Writing Competitions

Walk With Words 2024 Theme: Memories Eligibility: Open to all! Word Count: Max 250 words Entry fee: Free to enter! Prizes: 1st £300, 2nd £200, 3rd £100 Location: Colchester Deadline: 31st…

Writing Magazine Grand Flash Prize 2023 Categories: Short stories in any form, on any topic. Word count: maximum 500 words. Fee: each entry is £16 (£10 for subscribers to Writing…

Competition Nineteen will stay open for submissions until 10 pm Saturday 23rd December 2023 Submit a flash fiction piece of between 100 and 300 words, on any theme. 1 Winner…

The RSPB and The Rialto are working with BirdLife International, the Cambridge Conservation Initiative and the University of Leeds Poetry Centre for the Nature and Place Poetry competition 2024. Deadline:…

Minds Shine Bright Seasons Writing Competition  Theme: light and shadow Word limit: 2500  for short stories, scripts, poems, 1000 for flash fiction Entry fee: $5 AUD Prizes: – First prize…

The Page is Printed 2024 Entrants can submit anything (prose, poetry, a script, a confession, a love letter, a list etc.) as long as it is confined to a single…

Oxford Flash Fiction Prize 2024 Write yourself into history and become one of the greats with the Oxford Flash Fiction Prize! Word Count: 1000 words / Font: Arial 12pt, single…

The Letter Review Prize The Letter Review Prize is now open in five categories: Short Fiction (up to 5000 words) Nonfiction (up to 5000 words) Poetry (up to 70 lines)…

Inviting writers from four years of age upwards to be creative and submit an entry to this year’s Cheshire Prize for Literature. The 2023 Prize has no theme. Entrants can…

The Rhys Davies Short Story Competition 2024 Open for unpublished short stories in English in any style and on any subject Word count: Maximum of 5,000 Eligibility: Entrants must have…

London Society’s writing competition “Love Letters to London”. Eligibility: All ages and all writing styles – fiction, poetry, essays and reportage (whether you live in the capital or not). *Special…

Wolves Lit Fest Poetry Competition Open theme: any subject! Entry fee: £4 for 1 poem, £10 for 3 poems. Deadline: December 31st 2023 Prizes: -1st prize: £400 -2nd prize: £150…