OPPORTUNITIES FOR SQUAD MEMBERS

 Websites, Publications and Newsletters: 

Cookoo Quarterly is an online literary magazine designed by and for young writers, a haven from the trials of school or college where you can let your creative juices flow… and in turn sample the creative outpourings of other like-minded individuals. We also want to show you what other young writers have created – and to see what you’ve been writing too.

Cuckoo Quarterly is a forum for everything from poetry to prose, short stories to movie reviews, opinion to imagination – we’ve got it all and we want to hear from you. Submit your writing – whether its work that’s similar to what we’ve already got or entirely different – send it to us! We’re also open to podcasts, illustrations, videos, whatever medium your scribblings lead you to.

Visit http://www.cuckooquarterly.com/ to find out more, read and submit to the magazine.

Movellas

Movellas is a community site for everyone who likes to read & write stories.
You can read, write & publish from web and mobile phone.
Write a movella today & share it with friends on facebook and the rest of the world.

Visit http://www.movellas.com/ to find out more.
 

Movellas are currently recruiting young people - they are looking for talented aspiring teenage authors to create some great content and get more young authors to join the site. All genres and types of fiction are of interest. For more information, click here.

Wordsmith – Your work, your say, your magazine…

Wordsmith is a quarterly magazine jam-packed with creative work from 11-18 year-olds. Each issue invites budding young poets and authors to send in their poetry, stories, letters and artwork for possible inclusion in the magazine. It gives the opportunity for you to showcase your work to other people your own age and to express your views and feelings to others. We select pieces of work to win prizes each issue and we set themes for you to write about to challenge your creativity.

Click here to find out how you can submit and subscribe to the magazine

The Scribbler! Magazine

A quarterly magazine aimed at 7-11 year-olds that is both educational and fun.

Each issue invites budding writers to send in letters, poems, stories and artwork. The result – you could see your work published alongside other young writers in Scribbler! and have the opportunity of winning one of the fab prizes on offer.

Not only that but we also provide upcoming news and events within the world of children’s literature, providing workshops and activities to keep your creative juices flowing and puzzles and interesting facts that will keep you entertained.

You do not have to be a subscriber to the magazine to enter your work. Should you be picked as a prizewinner you will automatically receive a free copy of the issue – just remember to add your address to any entry you send.

Click here to find out more, submit, or subsribe to the magazine.

Sign up to The Dog and Arrow

The Dog and Arrow is a monthly newsletter from Bloomsbury giving you the lowdown on their new children's books, the chance to win titles, and keep you updated on all the news, views and reviews. Email ian.lamb@bloomsbury.com to be put on the mailing list.
 

Competitions 

Loving Fiction Twenty Four Seven

www.247tales.com is an online writing competition from Bloomsbury that challenges young writers to create stories using only 247 words or less. Launched in 2009 the competition has proved very popular, with more stories being entered month on month. In 2010 there were over 100 entries each month showing there is a lot of potential in our young writers.

In 2011, the competition is back with a new look website, thrilling stories and inspiring topics. Each month a different Bloomsbury author will pen a 247tale on a given theme. It is then over to the UK’s budding young writers aged between 10 and 16 to create their own miniature masterpiece. One winner will be chosen each month and they will have their 247tale featured on the website as well winning a selection of books and a framed copy of their story. Ten runners-up will get a signed copy of the latest book from that month's featured author, and their story will appear in the 247Library section of the website.

The competition launched at 2:47pm on World Book Day (Thursday 3rd March) with a 247tale from new author Jim Carrington on the theme of The Money.

Rules and details of how to enter are on the 247 tales website - click here for further details. This year the site has been re-launched in a blog format to encourage entrants to comment on the work, talk about short stories and become part of a 247tales community.

Authors taking part in 2011 are Celia Rees, Angie Sage, Cathy MacPhail, Alyxandra Harvey, Irfan Master, B.R. Collins and Isobelle Carmody.

Next Best Page Submissions

Next Best Page launched: What will you say?

The aim of Next Best Page is to produce a highly collaborative and innovative piece of theatre by uniting 52 voices to tell one story over 2011. 52 Pages - 52 Weeks - 1 Play.

On the 3rd January 2011, The FIRST PAGE of the script can be found at www.nextbestpage.co.uk This is being written by an exciting mystery playwright. The rest is up to you! Each week throughout 2011, you can send in your Next Best Page. At the end of each week, our team will read all the pages we receive and decide which page will join The Script, which can be read here.  Then the process will begin again, and again and again until the end of 2011.

Each writer will take their inspiration from the previous pages and be the inspiration for the next page. Who knows what doors will open, the journey the characters will go on and where the story will end up? With the opportunity for anyone to have their say, it means that every sentence, every word and every pause will be important and affect the outcome of the play. The Play will then be staged in 2012 at venues to be confirmed.

Deadline: 31 December 2011

 Terry Hetherington Young Writers Award 2012

Entries are open for the 2012 Terry Hetherington Young Writers Award, worth £1,000.

Competitors should be resident or studying in Wales, and aged between 18 and 30 on 31 January, 2012.

Please submit 1 to 3 poems, and/or a piece of prose up to a maximum of 3,000 words, on any subject.

Writer and broadcaster Jon Gower is on the judging panel, and will offer individual feedback on entries.

The awards ceremony will be held at the Dylan Thomas Centre next June, in association with Parthian Books.

Entries, with a £3 entry fee (cheques to be made payable to Cheval) should be sent to:

Aida Birch
59 Dan Y Graig Road
Neath
SA11 1UA

Or:

Jo Furber
Dylan Thomas Centre
Somerset Place
Swansea
SA1 1RR

 Deadline: 31 January, 2012