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April

wed23apr10:48 am10:00 pmPast DeadlineFree Flash Fiction Competition Twenty-SevenSubmit a flash fiction piece of between 100 and 300 words on any theme.CategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:£3.95 Max word count:300 Top Prize:£150

mon28apr10:22 pm12:00 amThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineKSCPP's 17th Nationwide Essay ContestFor middle and high school students in the U.S.CategoryEssayUSAEntry Fee:Free Max word count:825 Top Prize:$500

wed30apr12:01 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineTadpole Press 100-Word Writing ContestCategoryOtherInternationalEntry Fee:$15 Max word count:100 Top Prize:$2,000

wed30apr10:15 am10:15 amPast DeadlineAgnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize 2025CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:$25 Max word count:100 pages Top Prize:$5,000 and publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press

wed30apr8:20 pm8:20 pmPast DeadlineWare Poets 27th annual Open Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:£5 Max word count:50 lines Top Prize:£800 and publication

wed30apr8:28 pm8:28 pmPast DeadlineNew Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2025CategoryFlash Fiction,Micro Fiction,PoetryInternationalEntry Fee:£8 Max word count:100 Top Prize:£500

wed30apr11:13 pm11:13 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineOxford/42 New Writing PrizeCategoryNovel,ScreenwritingInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:Depends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize:£1500 and agency representation

wed30apr6:42 pm6:42 pmPast DeadlineGoldilocks Zone 2025 ContestCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee:$5 Max word count:2,500 (short stories); 24 lines (poetry); 8 pages (graphic novel/script/screenplay) Top Prize:$100 and publication

wed30apr11:57 pm11:57 pmPast DeadlineWilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize - New Voices AwardOpportunity for unpublished writersCategoryFictionInternationalEntry Fee:£30 Max word count:First three chapters (no more than 10,000) Top Prize:Mentorship and editorial guidance

wed30apr11:59 pm11:59 pmPast DeadlineThe Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction AwardCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:10,000 Top Prize:$1,500

May

thu01may12:01 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineTom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction and Essay ContestCategoryEssay,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:$25 Max word count:6,000 Top Prize:$3,500

wed30apr9:47 pm9:47 pmPast DeadlineWOW! CREATIVE NONFICTION ESSAY CONTESTCategoryEssay,Non-fictionInternationalEntry Fee:$12 Max word count:1,000 Top Prize:$500, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow's Store

thu01may8:19 pm8:19 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineABA Journal / Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short FictionCategoryEssayUSAEntry Fee:Free Max word count:5,000 Top Prize:$5,000

fri02may8:22 pm8:22 pmPast DeadlineF(r)iction Writing Contest - Spring 2025CategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee:$10 Max word count:Depends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize:$1,000 and publication

sun04may11:01 pm11:01 pmPast DeadlineMisfit Poems PrizeCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:five pages Top Prize:$2,000 and publication

mon05may1:51 am1:51 amPast DeadlineABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize 2025CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:5,000 Top Prize:$6,000 and publication

mon05may7:06 pm7:06 pmPast DeadlineWriter’s Digest Annual Writing CompetitionCategoryFull Manuscript,PoetryInternationalEntry Fee:$30 Max word count:4,000 (short fiction); 40 lines (poetry) Top Prize:$5,000 and publication

wed07may11:44 pm11:44 pmPast DeadlineWigtown International Poetry PrizeCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:£10 Max word count:40 lines Top Prize:£1500 and publication

sat10may8:13 pm8:13 pmPast DeadlineIronclad Creative Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryUnited KingdomEntry Fee:£9 Max word count:6,000 Top Prize:£100

thu15may3:46 pm3:46 pmPast DeadlineLenore Marshall Poetry PrizeCategoryPoetryUSAEntry Fee:$75 Max word count:No limit Top Prize:$25,000

thu15may8:13 pm8:13 pmPast DeadlinePloughshares Emerging Writer’s ContestCategoryPoetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:$30 Max word count:6000 (short story); 3-5 pages (poetry) Top Prize:Publication in the Winter 2025-26 issue of Ploughshares

