New competition themeApril 2025 Our competition theme for April to June 2025 is an image prompt: Vor dem Tanz [Before the Dance], Austria 1872, by Franz von Defregger (1835-1921) Whether you focus on the dancers or the musicians, the people in the foreground or the background, or those just out of frame, we want to hear their story. What are they saying, doing, eating, and thinking? What are their hopes for the night? What happens before the dance, and what is the result? As usual, the word...

Writing OpportunitiesOctober 2024 Dear all, In this update: Oct-Dec 2024 competition theme: Face Free trial of Rise and Shine, online writers' platform New competition theme Our competition theme for October to December 2024 is Face. As usual, the word limit is 500 words, we're open to any style, genre or form (including poetry, non-fiction, fiction, and scripts). We've kept the submission fee at £4 per piece, or it's free if you've attended one of our events in the last year. The deadline...

Writing Opportunitiesspring 2024 Dear all, In this update: April-June competition theme: Rough Free trial of Rise and Shine, online writers' platform Spaces available in our weekly feedback group Fourth Floor anthology update New competition theme Our competition theme for April to June 2024 is Rough. From your rough first draft, to a rough day at the office; from a rough diamond to a golf ball in the rough. Your character might only roughly know where they’re going, or might be too rough...