Writing Competitions – Archive

The list below is an archive of events where the deadline has aleady passed. For a list of all current (upcoming) events, please refer to our main calendar page.

Current events (upcoming deadlines)

November

thu30novAll DayCompletedInk 2 Screen One-Act Script ChallengeCategoryScriptInternationalEntry Fee$45 Max word count60 pages Top Prize$480

thu30novAll DayCompletedTadpole Press 100-Word Writing ContestCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee$15 Max word count100 Top Prize$2000

December

fri01decAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedCambridge Creative Writing CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word countNo limit Top Prize£500

fri01dec1:00 amfri1:00 amThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedLove Letters to London of the FutureCategoryMultiple categoriesUKEntry FeeFree Max word countNo limit Top Prize£400

mon04decAll DayCompletedMslexia Women's Poetry Competition 2023CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£10 Max word countNo limit? (confirm with organizer) Top Prize £2,000 and publication

sun10decAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedSkobeloff Love and Romance AnthologyCategoryShort StoryUKEntry FeeFree Max word count5000 Top PrizePublication

thu14decAll DayCompletedThe Latin Programme Poetry Prize 2024CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£14 Max word count40 lines Top Prize£200

sun17decAll DayCompletedThe Masters Review Chapbook Open 2023CategoryChapbookInternationalEntry Fee$25 Max word count45 pages Top Prize$3000, manuscript publication, and 75 contributor copies

mon18decAll DayCompletedReadWrite Strategies Funny Workplace Anthology ContestCategoryNon-fictionUSAEntry FeeFree Max word count1200 Top Prize$500

sat23decAll DayCompletedFFF Competition NineteenCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee£3.80 Max word count300 Top Prize£150

sun31decAll DayCompletedThe Tampa Review Prize for Poetry 2023CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee$25 Max word count100 pages Top Prize$2,000 and book publication

sun31decAll DayCompletedThe 2023 Society of Classical Poets Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word count108 lines Top Prize$2,000

sun31decAll DayCompletedWriting Magazine Grand Flash PrizeCategoryFlash FictionUKEntry Fee£16 Max word count500 Top Prize£1,000

sun31decAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedLilith Magazine Annual Fiction ContestCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word countDepends on category. Check with organizer. Top Prize$300 and publication

sun31decAll DayCompletedWorld Festive Seasons Writing Contest (December)CategoryNon-fictionInternationalEntry Fee$8 Max word count1050 Top Prize$1000

sun31decAll DayCompletedThe Moth Poetry Prize 2023CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee€15 Max word countNo limit Top Prize€6,000

sun31decAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedThe Auroras & Blossoms Magazine Issue 2CategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count1000 Top PrizeRoyalties to those who are published and donate

sun31decAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedMy Writing Journey CompetitionCategoryEssayInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count600 Top Prize$200

sun31decAll DayCompletedValorious AwardsCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee$35 Max word countNo limit Top Prize$500 (US), Valorious Award trophy

sun31decAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedWiingy Future STEM Leaders ScholarshipCategoryEssayUSAEntry FeeFree Max word count600 Top Prize$1200

sun31decAll DayCompletedThe Letter Review PrizeCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word countDepends on category. Check with organizer. Top Prize$333 and publication

January

sun07janAll DayCompletedThe Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£4 Max word count30 lines Top Prize£300 and publication

mon08janAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedQuantum Shorts - Flash FictionCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count1000 Top Prize$1500

sun14janAll DayCompletedThe 2024 Colorado Prize for PoetryCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee$28 Max word count100 pages Top Prize$2,500 honorarium and publication

sun14janAll DayCompletedThe Page is Printed 2024CategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee£5 Max word countone side of A4 paper Top Prize£100

mon15janAll DayCompletedGuernsey International Poetry CompetitionPoems on the MoveCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£4 Max word count14 lines Top Prize£1000 and publication

mon15janAll DayCompletedGeorgia Review Prose PrizeCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$30 Max word count9000 Top Prize$1500

mon15janAll DayCompletedRattle Chapbook PrizeCategoryChapbookInternationalEntry Fee$25 Max word count30 pages Top Prize$5,000 and 500 author copies of their chapbook

mon15janAll DayCompletedWinter Anthology Contest: Compelling First ChaptersCategoryNovelUSAEntry Fee$20 Max word count3,000 Top Prize$1000 and anthology publication. All finalists will receive $50 and anthology publication.

mon22janAll DayCompleted2024 Calibre Essay PrizeCategoryEssayInternationalEntry Fee$20-30 Max word count5,000 Top Prize$5,000 and publication

sun28janAll DayCompletedThe Masters Review Winter Short Story Award for New WritersCategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word count6,000 Top Prize$3,000 and publication

tue30janAll DayCompletedThe Rising Voices AwardsA writing contest for youth creativesCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word countVaries (check organizer's website for details) Top Prize$200 and publication

wed31janAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedCheshire Prize for Literature 2023CategoryMultiple categoriesUKEntry FeeFree Max word countDepends on category. Check with organizer. Top PrizeDepends on category. Check with organizer.

