Esther Newton
With many writing competitions costing up to £8 or more to enter, is it really worth it? Enter three or four a month and you could find yourself spending £30 or so, with nothing to show for it. Even if you’re named as a winner or runner-up, does it lead anywhere? As a writing tutor, I hear many of my students complaining that they can’t afford to keep entering competitions and even if they do, they don’t feel they’ll get anywhere or that it’ll do anything for them.
So why enter?