Competitions for Young Authors

Competitions 

At C.A.A.B Publishing we believe in encouraging as many people as possible to be creative, we currently have two competitions for young authors open to give people the chance to get writing so they can discover the joy of seeing their work in print.

Twisted Winter Tales

A writing competition for young adult writers aged 13 - 16

Our YA Competition is now taking submissions.

Join some amazing emerging authors, in this fantastic anthology of stories with a twist. Each one must be set in the Winter and must have a sting in the tail.


Rules

All stories must have a twist.

Stories must not exceed 2000 words.

The competition is open to young writers aged 13-16.

Submissions will close on 1st October 2024.

Entries must be sent as a Word Document with no pictures please.

 

The winner of this competition will receive a £30 Amazon gift voucher and every story accepted will be printed in an anthology of stories and made available on Amazon, in addition to this every young writer with a story in the book will receive a free PDF copy as a ‘well done’ for being such a brilliant new author.


The winning story will be selected by a panel of judges.


Use the form below to enter.

Terrific Tricks and Terrible Treats

A writing competition for young writers aged 8 - 12

Terrific Tricks and Terrible Treats – a collection of spooky stories written by children for children.

Get your best costume and be prepared to be scared ... Our latest Kid’s Competition is now open!


Rules

Stories must be a little spooky to complement our Halloween theme.

Stories must not exceed 1000 words.

The competition is open to children aged 8 – 12.

Submissions will close on 2nd September 2024.

Entries must be sent as a Word Document with no pictures please.


The winner of this competition will receive a £30 Amazon gift voucher and every story accepted will be printed in an anthology of stories and made available on Amazon, in addition to this every young writer with a story in the book will receive a free PDF copy as a ‘well done’ for being such a brilliant new author.


The winning story will be selected by a panel of judges.


Use the form below to enter.

Submit


TERMS & CONDITIONS


Terms and conditions - Funny Festive Fables Short Story Challenge


1. The Promoter: C.A.A.B Publishing Ltd, 5 Braford Square, London, E1 0SG (registered in England and Wales, registered company number 12484492)

2. Eligibility: This prize promotion is open to all young writers between the relevant age requirements as listed in the competition rules above. Excluding employees and their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent and/or “step” family), of The Promoter, associated agents or anyone professionally connected with the prize promotion.

3. Entries: Only one entry per person per prize promotion unless otherwise stated in the individual promotion. All additional entries will be disqualified. Entries must include the relevant theme and be around 1000 words or less to be eligible to be included in the children's competition or 2,000 words or less for the Young Adult's competition.

4. Offensive Content: Any entries that the Promoter consider (in our absolute discretion) to be dangerous, vulgar, offensive, indecent, illegal racist, copied, offensive, cruel or fraudulent, or infringe on the rights or copyright of others will be immediately disqualified. 

5. Winner Selection: The winners will be selected by a panel of submission reviewers who will have the final say on who is selected for inclusion in the anthology, one winner from those selected will be selected at random to be the grand prize winner. 

6. The Period: The competition will run until the end date as mentioned above, C.A.A.B Publishing Ltd reserve the right to create multiple anthologies during the time period if there are more entries than the planned single anthology. 

7. Entrant Details: It is the responsibility of the entrant to provide correct, up-to-date details when entering the prize promotion and acceptance of the prize. The Promoter cannot be held responsible for winners failing to supply accurate information which affects prize acceptance or delivery of their prize.

7. Legal Guardians: Entry into this competition signifies that the entrant’s legal guardian gives permission for the inclusion of the submitted work in the future anthology.

8. Cash Alternative: Prizes must be accepted as offered by the named winner. There is no cash or alternative prizes, in whole or part. The prizes are not transferable and cannot be resold.

9. Prizes: All entries selected for inclusion in the Anthology will receive a PDF copy of the anthology containing their story.

10. Grand Prizes: The grand prize winner of each competition will receive in addition to the PDF an Amazon gift voucher worth £30. The grand prize winner will be picked by a panel of judges and their decision is final.

11. Copy Right: By entering the Promotion, each entrant grants the Promoter a world-wide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty free and sub-licensable right and licence to use reproduce, modify, adapt, publish or display (in whole or in part) any intellectual property contained in the content of their entry, without royalty, payment or other compensation. Each Entrant agrees not to assert any moral rights in relation to such use and warrants that they have full authority to grant such rights. All stories submitted should not have been published previously in either text, or digital forms, by entering this competition you are agreeing that the work is free from previous copyright limitations.

12. Legal Jurisdiction: The Promotion and these terms and conditions, and any disputes arising therefrom, shall be subject to English law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh Courts.

13. Data Protection: Any personal information that entrants share with the Promoter will be kept secure and only used in line with these terms and conditions unless the entrant has opted in to future marketing from the Promoter and/or the Supplier. By entering the promotion, entrants agree that their information may be used by the Promoter to administer the promotion and winner’s consent to give their name and county for the winners’ list.



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