wed31janAll DayCompletedGeminga - Tiny Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Graphic NovelCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$12.50 Max word countCheck organizer's website for details Top Prize$500 and publication

wed31janAll DayCompletedKent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition 2024CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£5 Max word count40 lines Top Prize£1,000

wed31janAll DayCompletedNew Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2024CategoryFlash FictionUKEntry Fee£10 (£8 early bird price until 30th November 2023) Max word count300 Top Prize£1,000

wed31janAll DayCompletedClash of the Query LettersCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$5 Max word count500 Top Prize$700

wed31janAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedDiscourse Literary Journal Monthly Writing Competition - FebruaryCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count5000 Top PrizePublication

wed31janAll DayCompletedMagma 2023/24 Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£5 Max word count10-50 lines Top Prize£1,000

wed31janAll DayCompletedWOW! Women On Writing Creative Nonfiction Essay ContestCategoryNon-fictionInternationalEntry Fee$12 Max word count1000 Top Prize$500

wed31janAll DayCompletedOxford Flash Fiction Prize 2024CategoryFlash FictionUKEntry Fee£7 Max word count1000 Top Prize£1000

wed31janAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedStory Unlikely's Annual Short Story ContestCategoryMultiple categoriesUSAEntry FeeFree Max word count4500 Top Prize$750

February

thu01febAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedNorthern Life Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count1,000 Top PrizePublication

thu01febAll DayCompletedETHOS LITERACY 5th Annual Short Short Story ContestCategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry Fee$15 Max word count100 Top Prize$300 and publication

thu01febAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedThe Prototype PrizeCategoryMultiple categoriesUKEntry FeeFree Max word countVaries (check organizer's website for details) Top Prize£3,000 and publication

thu15febAll DayCompletedHNS First Chapters CompetitionCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee£40 Max word count15,000 Top Prize£1,000

thu15febAll DayCompletedWriting Peers Sci-fi and Fantasy Open ContestCategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry Fee$9.99 Max word count1,500 Top Prize$1,000

fri16febAll DayCompletedThe Porter Fleming Literary Competition organized by the Morris Museum of ArtCategoryMultiple categoriesUSAEntry Fee$15 Max word count2,500 Top Prize$1000

fri23febAll DayCompletedThe Elmbridge Literary Competition 2023-24CategoryMultiple categoriesUKEntry Fee£5 Max word count1500 Top Prize£250

fri23febAll DayCompletedFFF Competition TwentyCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee£3.85 Max word count300 Top Prize£150

sun25febAll DayCompletedStringybark Short Story Award 2024CategoryMultiple categoriesAustraliaEntry Fee$15 Max word count1500 Top Prize$556

wed28febAll DayCompletedNext Generation Short Story AwardsCategoryMultiple categoriesUSAEntry Fee$25 Max word count5000 Top Prize$500

wed28febAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedMemo'd AI-assisted Writing ContestCategoryNon-fictionInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count~500 Top Prize$750

wed28febAll DayCompletedWOW! Women on Writing Winter 2024 Flash Fiction ContestCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee$10 Max word count750 Top Prize$400

wed28febAll Daythu29CompletedAWP Award SeriesAnnual competition for the publication of new book-length worksCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$30 Max word countDepends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize$5,500 and publication

thu29febAll DayCompletedExeter Writers Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£7 Max word count3,000 Top Prize£700

thu29febAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedWiingy Future STEM Leaders ScholarshipCategoryEssayUSAEntry FeeFree Max word count600 Top Prize$200

thu29febAll DayCompletedThe 6th Annual Novel Opening Contest by Writerwerx UniversityCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word count1,000 Top Prize$500 cash and $1,000 in editorial service credits from Writerwerx University

thu29febAll DayCompletedThe Letter Review Prize for PoetryCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee$15 Max word count70 lines Top Prize$1000

thu29febAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedBridge House Annual AnthologyCall for New SubmissionsCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count5000 Top PrizePublication and royalties

thu29febAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedTHE CANTERBURY TALES WRITING COMPETITIONCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count500 Top Prize£300

thu29febAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedThe Letter Review Prize for NonfictionCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count5000 Top Prize$1000 USD

thu29febAll DayCompletedThe Letter Review Prize for Short FictionCategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word count5000 Top Prize$1000

thu29febAll DayCompletedThe Letter Review Prize for Unpublished BooksCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word countNo limit Top Prize$1000

thu29febAll DayCompletedEdinburgh Short Story AwardCategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry Fee$10 Max word count2000 Top Prize£3,000

thu29febAll DayCompletedRigel 2024 - Prose, Poetry, Art, or Graphic NovelCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$12.50 Max word countDepends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize$500 and publication

