Part two of top ten writing tips with Jacqui Lofthouse.

For the fourth year running the Muslim Writers Awards is calling out for submissions from writers across the country.
All entrants must be Muslim and work should be submitted in the English Language. Submissions do not need to be centred on topics of Islam or Muslim identity, however this is equally welcome.
There many categories including short story, children’s fiction and poetry. screenplay category accepts short films, feature-length scripts, and TV episodes. There is also an under 16 Young Muslim Awards running this year.
To find out more visit their website here.

BritWriters Awards 2010 is a new writing competition to celebrate the UK’s next writing star.
The Brit Writers’ Awards Unpublished 2010 are looking for the UK’s best undiscovered writers – people like you, who create stories, poems or songs that deserve to be shared.
You might have been writing all your life… or maybe writing is a new interest for you. Perhaps you’ve never written seriously before, but you’ve always enjoyed telling stories. You might not even know that there is “a book in there somewhere”.
Whether you’re eight or 108, it’s possible …