Writers and Artists Yearbook 2012 Short Story Competition. Prize £500 plus a place on an Arvon residential writing course. Free entry. c/d February 14, 2012. www.writersandartists.co.uk

 COMPANY magazine, monthly, £2. Issue looked at dated October 2011. Not much opportunity for short pieces except the Star letter in this issue wona Nailgirls good bag worht £100. email: company.mail@hearst.co.uk

 

   

   

 

Got a teenage writer in the family? Just seen the february 2011(£2.50) issue of BLISS magazine. There is a set theme each month for a story up to 300 words for the Bliss Book Club page. No prize or dosh mentioned. A 14 year old wrote the one in february. And you cannot pull a fast one because they put your pic on. Send to bliss@panini.co.uk. Website is www.mybliss.co.uk.

  FULL HOUSE! comes out every thursday @ 50p. The issue I looked at is dated 10 march 2011.

It has a dozen puzzles with mostly cash prizes  and you can enter online or by post.

The letters page pays £50 for every letter with a photo(£25 without). Send to FREEPOST FULL HOUSE! or email to letters@fullhousemagazine.co.uk.

Letters about your kids pay £25 for every one with a photo.Write to JUST KIDDING, FREEPOST FULL HOUSE!

£25 paid for every tip with a photo. Write to CLEVERCLOGS, FREEPOST FULL HOUSE!

The Potty Pets! page pays £25. Writw to VET, FREEPOST FULL HOUSE! or email to vet@fullhousemagazine.co.uk 

  THE WEEKLY NEWS comes out every thursday @ 80p. The issue looked at is dated march 12, 2011. The letters page had 9 letters. The best wins a prize pack of Werther's Original and all others get a pen.  Letters Page, The Weekly News, 185 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2HS or email weeklynews@dcthomson.co.uk. Three short stories in each issue. For full submission guidlines see www.womagwriter.blogspot.com. The prize quizword offers two Seiko ER2100 xword and anagram solvers as prizes. There are eight other puzzles with prizes. Closing date is short, - the following thursday. 

  SENSE is a free quarterly mag from RBS branches and offers a whopping £250 in John Lewis vouchers for the star letter. Send to Sense letters, 136-142 Bramley Road, London W10 6SR or email to feedback@rbssense.co.uk