fri16may11:30 pm11:30 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineA Nightclub for the Newly DepartedDually Noted Group Writing ProjectCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:No limit Top Prize:Publication

mon19may2:56 pm2:56 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineCreative Future Writers’ Award 2025CategoryFiction,Non-fiction,PoetryUnited KingdomEntry Fee:Free Max word count:50 lines (Poetry); 2,000 (fiction and non-fiction) Top Prize:£20,000 of prizes in training, mentoring, assessment and coaching

mon26may7:49 pm7:49 pmPast DeadlineIronbridge Festival Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:£4 Max word count:35 lines Top Prize:£300

sat31may12:00 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineCranked Anvil Press Quarterly Flash Fiction PrizeCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:£5 Max word count:500 Top Prize:£100

sat31may4:10 am4:10 amPast DeadlineGoldfinch Books Novel AwardCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee:£10 Max word count:Full manuscript Top Prize:£500 cash prize plus an invitation to join the Goldfinch writer community

sat31may9:22 am9:22 amPast Deadline2025 RockPaperPoem Poetry PrizeCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:$10 Max word count:Two pages per poem Top Prize:$300 and publication

sat31may10:20 am10:20 amPast DeadlineThe Never Too Late 60+ AwardThe Bridport Writing CompetitionCategoryFlash Fiction,Novel,Poetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:Depends on category (check organizer's website) Max word count:Depends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize:£5,000

sat31may7:01 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineSolar Flare 2025 ContestCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee:$5 Max word count:500 (short stories or nonfiction); 12 lines (poetry); 8 pages (graphic novels, scripts, or screenplays) Top Prize:$100 and publication

sat31may3:15 pm3:15 pmPast DeadlinePeggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel AwardCategoryNovelUK & IrelandEntry Fee:£24 Max word count:8,000 taken from the opening chapter Top Prize:£1,500, manuscript appraisal, publication

sat31may3:26 pm3:26 pmPast DeadlineThe Yeovil Literary Prize 2025CategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee:£10 - £18.50 Max word count:Depends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize:£1350

sat31may6:06 pm6:06 pmPast DeadlineThe Bridport Prize 2025Award for Poetry, Short Story, Flash Fiction, and NovelCategoryFlash Fiction,Novel,Poetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£11 - £24 Max word count:Depends on category. Check with organizer. Top Prize:£5,000

sat31may7:59 pm7:59 pmPast DeadlineBlue Pencil Agency First Novel Award 2025Open to unrepresented writersCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee:£25 Max word count:20,000 Top Prize:£1,000 + agent Introduction

sat31may8:04 pm8:04 pmPast DeadlineThe Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant WritingCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Top Prize:$10,000, admission to writing residency program, and publication by Restless Books

sat31may8:28 pm8:28 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineThe Irene Adler Prize$1,000 Scholarship for Women WritersCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:Check with organizer for details Top Prize:$1,000

sat31may11:06 pm11:06 pmPast DeadlineMinds Shine Bright Places Writing CompetitionCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee:$15 Max word count:5000 Top Prize:$1500 and publication

sat31may11:06 pm11:06 pmPast DeadlineThe BeaconFlash Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£3 Max word count:500 Top Prize:£75 plus up to 5,000 words critique

sat31may6:55 pm6:55 pmPast DeadlineBuckham Fine Arts Project of Flint Michigan - Horror AnthologyAn Open Call for Horror Themed LiteratureCategoryFiction,Poetry,Short StoryUSAEntry Fee:$10 Max word count:4,000 (short story); 50 lines (poetry) Top Prize:$25

