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stage iternational script competition four by 15dec09 go

June 2009
singing the heart of the dragon by 27june09 go
manchester cathedral religious poetry competition by 29june09 go
funny like roald dahl by 29june09 go
keats-shelley prize 2009 by 30june09 go
four chances to write a story
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middle east short story contest by 30june09 go
off_ writing competition by 30june09 go

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July 2009
write children’s material for CBBC by 01july09 go
mere literary festival poetry competition by 07july09 go
doris gooderson accepting entries by 13july09 go
guardian first book award 2009 by 17july09 go
global giving travel writing competition by22july09 go
foyle young poets of the year by 31july09 go
hay-on-wye short story entries by 31july09 go
sean o'faolain short story competition by 31july09 go
comórtas filíochta eist by 31july09 go

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biographers’ club prize by 01aug09 go
irish playwrights offered $20,000 by 01aug09 go
kavli science journalism awards by 01aug09 go
over the edge writer by 03aug09 go
dromineer literary festival poetry and story competition by 07aug09 go

dart poets' corner competition by 14aug09 go
jack rosenthal award by 31aug09 go
aesthetica competition by 31aug09 go
alfred fagon award wants plays by 31aug09 go


September 2009
bill naughton short story competition by 04sept09 go
basil bunting poetry award by 30sept09 go
benjamin franklin house literary prize by 30sept09 go
longworth editors annual short story competition by 30sept09 go

October 2009
usborne young writers' award by 23oct09 go
write about jack the ripper by 31oct09 go

November 2009
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global newsbox poetry by 30nov09 go

December 2009
calling all cowboys
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