A fairy tale writing competition for unpublished authors who want to write for children

Bridget Whelan dug up a great competition for writers looking to break into the children’s market, if you’re up to it and can afford it. This will be a stiff competition, so make sure to find a good team of beta readers, proofreaders and even an editor.

BRIDGET WHELAN writer

Have you always wanted to re-write a classic fairy tale?

Perhaps you would you like Sleeping Beauty to be a little less passive or feel that Gretel should be given the feminist icon status she deserves. Now’s your chance.

However, there is good news and bad news about this competition.

First the good news:

The National Literacy Trust in partnership with Bloomsbury Children’s Publishing (of Harry Potter fame) are running a new competition that allows unpublished authors to capture children’s imaginations with a short story that gives a well-known fairy tale a modern twist.

What the winners get:

The top 10 winning stories will be published in an ebook charity anthology by Bloomsbury Publishing, that will be sold in aid of the National Literacy Trust.

Plus

There’s also a prize of £200 per winning story (I take that to mean all 10 writers will get £200)

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The talented ten…

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