June

sat31may9:24 pm9:24 pmPast DeadlineWOW! Spring 2025 Flash Fiction ContestCategoryFiction,Flash Fiction,Short FictionInternationalEntry Fee:$10 Max word count:750 Top Prize:$400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate

sun01jun3:48 pm6:00 pmPast DeadlinePeriscope Paired Fiction AwardCategoryFictionInternationalEntry Fee:£16 Max word count:1000 Top Prize:£400

mon02jun12:00 am12:00 amPast DeadlineSalamander 2025 Fiction PrizeCategoryFictionInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:7500 Top Prize:$1000 and publication

mon02jun(jun 2)12:00 amfri13(jun 13)11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineALLMYNE's Literary Travels Writing CompetitionCategoryEssay,Featured event,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:500 Top Prize:$500, feature blog post on winner shared through social media, and one-year Pro subscription on the ALLMYNE app

mon02jun2:50 pm2:50 pmPast DeadlineThe Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2025CategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee:£20 Max word count:80,000 Top Prize:£10,000 and a publishing contract

mon02jun3:55 pm3:55 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineJane Austen Society of North America Essay ContestCategoryEssayInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:8 pages Top Prize:$1,000 scholarship and two nights’ lodging for JASNA’s Annual General Meeting

mon02jun11:02 pm11:02 pmPast DeadlineCanterbury Festival Poet of the Year 2025InternationalEntry Fee:£5 Max word count:60 lines Top Prize:£300

wed04jun8:30 pm8:30 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineThe International Audio Drama Competition 2026CategoryAudio DramaInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:40-50 minutes Top Prize:£2,500 and recording for a world premiere on BBC World Service platforms

fri06jun11:10 pm11:10 pmPast DeadlineWrite By The Sea Writing CompetitionCategoryEssay,Flash Fiction,Memoir,Poetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:€10 Max word count:Depends on category Top Prize:€500, publication, and a free weekend pass to the Write By The Sea Festival 2025

sun15jun4:23 pm4:23 pmPast DeadlineThe MacGuffin’s 30th Annual Poet Hunt ContestCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:$15 Max word count:400 lines Top Prize:$500 and publication

sun15jun5:41 pm5:41 pmPast Deadline2025 Montreal Fiction PrizeCategoryShort StoryCanadaEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:4,000 Top Prize:$2,000 and publication

mon23jun11:43 am10:00 pmPast DeadlineFree Flash Fiction Competition Twenty-EightCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:£3.95 Max word count:300 Top Prize:£1500 and publication

wed25jun6:53 pm6:53 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineAtwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction PrizeAwarding the best Canadian novel or short story collection of the yearCategoryNovelCanadaEntry Fee:Free Max word count:No limit Top Prize:$60,000 (winner); $5,000 (finalists)

mon30jun12:14 am12:14 amPast Deadline2025 Wells Festival of Literature International CompetitionsCategoryPoetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£6 Max word count:Depends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize:£1000

mon30jun1:00 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineHysteria Writing CompetitionCategoryFlash Fiction,Poetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£5 Max word count:1,000 (short story); 250 (flash fiction); 16 lines (poetry) Top Prize:£75 and publication

mon30jun3:40 am3:40 amPast DeadlinePoetry London Prize 2025CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:£10 Max word count:80 lines Top Prize:£5,000

mon30jun4:03 am4:03 amPast DeadlineThe Lascaux Prize in Flash FictionCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:$15 Max word count:1,000 Top Prize:$1,000, a bronze medallion, and publication in The Lascaux Review

mon30jun12:17 pm12:17 pmPast DeadlinePage Turner International Writing AwardCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee:£40 Max word count:Depends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize:$1,000

mon30jun12:47 pm12:47 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineKatherine Anne Porter Prize in Short FictionCategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry Fee:$25 (free option available) Max word count:50,000 Top Prize:$1000 and publication by UNT Press

mon30jun1:00 pm10:00 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineHastings Book Festival Writing CompetitionsCategoryFiction,Multiple categories,Non-fiction,Poetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:2,500 Top Prize:£250 and publication

mon30jun1:44 pm11:59 pmPast DeadlineThe Letter Review Prize for PoetryCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:$15 Max word count:70 lines Top Prize:$333 and publication

