Well’s Festival of Literature 2021

Well’s Festival of Literature is a festival that welcomes literature from across the globe.

There are four different categories of competition to enter, all with a closing date of 30th June 2021.

Open Poetry 

Any subject. 35 lines max.

Entry fee: £6 

Prizes – 1st: £1,000

             2nd: £500

             3rd: £250

Short Story

Any subject. Word count: 1,000 – 2,000 words.

Entry fee: £6 

Prizes – 1st: £750

              2nd: £300

              3rd £200

A Book for Children 

Any subject, but stories must be aimed at readers aged 7+.

First two chapters or first twenty pages, whichever is the shortest, plus the synopsis.

Entry fee: £6 

Prizes – 1st: £750

              2nd: £300

              3rd: £200

Young Poets

Any subject. 35 lines max.

Entry fee: £3

Prizes – 1st: £150

              2nd: £75

              3rd: £50 plus a year’s membership of The Poetry Society

Full details here.

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