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 Month

September

sun01sep12:54 pmfri01nov11:54 amThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedThe 2025 Commonwealth Short Story PrizeCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count5,000 Top Prize£5,000 and publication

thu05septue01octCompletedTennessee Williams Fiction ContestCategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry Fee$25 Max word count7,000 Top Prize$1,500

thu05sep(sep 5)5:40 pmtue15oct(oct 15)5:40 pmCompletedTennessee Williams Poetry ContestCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee$51 Max word count400 lines Top Prize$1,000

sun15sep12:00 amsun11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedNightmare on Story Street ContestCategoryMicro FictionInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count100 Top Prize100

mon30sepAll DayCompletedJoy Bale Boone Poetry PrizeCategoryPoetryUSAEntry Fee$10 Max word countNo limit Top Prize$500

October

sun01sep12:54 pmfri01nov11:54 amThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedThe 2025 Commonwealth Short Story PrizeCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count5,000 Top Prize£5,000 and publication

thu05septue01octCompletedTennessee Williams Fiction ContestCategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry Fee$25 Max word count7,000 Top Prize$1,500

thu05sep(sep 5)5:40 pmtue15oct(oct 15)5:40 pmCompletedTennessee Williams Poetry ContestCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee$51 Max word count400 lines Top Prize$1,000

tue01octAll DayCompleted34th Annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ PrizeCategoryNon-fiction,Poetry,Short FictionInternationalEntry Fee$25 Max word count8,500 words (fiction/non-fiction); 6 to 12 pages (poetry) Top Prize$5,000 and publication

tue01octAll DayCompletedTom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry ContestCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee$22 Max word count250 lines Top Prize$3,500

wed02oct12:00 amwed12:00 amThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedMoney Chronicles: A Story Initiative 2nd EditionCategoryShort StoryUSAEntry FeeFree Max word countNo limit Top Prize$1000 and publication

wed02octAll DayCompletedSaints & Sinners Short Fiction ContestOpen to LGBTQ+ authors at all stages of their careersInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word count7,000 Top Prize$500 and publication

mon07octAll DayCompletedPeter Porter Poetry Prize 2025CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee$30 Max word count60 lines Top Prize$6,000

sun13octAll DayCompletedThe Galley Beggar Press Short Story PrizeCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£11 Max word count6,000 Top Prize£2500

mon14oct12:01 ammon11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedLatino Voice in Children's Literature Writing ContestCategoryFull Manuscript,Non-fiction,Short FictionUSAEntry FeeFree Max word count800 Top Prize$1000

tue15oct1:45 pmtue1:45 pmCompletedMarlowe & Christie Novel PrizeCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee£19 Max word count3000 Top Prize£1,100

tue03sep3:09 pmtue3:09 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedThe Book Edit Writers’ Prize 2024CategoryNovelUKEntry FeeFree Max word countthe first 1,000 words of your novel, a (500-word max) synopsis and a brief note on your writing experience to date Top PrizePublication and other perks

tue15oct3:35 pmtue12:00 amCompletedCaledonia Novel Award 2025CategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee£28 Max word countFirst 20 pages and a 200-word synopsis Top Prize£1500

tue15oct10:52 pmtue10:52 pmCompletedThe Raven Short Story ContestCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee$35 Max word count2500 Top Prize$300

wed16octAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedCarol Shields Prize for FictionCelebrating creativity and excellence by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United StatesCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word countFull manuscript Top Prize$150,000

wed16oct3:30 pmwed3:30 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedAnisfield-Wolf Book AwardsCategoryFull Manuscript,Multiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word countFull manuscript Top Prize$10,000

sun20octAll DayCompletedEYELANDS BOOK AWARDS 2024International book award based in GreeceCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee€30 Max word countNo limit Top PrizeGrand prize - Five-day stay in Athens, Greece

sun20octAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedLetterkenny Literary Festival Flash Fiction competitionCategoryFlash FictionIrelandEntry FeeFree Max word count300 Top Prize€150

