READ Foundation Writing Competition 2018 Closing date: 10th October 2018. Prizes: The winning entry will be displayed in hundreds of READ Foundation schools to inspire today’s students. It will also be published on READ Foundation’s website. The winner and two runners up will also receive feedback on their work from Ms Shahraz. Entry fee: Free. Looking for: A poem, short story or first person essay on the theme of “My education helped me….”. 500 words max. Further info: Writers must be 18+ and living in the UK. Poems & short stories accepted. Website: https://readfoundation.org.uk/writing-competition- 2018/ Heritage Travel Writing Competition Closing date: Midnight on 31st October, 2018. Prize: £100.00 cash prize plus 10 runner-up prizes of £10 Amazon vouchers and published on website. Entry fee: Free to enter. Looking for: Interesting, original articles which relate to the theme: Heritage.   The winning entry will be the one that is judged to most effectively help senior travellers in planning and having great heritage-related travel experiences. Further info: Length: Maximum 750 words, fact or fiction See the website for full details: http://seniortravelexpert.com/heritage-writing-competition/ Benjamin Franklin House Lierary Prize Closing date: 31st October 2018. Prizes: £750, £500, web publication. Free entry. Looking for: Fiction and non-fiction interpretations, 1,000- 1,500 words, by young writers aged 18-25, of a Benjamin Franklin quote (see website). Email: info@benjaminfranklinhouse.org Website: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org The Observer/Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism  Closing date: 30th November 2018. Prizes: £3,000 and publication of prize essay in the Observer, two runners-up will receive £500 each. Entry fee: £10.00. Looking for: An 800-word review of a recently released book, film, concert, exhibition, ballet, play, TV show or performance art piece Website: https://www.anthonyburgess.org/ New Media Writing Prize  Closing date: 30th November 2018. Prizes: £1,000, student prize of paid internship or £500, £500 Dot Award, Interactive fiction or non-fiction written specifically for digital delivery. £750 journalism prize. Free entry. Website: http://newmediawritingprize.co.uk/ Somerset Maugham Awards Closing date: 30th November 2018. Prizes: Total prize fund of £10,000, to be used for foreign travel Free entry. Looking for: Published work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry by an author under 35 Email: pjohnson@societyofauthors.org  Website: www.societyofauthors.org  Wild Words Winter Solstice Writing Competition Closing date: 21st December 2018. Prizes: Overall winner: A Wild Words one-hour 1-1 mentoring session, online publication.  Two other shortlisted entries may also be published on the Wild Words website. Entry fee: £7.00. Looking for: Prose or poetry up to 1,000 words with a new theme each solstice. Email: hello@wildwords.org  Website: http://www.wildwords.org/competition