There are £50 cash prizes for two first prize winners in the Women in Comedy Festival Comedy Writing Competition and two second and third prizes of comedy related goodies. The competition is open to entries from both men and women over the age of eighteen years and all entries must feature women as the main character/s.
There are two categories in the competition. The first is for a three-minute comedy sketch or monologue and the second is for a humorous short story of less then 1,000 words.
In addition to the cash prizes the first-prize winners in both categories will see their work published in arts and entertainment magazine The Skinny and will be invited to perform/read their work at the end-of-festival wrap party. If a prize winner is unable to attend, it can be arranged for their winning entry to be performed/read by an experienced comedy practitioner. There are additional prizes of vintage Spitting Image books for first prize winners and prizes of books and T-shirts for second and third prize winners in both categories. See website for full details.