sun20oct7:16 pmsun7:16 pmCompletedIronbridge Festival Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£4 Max word count35 lines Top Prize£300 and publication

sat31aug9:18 pmsat11:59 pmCompletedCheltenham Poetry Festival 2024 International Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£4 Max word count50 lines Top Prize£300 plus slot at Festival

wed23oct1:00 pmwed10:00 pmCompletedFFF Competition Twenty-FourCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee£3.95 Max word count300 Top Prize£150

fri25oct2:23 pmfri2:23 pmCompletedThe Dark Poets PrizeCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£5 Max word count200 Top Prize£500, certificate, t-shirt

sat26oct12:27 amsat12:27 amCompletedScratch A4 - The Poet & the EchoCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£4 Max word count1000 Top Prize Feedback from judges + invitation to read your work in Soho, London on Saturday 7th December

wed28aug5:41 pmwed5:41 pmCompletedThe Masters Review Novel Excerpt ContestCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word count6,000 Top Prize$3,000, online publication; and a consultation with a literary agent

mon28oct7:14 pmmon6:00 pmCompletedBozarts' Worlds End Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryUK & IrelandEntry Fee£2.50 or £5 Max word countTwo Verses Top Prize£200

thu31octAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedThe Solstice Writing Prize for Young WritersA nature-themed creative writing prize for 7- to 25-year-oldsCategoryPoetry,Short StoryUKEntry FeeFree Max word count500 words (short stories); 40 lines (poetry) Top Prize£100 and publication

thu31octAll DayCompletedTrio International Poetry CompetitionCharitable cause - entry fees will be used to build a community school in UgandaCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£5 Max word count40 lines Top Prize£1,000

thu31octAll DayCompletedNovel Opening and Synopsis CompetitionCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee£10 Max word count3000 Top Prize£500 and publication

thu31octAll DayCompletedAnthology Poetry Competition 2024CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee€18 Max word count40 lines Top Prize€1000

thu31octAll DayCompletedBedford Short Story Writing CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£8.50 Max word count3000 Top Prize£1500

thu31oct11:59 amthu11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedDe LYON WORLD Third Annual Writing CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count5,000 Top PrizePublication, free copy of the anthology, certificate of achievement

thu31oct12:00 pmthu12:00 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedVoice.club Monthly Flash Fiction ContestCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count350 Top Prize$25 Amazon Gift Card

thu31oct12:05 pmthu12:05 pmCompletedTotally Lit Micro Fiction PrizeSupporting The Carers FoundationCategoryMicro FictionAustraliaEntry Fee$20 Max word count500 Top Prize$500

thu31oct11:59 pmthu11:59 pmCompletedWOW! Women on Writing Fall 2024 Flash Fiction ContestCategoryFlash FictionUSAEntry Fee$10 Max word count750 Top Prize$400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate

thu31oct11:59 pmthu11:59 pmCompletedWOW! Women On Writing Creative Nonfiction Essay ContestCategoryEssayUSAEntry Fee$12 Max word count1,000 Top Prize$500, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow's Store

November

sun01sep12:54 pmfri01nov11:54 amThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedThe 2025 Commonwealth Short Story PrizeCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count5,000 Top Prize£5,000 and publication

sat02nov10:43 pmsat10:43 pmCompletedKurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction PrizeNorth American ReviewCategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry Fee$23 Max word count10,000 Top Prize$1,000 and publication

tue01oct3:15 pmtue3:15 pmCompletedEGG+FROG Inspirathlon 2024CategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry Fee£6 Max word count800 Top Prize£100 and publication

mon11nov12:00 pmmon12:00 amCompletedF(r)iction Writing ContestsCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee$10 - $15 Max word countVaries (check organizer's website for details) Top Prize1000

fri15novAll DayCompletedThe SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2024CategoryMicro FictionInternationalEntry Fee$11 Max word count250 Top Prize$1,000 and publication

