Evesham Festival of Words 2019 Short Story Competition  Closing date: 22nd March 2019. Prizes: £150 Entry fee: Free Looking for: Short stories up to 500 words (juniors aged 8-11) and 1,000 words (juniors aged 12-15) , excluding the title. Email: info@eveshamfestivalofwords.com Website: http://eveshamfestivalofwords.org The Wilbur Smith Author of Tomorrow Prize Closing date: Opens 4th March - 31st May 2019. Prizes: Total £1,000 over various categories. Free entry. Looking for: published, unpublished and young (age 21 and under) authors alike. Website: https://www.wilbur-niso- smithfoundation.org/ Tamworth Literary Festival Writing Competition Closing date: 30th Aprril 2019. Prizes: £100, £50, £25; 7-11, £50, £25, £15. See website for more. Entry fee: £4 in adult category, otherwise free Looking for: Short stories and poems in three categories: adults 1,500 words; ages 7-11,1,000 words; under 6, 500 words. Website: https://tamlitfest.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/2019- 03-composite-flyer.pdf The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition Closing date: 1st June 2019. Prizes: See website. Entry fee: Not stated. Open to students orn between 2 June 2000 and 2005. Looking for: The theme for 2019 is A Connected Commonwealth. Further info: The competition is open to all citizens and residents of the Commonwealth aged 18 and under. Website: https://thercs.org/youth-and-education/ Wells Festival of Literature's Young Poets  Competition Closing date: 30th June 2019. Prizes: First prize £150 plus a year's subscription to the poetry society; Second £75; Third £50. All poets on the short list will be invited to read their poems before the prize giving. Entry fee: £3.00. Further info: Judge Miriam Nash. Further info: Open to all those aged 16 - 22 on 30th June2019 Website: https://www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/ Ghost Stories Closing Date: Open All Year Round For Prizes see website. Ghost Stories - we've all heard them and we've all been scared by them at one time or another. They can be terribly scary or simply funny, but either way they have been an attention-grabbing form of storytelling for centuries and leave people wondering whether what they've heard is fact or fiction! CLICK HERE… Poetry Idol Closing Date: Open All Year Round Who do you idolise? Is it your mum or dad? Your best friend? Your brother or sister? Perhaps there is a famous person, from a sports or film star to an author or musician that you admire and aspire to be like. Why are they your favourite person and why do they inspire you? CLICK HERE… Teen Poets Closing Date: Open All Year Round Teen Poets invites young adults aged 13+ to write a poem. If you're a teen, your voice needs to be heard and this is the place to get your message across! CLICK HERE… Pet Poetry Closing Date: Open All Year Round Write about your pet, your favourite animal or create a creature! Perhaps you'd like to write from an animal's point of view or about conservation? We can't wait to read your animal-inspired poems! Open to young writers aged 4-18 years old. CLICK HERE…