thu29febAll DayCompletedHeroica Poetry PrizeOpen to women and non-binary poetsCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£2 Max word countNo limit Top Prize£125

thu29febAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedDiscourse Monthly Writing Competition: FamilyCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count3000 Top PrizePublication

thu29febAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedVoice.club Monthly Flash Fiction ContestCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count350 Top Prize$25 USD Amazon Gift Card and Publication

thu29febAll DayCompletedBournemouth Writing Festival - Flash Fiction and Poetry CompetitionCategoryFlash Fiction,PoetryUKEntry Fee£5 Max word count400 (flash fiction), 30 lines (poetry) Top PrizePublication

thu29febAll DayCompletedBournemouth Writing Festival - 2024 Writing PrizeCategoryMultiple categoriesUKEntry Fee£5 Max word countFlash Fiction (400 words), Poetry (30 lines) Top PrizePublication

March

fri01marAll DayCompletedGutsy Great Novelist Chapter One PrizeCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word countFirst chapter only Top Prize$1,000

fri01marAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedThe Alpine Fellowship Poetry PrizeCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count500 Top Prize£3,000

fri01marAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedPFD Queer Fiction PrizeCategoryNovelInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word countThree chapters and a synopsis Top PrizeRepresentation by the Peters Fraser + Dunlop agency

fri01marAll DayCompletedThe Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story PrizeCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee$25 Max word count750 Top Prize$1000 and a free 10-week course with Gotham Writers

fri01mar12:00 amwed24apr(apr 24)11:59 pmCompletedFirst Pages Prize 2024CategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$35 Max word count1250 Top Prize$2000, Developmental Mentorship, Agent Consultation

fri01mar1:00 amfri1:00 amCompletedBest Short Stories on the Human Impact of Climate ChangeCategoryShort StoryUSAEntry Fee$10 Max word count3,000 Top Prize$1,000

thu14marAll DayCompletedNYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge 2024CategoryScreenwritingInternationalEntry Fee$55 Max word countVaries (check with organizer's for details) Top Prize$4,500

fri15marAll DayCompleted2024 Perkoff PrizeCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$15 Max word countVariable Top Prize$1,000

fri15marAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedHoney Writes Short Screenplay CompetitionCategoryScriptInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word countNo limit Top PrizeHoney & Hemlock Productions will produce the winning script

sat16marAll DayCompletedThe Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2024CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee€3.50 Max word count40 lines Top Prize€200

mon18marAll DayCompletedThe Free Verse PrizeCategoryPoetryUKEntry Fee£5 Max word count48 lines Top Prize£500 and publication

sat30marAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedCrossings Travel Writing CompetitionCategoryNon-fictionInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count2000 Top Prize$200 and publication

sun31marAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedWiingy Future STEM Leaders ScholarshipCategoryEssayInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count600 Top Prize$200

sun31marAll DayCompletedThe Caterpillar Poetry PrizeCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee€15 Max word countNo limit Top Prize€1,000 and a week at Circle of Misse writing retreat

sun31marAll DayCompletedBlack Fox Prize Fairy Tale RemixCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$12 Max word count5,000 Top Prize$300 and print publication

sun31marAll DayCompletedBlack Fox Winter Prize: Fairy Tale RemixCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$12 Max word count5,000 Top Prize$300 and print publication

sun31marAll DayCompletedThe London Magazine Poetry Prize 2024CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£10 Max word count40 lines Top Prize£500

sun31marAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedWitcraft Monthly Humour CompetitionCategoryMultiple categoriesAustraliaEntry FeeFree Max word count1000 Top Prize$50

sun31marAll DayCompletedThe E. H. P. Barnard Spring Poetry PrizeCategoryPoetryUKEntry Fee£2 Max word count400 Top Prize£100 and a poem video, professionally performed, produced and promoted

sun31marAll DayCompletedThe International Rubery Book AwardCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee€60 Max word countCheck with organizer Top Prize£2000

sun31marAll DayCompletedMinds Shine Bright Seasons Writing CompetitionCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$5 Max word countDepends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize$500 and publication

sun31marAll DayCompletedThe Plough Poetry PrizeInternational Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£5 Max word count40 lines Top Prize£1,000

sun31marAll DayCompletedSuspot Lit 'Inception' Contest (Prose and Poetry)CategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$12.50 Max word count250 (prose); 25 (poetry) Top Prize$500 and publication

sun31marAll DayCompletedNew England Readers' Choice AwardsCategoryNovelUSAEntry Fee$25 Max word countNo limit Top PrizeFree class from Becca Syme's Write Better Faster Academy

sun31mar2:00 amsun2:00 amThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedDLJ Monthly Writing CompetitionCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count3000 Top PrizePublication

sun31mar12:00 pmsun12:00 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedVoice.club Monthly Flash Fiction ContestCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count350 Top Prize $25 USD Amazon Gift Card and publication

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