fri15nov1:41 pmfri1:41 pmCompletedThe Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2024CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£9 Max word count3,000 Top Prize£1,000, an online creative writing course with Creative Writing Ink, and publication

sat16nov12:00 amsat11:59 pmCompletedFosseway Writers Short Story Competition 2024CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£5 Max word count2500 Top Prize£50

fri22nov11:34 pmfri11:34 pmCompletedNeilma Sidney Short Story Prize 2024CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word count3000 Top Prize$5,000 and publication

tue26nov5:34 pmtue5:34 pmCompletedNarrative Magazine Fall 2024 Story ContestCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$27 Max word count15,000 Top Prize$2,500 and publication

sat30novAll DayCompletedGregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition 2024CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee€7 Max word count40 lines Top Prize€2,000 and publication

sat30novAll DayCompletedBath Children’s Novel Award 2024CategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee£29.99 Max word count5,000 plus one page synopsis of novel Top Prize£5,000

sat30novAll DayCompletedAnthology Travel Writing Competition 2024CategoryNon-fictionInternationalEntry Fee€15 Max word count1000 Top Prize€500

sat30novAll DayCompletedTHE BATH NOVEL AWARDSInternational writing competition for novels and children’s booksCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee£29.99 ( sponsored places for writers on a low income available) Max word count5,000 Top Prize£5,000 and full manuscript feedback

sat30nov1:45 amsat11:45 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedFriends Who Write Season 3CategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word countNo limit Top Prize$1,500

sat30nov6:25 amsat11:59 pmCompletedTadpole Press 100-Word Writing ContestCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$15 Max word count100 Top Prize$2,000

sat30nov2:05 pmsat2:05 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedOwlcrate Press ‘Future States of Stars’ Anthology SubmissionsCategoryShort FictionInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count8500 Top Prize10 cents per word

sat30nov2:35 pmsat2:35 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedEleventh Hour Literary’s Prose ContestCategoryMultiple categoriesUSAEntry FeeFree Max word countCheck organizer's website for details Top Prize$200 and publication

sat30nov3:12 pmsat11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedDE LYON WORLD Fourth Annual Poetry Writing CompetitionCategoryPoetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count40 lines (poetry); 2500 words (short story) Top PrizePublication, free copy of the anthology, certificate of recognition

sat30nov3:34 pmsat3:34 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedThe Safal Kiswahili African Literature PrizeFor writers anywhere in the world who write in Kiswahili (Swahili)CategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word countDepends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize$5,000

December

mon02dec2:09 pmmon11:00 pmCompletedBardsy’s 2024 Anthology Contest: First ChaptersCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word count2500 Top Prize$1,000

tue10dec11:17 pmtue11:17 pmCompletedThe Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation Essay ContestCategoryEssayInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count2500 Top Prize4000

sun15dec9:00 amsun11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedFabuly Writer's ChallengeCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count2000 Top Prize$500 and publication

sun15dec1:00 pmsun1:00 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedMinotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America Best First Novel CompetitionFirst Crime Novel Competition CategoryFull Manuscript,NovelEntry FeeFree Max word countFull manuscript (check organizer's guidelines for minimum word count) Top Prize$10,000

sun15dec7:45 pmsun7:45 pmCompletedMarlowe and Christie Flash Fiction PrizeSubmit a 250 word story inspired by Christmas CategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee£11 Max word count250 Top Prize$325​​

sun15dec11:59 pmsun11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedInkWellness Writing Contest 2024CategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count3,000 Top PrizePublished in our 2024 Edition

mon16dec3:23 pmmon3:23 pmCompletedGlobe Soup 2024 Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£8 Max word count8,000 Top Prize£2,000

thu19dec7:35 pmthu7:35 pmCompletedNarratively 2024 Memoir PrizeCategoryMemoirInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word count7,000 Top Prize$3,000 and publication

sat28dec10:44 pmsat10:44 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Repeating EventVirtual EventThe Future Scholar Foundation Short Story CompetitionShort story competition for elementary and middle school studentsCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count350 Top Prize$25 Amazon Gift Card