mon30jun1:47 pm1:47 pmPast DeadlineThe Letter Review Prize for Short FictionCategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:5000 Top Prize:$333 and publication

mon30jun1:54 pm11:59 pmPast DeadlineThe Letter Review Prize for BooksCategoryUnpublished BooksInternationalEntry Fee:$25 Max word count:5000 Top Prize:$1000 prize pool + publication

mon30jun2:31 pm2:31 pmPast DeadlineThe International Amy MacRae Award for MemoirCategoryMemoirInternationalEntry Fee:$25 Max word count:2000 Top Prize:$1,000

mon30jun4:21 pm11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineRinks and Romance Writing Contest: Showcase Your Best Hockey Love StoryCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:No limit Top Prize:$300 USD and a Galatea Publishing Contract

mon30jun4:30 pm11:59 pmPast DeadlineCranked Anvil Press Annual Short Story Prize 2025CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£6 Max word count:2500 Top Prize:£300

mon30jun6:45 pm6:45 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineDrue Heinz Literature PrizeCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:300 pages Top Prize:$15,000 cash prize and publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press

mon30jun2:24 pm2:24 pmPast DeadlineThe Letter Review Prize for NonfictionCategoryNon-fictionInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:5000 Top Prize:$1000 prize pool + publication

mon30jun8:16 pm8:16 pmPast DeadlineSouthword Creative Non Fiction AwardCategoryNon-fictionInternationalEntry Fee:€20 Max word count:No limit Top Prize:€1,000 and publication

mon30jun9:21 pm9:21 pmPast DeadlineThe 9th To Hull and Back Humorous Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£10 (early bird entry) Max word count:2,500 Top Prize:£1,000 and publication

mon30jun10:33 pm10:33 pmPast DeadlineThe Moth Short Story Prize 2025CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:€15 Max word count:3,000 Top Prize:€3,000

mon30jun11:34 pm11:34 pmPast DeadlineHeroines Women’s Writing PrizeCategoryPoetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:$15 Max word count:3 pages (poetry), 2500 words (short story) Top Prize:Publication

July

tue01jul12:01 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineNorth Street Book PrizeCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee:$85 Max word count:200,000 Top Prize:$10,000

sun13jul9:00 am11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineInterwoven: Poetry Celebrating ConnectednessCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:100 lines/ or 750 words Top Prize:£200

tue15jul4:25 pm4:25 pmPast DeadlineDriftwood Press 2025 Adrift Short Story ContestCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:$30 Max word count:6,000 Top Prize:$500, publication, and five copies of the anthology in which the story appears

tue15jul4:36 pm4:36 pmPast DeadlineDriftwood Press 2025 Adrift Chapbook ContestCategoryChapbookInternationalEntry Fee:$25 Max word count:15-40 pages of poetry Top Prize:$750 dollars and 20 copies of the published chapbook

tue15jul12:00 pm11:59 pmPast DeadlineThe Screw Turn Flash Fiction CompetitionCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:$15 Max word count:1,000 Top Prize:$1,000 and publication

tue15jul10:56 pm10:56 pmPast Deadline2025 Rattle Poetry PrizeCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:$30 Max word count:No limit Top Prize:$15,000

wed16jul8:00 pm5:00 pmPast DeadlineGutsy Great Novelist Page One PrizeCategoryFiction,Novel,Unpublished BooksInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:One page Top Prize:$1000

thu17jul5:39 pm5:39 pmPast DeadlineThe New Writers Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:£10 Max word count:42 lines Top Prize:£1,200 and publication

tue22jul12:01 am11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineBlack Voices in Children's Literature Writing Contest 2025CategoryMultiple categoriesUSAEntry Fee:Free Max word count:800 Top Prize:$1000

wed23jul11:05 pm11:05 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineNational Youth Foundation 'I Matter' ContestCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:Check with organizer for details Top Prize:$500

thu31jul12:01 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineThe Next Big Story PrizeCategoryFiction,Novel,Unpublished BooksInternationalEntry Fee:$15 Max word count:1,500 Top Prize:£100,000

