Rules

Open Poetry

You have read, understood and agreed to the WFL Competition Terms and Conditions.
The fee for each separate entry is £6. Competitors may submit any number of entries.
All entries must be anonymous. Do not include your name or contact details in the file title. Your name and contact details are recorded via a form.
Unless specific to the layout, please submit poems with single line spacing.
Put the title and page number on each page of each entry.
Poems may be on any subject.
Poems must not exceed 40 lines of text in length.
Add the line count to the top right of the first page.
Save the file as a PDF.
The file name should be the title of the poem only, typed exactly the same as the document, for example: I wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Do not put Wells Entry, my Poetry entry etc in the file title.
For untitled pieces, save the document with the first line of the poem.

You have read, understood and agreed to the WFL Competition Terms and Conditions.
The fee for each separate entry is £6. Competitors may submit any number of entries.
All entries must be anonymous. Do not put your name or contact details in the file title. Your name and contact details are recorded via a form.
Type your entry 1.5 or double-spaced text.
Put the title and page number on each page of each entry.
Stories may be on any subject.
Stories should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words in length.
Record the word count on the first page.
Save the file as a PDF.
The file name should be the title of your story, typed exactly the same as for the document.
Do not put Wells Entry, my Short Story entry etc in the file title.

You have read, understood and agreed to the WFL Competition Terms and Conditions.
The fee for each separate entry is £6. Competitors may submit any number of entries.
All entries must be anonymous. Do not put your name or contact details in the file title. Your name and contact details are recorded via a form.
Type your entry 1.5 or double-spaced text.
Put the title and page number on each page of each entry.
The competition will judge writing for children, age 7 and up. This includes writing for young adults.
Entrants must stipulate the age range of their book.
We require either the first three chapters or first thirty pages, whichever is the shortest, together with the synopsis of up to two pages.
Both the synopsis and the story should be saved in the same document for online entries.
Save the file as a PDF.
NB: Shortlisted authors may be asked to send in their complete manuscript.

You have read, understood and agreed to the WFL Competition Terms and Conditions.
The fee for each separate entry is £3. Competitors may submit up to three entries and must be aged 16 to 22 inclusive, at the closing submission date on 30 June 2025.
All entries must be anonymous. Do not put your name or contact details in the file title. Your name and contact details are recorded via a form.
Unless specific to the layout, please submit poems with single line spacing.
Put the title and page number on each page of your entry.
Poems may be on any subject.
Poems must not exceed 40 lines of text in length.
Add the line count to the top right of the first page.
Save the file as a PDF.
The file name should be the title of the poem only, typed exactly the same as the document, for example: I wandered Lonely as a Cloud.
Do not put Wells Entry, my Poetry entry etc in the file title.
For untitled pieces, save the document with the first line of the poem.