tue31dec12:00 amtue11:59 pmCompletedKiller Shorts Horror Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee$30 Max word count6000 Top PrizePublication, Career Mentorship Call, Scrivener Writing Software, Book Brush 1 Year Gold Membership, trophy

tue31decAll DayThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedStories of Inspiration - Non-Fiction EssaysOpen Submissions Throughout 2024CategoryEssay,Non-fictionInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count2,000 Top PrizePublication

tue31dec12:02 amtue12:02 amThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedArkbound Writing CompetitionExploring Scottish Natural Landscapes, Cultural Heritage, and Environmental PreservationCategoryPoetry,ProseUKEntry FeeFree Max word count4,500 Top PrizeCopy of book. Monetary prize TBD.

tue31dec9:00 amtue11:59 pmCompletedDo Wha(TS) WriteCategoryFlash Fiction,Short FictionInternationalEntry Fee$3 Max word count1000 Top Prize$200

tue31dec12:00 pmtue11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedElizabeth Alexander Creative Writing AwardInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count7500 Top Prize$500

tue31dec6:05 pmtue6:05 pmCompletedVirtual EventThe Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Unpublished BooksAll entries are considered for publication, submission to the Pushcart Prize, and for further anthologies.CategoryNon-fiction,Poetry,Short Fiction,Unpublished BooksInternationalEntry Fee$15 - $25 Max word countDepends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize$1,000 and publication

tue31dec10:52 pmtue10:52 pmCompletedIrish Haiku Society – International Haiku CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee€3 Max word count17 syllables Top Prize€200

January

wed01jan6:50 pmwed6:50 pmCompletedThe Eunice Williams Nonfiction PrizeCategoryEssay,Non-fictionInternationalEntry Fee$9 - $15 Max word count5,000 Top Prize$400

mon06jan12:07 ammon12:07 amCompletedShepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival 2025 Poetry CompetitionTHEME: TREASURES OF NATURECategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£4 Max word count30 lines Top Prize£300

mon13jan4:43 pmmon4:43 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedDiscoveries 2025 Women’s Novel PrizeCategoryNovelUK & IrelandEntry FeeFree Max word count10,000 + synopsis Top Prize£5,000 and offer of representation from Curtis Brown Literary Agency

tue14jan4:05 pmtue4:05 pmCompletedThe 2025 Colorado Prize for PoetryCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee$28 Max word count100 pages Top Prize$2,500 honorarium and publication by the Center for Literary Publishing

wed15jan12:15 amwed12:15 amThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedDolors Alberola Poetry PrizeCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count800 verses or lines Top PrizeTranslation, publication, copies of book, royalties

wed15jan10:23 amwed12:00 amCompletedThe Bournemouth Writing Prize 2025CategoryPoetry,Short StoryUKEntry Fee£10 Max word count30 lines (Poetry); 3000 words (short story) Top Prize£500 and publication

wed15jan2:50 pmwed2:50 pmCompletedStoryBottle Co. Short Story ContestCategoryShort StoryUSAEntry Fee$15 Max word count10,000 Top Prize$1000

wed15jan5:59 pmwed5:59 pmCompleted2025 Rattle Chapbook PrizeCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee$30 Top Prize$5,000 and 500 author copies of the published chapbook

fri17jan11:59 pmfri11:59 pmCompletedJerboa Lit's Inaugural 48-Hour Flash Fiction CompetitionCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word count500 Top Prize$1,000

tue28jan1:57 pmtue1:57 pmCompletedThe 2025 Calibre Essay PrizeCategoryEssayInternationalEntry Fee$30 Max word count5,000 Top Prize$5,000 and publication

tue28jan3:41 pmtue3:41 pmCompletedThe 12th Ó Bhéal Five Words International Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee€5 Max word count50 lines Top Prize€750

tue28jan10:44 pmtue10:44 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Repeating EventVirtual EventThe Future Scholar Foundation Short Story CompetitionShort story competition for elementary and middle school studentsCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count350 Top Prize$25 Amazon Gift Card

