There are many examples of writing competitions around these days, especially now that the internet has opened the floodgates and provided more places to publish work online, but are they worth it, and what are they all about?Writing competitions are organised by a variety of different organisations; some are publishers, some are press publications, others are clubs and writing groups and some are even sponsored by major corporations. The general premise of a writing competition is that there will be a set specified text to write – a genre, subject or sometimes a more wide open brief – and the writer must complete it and submit it in order to win a prize.There is a great reso