with cash prizes, opportunities for publication, an awards ceremony and an inspiring new theme.
Sponsored by the University Centre Grimsby, our annual writing competition, now in its seventh year, attracts entries from 27 different countries. The competition's theme, CHANGES, is intended to inspire, not restrict. We're excited to read your interpretations.
Enter any of our five categories – or all five! – for the opportunity to win cash prizes, have your work published and get involved in our awards ceremony.
Keep up to date with all the latest competition news:
Please read our Competition Rules and Terms & Conditions before submitting.
FEEDBACK OPTION
The feedback option provides valuable comments and suggestions on your writing from industry professionals. Available in all four categories.
"Before I received your comments I had resigned myself not to enter any more competitions. Perhaps I will change my mind."
"Thank you so much for your very generous and helpful feedback."
"Thank you! I will definitely take this feedback onboard for future writing."
MEMBERSHIP
Annual membership to Hammond House is £10 per annum. As a member you receive a discount of 50% on competition entry fees, alongside other benefits.
If you intend to make multiple entries you should consider joining the Hammond House community.
Find out more.
2021 RESULTS
See the results from last year's competitions.
2022 AWARDS
See our 2022 Awards Event.
COMPETITION RULES
The competition is open to any and all participants regardless of age or location.
Entries must be made through the correct entry submission page on our website with the appropriate fee.
There is no restriction on the number of entries per applicant, but each entry must be submitted separately with the appropriate submission fee.
All entries must be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but stories must be withdrawn from this contest immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. The entry fee will not be refunded. (Note: If your story is posted on a personal blog, please remove it before submitting.)
Your name must NOT appear anywhere on the manuscript, as the contest is judged anonymously.
Entries cannot be altered after they are submitted.
Entries that fall outside the parameters of the set out in the Competition Rules will be disqualified. The entry fee will not be refunded.
SHORT STORIES AND POEMS
Short stories and poetry entries should be submitted in a Microsoft Word document format (.doc or .docx), with numbered pages and the story title on the first page. The judges would prefer 1.5 line spacing in Arial 12 font. Short stories should be 1000 – 5000 words. Poems are not restricted but 40 lines or under is recommended.
SCRIPTWRITING
Scripts should be submitted in a PDF file using the correct industry format. We recommend using industry standard software such as CELTX for scriptwriting. You can download a free version here.
Feature length scripts cannot be attempted.
A tolerance of 10% is allowed on the stated parameters.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Current and former employees of Hammond House Publishing are not eligible to enter the competition. Previous contest entrants, including winners, are free to submit.
Entrants agree to their submitted manuscripts being published and/or performed as required by Hammond House Publishing for a period of 12 months from the date of winners being announced.
All revenue from the sale of published work from competition entries will be retained by Hammond House Publishing Ltd to contribute to the cost of administrating the competition and other activities.
Copyright of all manuscripts submitted remains with the Author, who is free to publish their work elsewhere on the announcement of competition results unless their work is chosen for publication, in which case they are required not to publish elsewhere until 12 months after first being published by Hammond House Publication Ltd in which their work is included.