The Writer's Spark
Coaching Competition
Are you ready to rekindle your drive and motivation to write? The Writer's Spark Competition offers a unique opportunity for one writer to win a prize that will give the guidance and support they need to fuel their momentum and ignite their writing. An entry fee of $6.00 CDN is required for administration of the competition. Read on to find out more!
The Competition closes at 11 a.m. MST on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
The Prize is:
Why enter?
Because creative writers need a spark, motivation, steam, or whatever you might call it. But what happens when you become tired or lose focus? Whether you're stuck in a rut, wrestling with your first draft, or wanting motivation and, this competition is designed to light the way forward. With expert guidance, editorial support, and a platform to share your voice, the Writer’s Spark Coaching Competition is more than a prize—it’s a creative ignition.
The Prize - In Detail!
Motivational coaching
with Fiona Fenwick
Fiona Fenwick is a professional coach and mentor to a wide range of people, and specializes in helping creative nonfiction writers reconnect with their creative energy, focus, and clarity.
Details: Fiona is generously giving two one-hour coaching sessions to the winner of the Writer's Spark Coaching Competiton. The first one-hour Zoom session will allow you to discuss and explore your goals, challenges, or issues. Are there habits getting in the way of progress? Fiona is the one to share them with and she'll help you find solutions and make recommendations. The second session will provide follow-up and support within three- or four months after the first). You will also receive email support from Fiona, as required. Value: $1200 NZD.
About Fiona: Fiona specializes in helping writers overcome self-doubt, build sustainable writing habits, and reconnect with their creative energy. Her coaching is a lifeline for anyone navigating the ups and downs of the writing process. Read Fiona's Q&A interview.
Discover Fiona Fenwick. Connect with Fiona on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Coaching offers from Fiona
Fiona is offering a limited number of discounted coaching packages for On Creative Writing's readers and podcast listeners!
1. The Reset: a one-hour, one-off session, now 50% off. $150 NZD.
2. Clarity: Four one-hour sessions over a six-month period. $1100 NZD.
3. Momentum and Focus: Six one-hour sessions spread across a 12-month period. $1400 NZD.
Interview published on Oncreativewriting.com
The winner will have the opportunity to be featured in a Writers Reveal Q&A on Oncreativewriting.com. You'll also be featured in Oncreativewriting.com's newsletter and on our social media platforms! Value: N/A.
Connect with Oncreativewriting.com on Instagram and Bluesky.
A free one-year
membership to Brain.fm
Brain.fm creates music that works for you. Its music is literally engineered to work with your brainwaves to help you do one of these:
Focus, Relax, Sleep, or Meditate.
Details: Brain.fm has kindly provided a one-year Brain.fm gift card to the winner of the Writer's Spark Coaching Competition! Use Brain.fm to help you focus, relax, sleep, or meditate! Value $66.99 US.
About Brain.fm: Brain.fm’s unique and originally composed music is developed by scientists to tap into your brain’s natural rhythms and achieve Neural Phase Locking - this is the phrase that describes the state when all your neurons are firing in concert in response to a particular stimulus. In other words, Brain.fm’s music helps your neurons get on the same page like a conductor would for an orchestra. Use Brain.fm on its app, in your browser, or with it's desktop app.
On Creative Writing's Sheelagh Caygill has used Brain.fm for years now, and says the way it helps her slide into focus mode feels like magic! She wouldn't be without it!
Discover Brain.fm. Connect with Brain.fm on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Editing session with Sheelagh Caygill
An experienced journalist and creative writer, On Creative Writing's Sheelagh Caygill will provide two hours of professional editing support, tailored to your needs.
Details: Two hours editing and feedback from Sheelagh Caygill! You might want to divide the time into two, and have Sheelagh review your work, and then can discuss feedback over Zoom, or use her as an alpha or beta reader and she will send you a report. Value $300 CDN.
About Sheelagh Caygill: See On Creative Writing's About page.
Discover Sheelagh Caygill. Connect with Sheelagh on LinkedIn and Instagram.
One entrant to the Writer's Spark Coaching Contest will win one prize designed to keep them motivated, focused, and on track with their writing! Read on to see what the prize includes!
Am I eligible to enter?
In brief, these are the main requirements for entry to The Writer's Spark Competition. Please be sure read the competition rules in full before entering. You'll also find more information about the Competition on the rules page.
The competition closes at 11 a.m. MST on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
You need to:
> Have reached the age of majority in their jurisidiction and/or country of residence.
> Be an unpublished creative writer - on or offline, including recordings.
> Submit an answer to Question One of between 500 and 1000 characters on why you deserve to be the winner. This is the answer on which your entry will be evaluted. Judges Sheelagh Caygill and Fiona Fenwick will consider how well an answer is written. They will look at spelling and grammar, use of language, persuasiveness, and writing style.
> Submit an answer to Question Two of between 300 and 700 chracters describing your project. Include the genre, subject, whether you've started your project, and your deadline, if you have one.
> Be working on a lengthy writing project, such as a book of fiction, nonfiction, essays, script or screenplay, or poetry collection, that will cover the length of prize delivery, which can be anywhere between a few months and a year depending on your schedule, and Fiona's and Sheelagh's schedule.
> Pay the entry fee of $6.00 CDN at Ko-fi when you submit your entry.
> Submit your entry in English. Note that coaching and editing sessions will be in English.
Pay the competition entry fee at On Creative Writing's Ko-fi page
Go On Creative Writing's Ko-fi page and submit your $6.00 CDN fee to enter the Writer's Spark Coaching Competition. https://ko-fi.com/s/3bd398698a
