A Generous Irish Short Story Competition for Anyone, Anywhere
The Moth Short Story Prize is an international prize, open to anyone from anywhere in the world, as long as their story is original and previously unpublished. The winning story … Continue reading
The Dragon’s Den for Writers – Ireland’s Novel Fair for Unpublished Novelists
The Novel Fair in Dublin is an annual event that all emerging writers should have in their sights. Entries are welcome from anywhere in the world as long as you can make the February Fair online or in-person.
Unpublished Romance writer? This Major Prize Could be for You
Written a love story? The Undiscovered Prize is for you. Hurry the deadline is 5th August
Launch Your Picture Book Career With This Competition
Would you like to write for the 3 to 5 year old age group?
UK publishers are running a picture book competition
Writing for Children – International Competitions for New Authors
If you have always wanted to write for children then consider entering one of these three competitions.Searchlight Awards have a rolling programme of new opportunities for aspiring children’s authors. Bedtime … Continue reading
Write What You Love – Could you Create A Feel-Good Christmas Romance for next year?
Novel Writing Competition from a major publisher and right now all they want is a fabulous idea and 1000 words… Penguin Michael Joseph are offering one unpublished writer – currently … Continue reading
Women – If you have started writing a novel enter this competition…
Discoveries invites all unpublished women writers over 18 and living in the UK or Ireland and writing in English to submit to the Discoveries Prize. The prize doesn’t require writers … Continue reading
Edinburgh International Flash Fiction Competition
You can write about anything you like, but make sure your story it is 250 words or fewer. If it is just one word over the limit it will be … Continue reading
Write a story in 10 words or a poem in 10 lines…writing competition
Poets have got off lightly* in this special competition to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Shoreham Wordfest in West Sussex. I mean 10 lines is quite a respectable length for a … Continue reading
Lockdown Writing Competition…think short, short, short
The wonderful people at Fish Publishing – who organise some of the best international writing competitions – have come up with a project that tries to capture the strange times … Continue reading
Save 25% on Entries to international Poetry and Short Fiction Competition
Kick start 2019 by submitting to the international Aesthetica Creative Writing Award. This long-established and prestigious competition wants to attract both established and emerging writers – you can submit writing … Continue reading
Free to enter UK life writing competition
Open to emerging writers living in the UK aged 18 or over, the competition was established by Spread the Word in association with Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre to celebrate and develop … Continue reading
Spring Travel Writing Competition for fiction and non fiction
Nowhere is an online magazine that celebrates its 10th birthday this year. It publishes literary travel writing which they define as narrative with a strong sense of place, character or … Continue reading
I’m a bit worried about the fantastic Flash Fiction competition Reader’s Digest are running – and I’m not sure if I should be
Reader’s Digest are holding their annual short story competition for the eighth year. There are lots of good things about it. It’s free to enter Short stories have to be … Continue reading
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