Writing Competitions

The Scratch A4 Winter ’25 event is open for entries. Submission Guidelines Accepting stories less than 1,000 words. Entry fee: £4.00 Judges: Harriet Armstrong – author of To Rest Our Minds and…

The New Writers Historical (Pre-1960) Flash Fiction Competition is open for entries. Submission Guidelines Theme: Entries must be set before 1960 (Historic Houses setting optional) Word Limit: 300 words (excluding title) Charity: 10%…

FFF Competition Thirty is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines Submit a flash fiction piece of between 100 and 300 words, on any theme. Judge: Nish X. Hegde Entry fee:  £4.40 fee…

The Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2025 is open for entries. The deadline for receipt of all entries is October 15th at 4 pm (GMT). Entries will only be accepted…

The Guernsey International Poetry Competition 2026 is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines The competition is divided into three classes: Open, Channel Islands & Young Poet. Judge: John Agard Entry fee: £5…

The Failing Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2025 is open for entries. Submission Guidelines The maximum word count is 300 words (excludes title), and the genre can be anything. Open to…

The Philip Burton Poetry Commission is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines The Commission is offering £500 for a young poet (aged 16 – 25) to write an original piece which…

The 2025 Cambrian Mountains Poetry Competition is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines: Theme: Springs and Sources  Open to all aged 16 or over. Poems from residents of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion or…

The Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize 2025 is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines Open to personal stories, articles and essays that explore our relationship to the natural world. Written in…

The Crowvus Ghost Story Competition is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines Accepting original and unpublished ghost stories. Word limit: 4,000 (there is no lower limit). Open to overseas entries written…

The Henshaw Press Short Story Competition is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines A short story on any subject up to 2,000 words. Prizes: 1st £200, 2nd £100, 3rd £50 Entry…

The Munster Literature Centre is accepting submissions for its poetry competitions. Fool for Poetry Chapbook/Pamphlet Competition Open to new, emerging and established poets from any country. Manuscripts must be between…