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Who's in for a little list of places to send your writing to brighten up this cold, dark January afternoon? 
1. @EveryDayFiction are looking for flash fiction pieces of up to 1,000 words for February. Suggested themes include:
Groundhog Day
The Day the Music Died
The Super Bowl
Valentine's Day
Ash Wednesday
getting tired of winter / cabin fever
Deadline: 28 Jan
https://everydayfiction.com/submit-story/
Groundhog Day
The Day the Music Died
The Super Bowl
Valentine's Day
Ash Wednesday
getting tired of winter / cabin fever
Deadline: 28 Jan
https://everydayfiction.com/submit-story/
2. @loud_streets are looking for monologues/spoken word poems based on the theme of illusion. The piece must be no longer than six minutes.
Deadline: 30 Jan https://www.loudvoicessilentstreets.co.uk/opportunities
Deadline: 30 Jan https://www.loudvoicessilentstreets.co.uk/opportunities
3. @cheshireprize are looking for original and inspiring responses to 'lockdown' and what has become for us all the 'new normal'. There are four categories to choose from and a ÂŁ500 prize in each category.
Deadline: 31 Jan https://www1.chester.ac.uk/press-office/cheshire-prize-literature-2020
Deadline: 31 Jan https://www1.chester.ac.uk/press-office/cheshire-prize-literature-2020
4. @Inkitt's New Year, New Genre Writing Contest is open to submissions of all genres and celebrates WIPs where the author is trying out a new genre. The winner receives a $500 cash prize.
Deadline: 31 Jan https://www.inkitt.com/new-year-contest
Deadline: 31 Jan https://www.inkitt.com/new-year-contest
5. @KentSusXPoetry Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition offer a first prize of ÂŁ1000 for unpublished poems of up to 40 lines. This year's judge is Rishi Dastidar.
Deadline: 31 Jan https://kentandsussexpoetry.com/the-kent-sussex-poetry-society-open-competition/
Deadline: 31 Jan https://kentandsussexpoetry.com/the-kent-sussex-poetry-society-open-competition/
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