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The Bridport Prize - one of the most prestigious competitions for poetry, short stories, and
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The Costa Short Story Award - a competition for short stories with a cash prize of £3,500.
The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award- a competition for short stories with a
prize of £30,000, making it one of the world's most valuable prizes for a single short story.
The Winchester Poetry Prize - a competition for poets with a cash prize of £1,000 and the
opportunity to be published in a poetry anthology.

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to progress and hone their writing skills even during the school break, we will be hosting a rather
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