thu31jul4:53 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineAnthology Short Story Competition 2025CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:€18 Max word count:1500 Top Prize:€1000

thu31jul11:31 am11:31 amPast DeadlineSeán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition 2025CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:€19 Max word count:3,000 Top Prize:€2,000 and publication in the literary journal Southword

thu31jul12:58 pm12:58 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineBerggruen Prize Essay CompetitionCategoryEssayInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:10,000 Top Prize:$50,000

thu31jul2:49 pm5:00 pmPast DeadlineWild Atlantic Words Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryIrelandEntry Fee:€10 Max word count:3,000 Top Prize:€500

thu31jul10:53 pm10:53 pmPast DeadlineSouthlands Arts Creative Writing Competition 2025CategoryFiction,Non-fictionUnited KingdomEntry Fee:£3 Max word count:2,000 Top Prize:£100

thu31jul11:00 pm11:00 pmPast DeadlineWOW! Creative Nonfiction Essay ContestCategoryEssay,Short Non-fictionInternationalEntry Fee:$12 Max word count:1,000 Top Prize:$500, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow

thu31jul11:04 pm11:04 pmPast DeadlineThe Winchester Poetry Prize 2025CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:£6 Max word count:40 lines Top Prize:£1000

August

fri01aug6:37 pm6:37 pmPast Deadline2025 Best Indie Book AwardsCategoryPublished BooksInternationalEntry Fee:$75 Max word count:No limit Top Prize:$500 (minimum)

wed06aug10:34 pm10:34 pmPast DeadlineAurora Prize for Writing 2025CategoryPoetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£9 Max word count:2,000 (short stories); 60 lines (poetry) Top Prize:£500 cash, publication, feedback from a leading literary agent, free Society of Authors’ membership, and more

thu07aug8:18 pm8:18 pmPast DeadlineHG Wells Short Story Competition 2025CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£10 Max word count:5,000 Top Prize:£1,000 and publication

sun10aug12:11 am12:11 amPast DeadlineCRAFT 2025 First Chapters ContestCategoryNovel,NovellaInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:5,000 Top Prize:$2,000 and a full manuscript critique

fri15aug12:00 am12:00 amPast DeadlineThe Sublingua Prize for PoetryCategoryPoetryUSAEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:Full manuscript (48-80 pages) Top Prize:$500, publication, 25 author copies, weeklong writing retreat, and more!

fri15aug11:13 am11:13 amPast DeadlineWriter’s Digest’s Self-Published E-book AwardsCategoryPublished BooksInternationalEntry Fee:$100 Max word count:No limit Top Prize:$5,000, Featured interview in issue of Writer’s Digest, paid trip to the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, and more!

fri15aug4:31 pm4:31 pmPast DeadlineThe Bournemouth Writing PrizeCategoryPoetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£10 Max word count: 3,000 (short stories); 30 lines (poetry) Top Prize:£1,000 and publication

fri15aug9:04 pm9:04 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineThe Yale Drama Series 2026International Competition for Emerging PlaywrightsCategoryPlaywritingInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:No limit (minimum 65 pages) Top Prize:$10,000, publication by Yale University Press

thu21aug4:00 am11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlinePen & Quill's 3rd Annual Summer CompetitionCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:1,500 Top Prize:$200

sun24aug10:45 pm10:45 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineThe Not Quite Write Prize for FLESH FictionErotic fiction competitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:1,500 Top Prize:$500 and a trophy

wed27aug2:38 pm2:38 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineGreen Stories Flash Fiction CompetitionCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:500 Top Prize:£300

fri29augAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineInk of Ages Fiction PrizeHistorical and mythology-inspired short story contestCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:2,000 Top Prize:$1,000 and custom artwork

fri29aug6:00 pm6:00 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineSt. Andrew's Poetry Contest 2025CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:No limit Top Prize:$250

sun31aug4:57 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineAnthology Poetry Competition 2025CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:€18 Max word count:40 lines Top Prize:€1000

