The Cheshire Prize for Literature 2025/26 is open for entries.
Submission Guidelines
- This year’s competition is open to anyone to enter in three age categories:
- Primary (4-11): poetry or short story category
- Secondary (11-18): poetry or short story category
- Over 18: poetry, short story, flash fiction, children’s literature, scriptwriting
- There is no theme; writers can write about anything that inspires them.
- You can enter two entries per person, but they must be in different categories.
Judges: Panel chaired by Dr Harry Parkin from the School of Creative Industries at the University of Chester.
Entry fee: Free to enter
Prizes:
- All winners in the age 4-17 categories will each receive a book token.
- All winners in the over-18 categories will each receive a cash prize.
Deadline: January 31st 2026
Please note: This is an external competition; all details, all submissions via their website.