sun31aug5:05 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineAnthology Personal Memoir Competition 2025CategoryMemoirInternationalEntry Fee:€15 Max word count:1500 Top Prize:€500

sun31aug10:07 am10:07 amPast DeadlineAesthetica Creative Writing AwardCategoryPoetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£18 Max word count:2,000 (fiction); 40 lines (poetry) Top Prize:£5,000, publication, and a big package of other benefits

sun31aug12:00 pm12:00 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineIntrepid Times Travel Writing Competition - "A Book Led Me There"Travel Writing CompetitionCategoryMemoir,Non-fiction,Short Non-fictionInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:2,000 Top Prize:$300

sun31aug12:43 pm12:43 pmPast DeadlineOxford Flash Fiction PrizeCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:£7 Max word count:1000 Top Prize:£1000 and publication

sun31aug2:31 pm2:31 pmPast DeadlineEdinburgh True Flash AwardCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee: £10 Max word count:250 Top Prize:£500 and publication

sun31aug2:55 pm2:55 pmPast DeadlineVirtual EventFool for Poetry International Chapbook CompetitionCategoryChapbookInternationalEntry Fee:€25 Top Prize:€1000, publication, and featured reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival (with three-night hotel stay and full board)

sun31aug2:56 pm2:56 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineI'm Obsessed Writing ContestGotham Writers WorkshopCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:101 Top Prize:Publication on website + a free Gotham Writing class

sun31aug4:05 pm4:05 pmPast DeadlineEdinburgh Award for Flash Fiction 2025CategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:£10 Max word count:250 Top Prize:£2,000 and publication

sun31aug4:17 pm4:17 pmPast DeadlineSaveAs Writers’ International Writing CompetitionCategoryPoetry,ProseInternationalEntry Fee:£4 Max word count:60 lines (poetry); 3500 words (prose) Top Prize:£200

sun31aug8:00 pm5:00 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineLetterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival Non Fiction Writing CompetitionCategoryNon-fictionIrelandEntry Fee:Free Max word count:400 Top Prize:€150

sun31aug9:06 pm9:06 pmPast DeadlineAjuda Foundation Creative Writing CompetitionCategoryMemoir,Poetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£10 Max word count:Depends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize:£100 and publication

sun31aug11:00 pm11:00 pmPast DeadlineWOW! Summer 2025 Flash Fiction ContestCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:$10 Max word count:750 Top Prize:$400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate

September

mon01sep3:03 pm3:03 pmPast DeadlineGinosko Flash Fiction ContestCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:£5 Max word count:1000 Top Prize:$500 and publication

fri05sep12:00 pm12:00 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineInclusive Voices Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:550 Top Prize:Echo Dot

sun07sep3:21 pm3:21 pmPast DeadlineVirtual EventFrontier Poetry 2025 Myths & Fables PrizeCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:no more than three poems (five pages) Top Prize:$3000 and publication

sun07sep7:38 pm7:38 pmPast DeadlineSummer Short Story Award for New WritersCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:6000 Top Prize:$3,000 and publication

sun07sep11:57 pm11:57 pmPast DeadlineSoutham Book Festival Flash Fiction Competition 2025CategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:£3 Max word count:100 Top Prize:£60

mon15sep9:00 am9:00 pmPast DeadlineVirtual EventWild Muse Nature Writing PrizeShare your journey of nature's wisdom and healingCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee:£10 (bursaries available for those who might find the entry fee prohibitive) Max word count:2,000 Top Prize:£750

mon15sep12:00 pm11:59 pmPast DeadlineVirtual Event2025 Best in Rural Writing ContestCategoryFiction,Non-fictionInternationalEntry Fee:$10 Max word count:7,000 Top Prize:$500

mon22sep3:50 pm3:50 pmPast DeadlineMslexia Women's Short Story Competition 2025CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£12 Max word count:3,000 Top Prize:£3,000 and publication

thu25sep6:59 pm6:59 pmPast Deadline2025 Book Pipeline Unpublished ContestCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee:$45 Max word count:Depends on category (check organizer Top Prize:$25,000, industry circulation, executive development

sat27sep11:06 pm11:06 pmPast DeadlineVirtual EventPoetry Super Highway 2025 Poetry ContestCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:$1 Max word count:No limit Top Prize:50% of the entry fees collected and publication

tue30sep1:00 am12:00 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineMichael Round PrizeFrom Croydon WritersCategoryFictionInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:1,200 Top Prize:£100

tue30sep3:47 am3:47 amPast DeadlineTHE WRITERS' COLLEGE Short Story CompetitionProudly Supporting Emerging WritersCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:Free until 30 June. $15 afterwards. Max word count:2,000 Top Prize:$1000

tue30sep4:59 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineAnthology Flash Fiction Competition 2025CategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee:€12 Max word count:250 Top Prize:€300

tue30sep12:00 am11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Past DeadlineVirtual EventNightmare on Story Street100 Word Horror ContestCategoryFiction,Flash Fiction,Micro Fiction,Short FictionInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:100 Top Prize:$100

tue30sep12:00 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineVirtual EventThe Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction AwardCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:10,000 Top Prize:$1,500

tue30sep5:03 am11:59 pmPast DeadlineAnthology Nature Writing Competition 2025CategoryNon-fictionInternationalEntry Fee:€15 Max word count:1500 Top Prize:€300

tue30sep12:12 pm12:12 pmPast Deadline2025 Hammond House Publishing International Literary PrizeCategoryPoetry,Scriptwriting,Short Story,SongwritingInternationalEntry Fee:£10 Max word count:5000 (short story); 40 lines (poetry); 10 pages (scripts) Top Prize:£1000, publication, and fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts

tue30sep1:08 pm1:08 pmPast DeadlineThe One Page Poetry ContestCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:$25 Max word count:Must fit on a single page Top Prize:$2,000 and publication

tue30sep2:23 pm2:23 pmPast DeadlineSouthword Editor’s Poetry AwardCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:€24 Max word count:No limit (?) - Check with organizer to confirm Top Prize:€1,000 and publication

tue30sep3:59 pm3:59 pmPast DeadlineThe Moth Nature Writing Prize 2025CategoryPoetry,ProseInternationalEntry Fee:€15 Max word count:4,000 Top Prize:€1,000 and a week at The Moth Retreat in Ireland

tue30sep5:12 pm5:12 pmPast DeadlineThe Paul Cave Prize for Literature 2025CategoryFlash Fiction,Novella,Poetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:$15 Max word count:Depends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize:£200 and publication

tue30sep6:57 pm6:57 pmPast DeadlineHenshaw Press Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£6 Max word count:2,000 Top Prize:£200 and publication

tue30sep8:49 pm8:49 pmPast DeadlinePudding Press Detritus Writing CompetitionFor unpublished writers whose work has been previously rejectedCategoryFictionInternationalEntry Fee:£10 Max word count:20 pages Top Prize:Publishing contract

tue30sep5:00 pm5:00 pmPast DeadlineVirtual EventThe Letter Review Prize for NonfictionCategoryNon-fictionInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:5,000 Top Prize:$333

tue30sep5:00 pm5:00 pmPast DeadlineVirtual EventThe Letter Review Prize for BooksCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee:$25 Max word count:5,000 Top Prize:$333

tue30sep5:00 pm11:59 pmPast DeadlineVirtual EventThe Letter Review Prize for Short FictionShort Story Contest & Flash Fiction ContestCategoryFlash Fiction,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:5,000 Top Prize:$333

tue30sep5:00 pm11:59 pmPast DeadlineVirtual EventThe Letter Review Prize for PoetryCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee:$15 Max word count:70 Lines Top Prize:$333

tue30sep11:59 pm11:59 pmPast DeadlineVirtual EventCrowvus Ghost Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£3 Max word count:4000 Top Prize:£100 and publication

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