fri31jan12:00 amfri11:59 pmCompletedThe Screw Turn Flash Fiction CompetitionCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee$15 Max word count1,000 Top Prize$1,000

fri31jan12:01 amfri11:59 pmCompletedThe Geneva Writers Group Literary Prize 2025CategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee25 CHF Max word count1500 words (Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction); 15 lines (poetry) Top Prize100 CHF plus 1 free GWG workshop in 2025, publication, invitation to open mic night

fri31jan3:17 pmfri3:17 pmCompletedSmall Harbor Publishing Laureate PrizeCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee$25 Max word count80 pages Top Prize$500, publication, and 20 copies of book

fri31jan3:26 pmfri3:26 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedCheshire Prize for Literature 2024/25CategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word countDepends on category (check organizer's website) Top PrizePublication

fri31jan5:18 pmfri5:18 pmCompletedFiction Factory First Chapter + Synopsis Competition​CategorySynopsisInternationalEntry Fee£18 Max word count5,000 Top Prize£500 + an appraisal

fri31jan5:29 pmfri5:29 pmCompletedMagma Poetry CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£5 Max word count50 lines Top Prize£1,000

fri31jan6:15 pmfri6:15 pmCompletedKent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition 2025CategoryPoetryInternationalEntry Fee£5 Max word count40 lines Top Prize£1,000 and publication

fri31jan6:29 pmfri11:59 pmCompletedGeminga Contest 2025CategoryFlash Fiction,Micro Fiction,Poetry,Short FictionInternationalEntry Fee$5 Max word count100 Top Prize$100 and publication

fri31jan6:40 pmfri6:40 pmCompletedWOW! Creative Nonfiction Essay ContestCategoryNon-fictionInternationalEntry Fee$12 Max word count1,000 Top Prize$500, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow's Store

fri31jan8:00 pmfri8:00 pmCompletedThe 47th Nimrod Literary AwardsCategoryPoetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee$25 Max word count7,500 (fiction); 3-10 pages (poetry) Top Prize$2,000 and publication

fri31jan10:27 pmfri10:27 pmCompletedBristol Short Story Prize 2025CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£12 Max word count4,000 Top Prize£1,000

fri31jan11:23 pmfri11:23 pmCompletedNew Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2025CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£10 Max word count300 Top Prize£1,100 and publication

fri31jan11:29 pmfri11:29 pmCompletedStory Unlikely's Annual Short Story ContestCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count4,000 Top Prize$1,500 and publication

fri31jan11:35 pmfri11:35 pmCompletedRotten: A Valentine's ContestCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$10 Max word count5000 Top Prize$200

February

sun02feb6:19 pmsun6:19 pmCompletedBath Flash Fiction Award 2025CategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee£9 Max word count300 Top Prize£1,000

sun02feb7:54 pmsun7:54 pmCompletedThe Masters Review Winter Short Story Award for New WritersCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee$20 Max word count6,000 Top Prize$3,000 and publication

mon03feb11:11 pmmon11:11 pmCompletedMichael Waters Poetry PrizeCategoryPoetryUSAEntry Fee$30 Max word count100 pages Top Prize$6,000 and publication

thu13feb12:00 amthu11:59 pmCompletedNext Generation Indie Book AwardsCategoryFull ManuscriptCanadaEntry Fee$75 Max word countNo limit Top Prize$1500

fri14feb11:11 pmfri11:11 pmCompletedRhys Davies Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryUKEntry Fee£8 Max word count5,000 Top Prize£1,000 and publication

sat15feb5:24 pmsat5:24 pmCompletedMurder Squad Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£8 Max word count1500 Top Prize£100 cash prize and winner certificate

sun23feb10:00 amsun10:00 pmCompletedFFF Competition Twenty-SixCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee£3.95 Max word count300 Top Prize£150

sun23feb7:05 pmsun6:00 pmCompletedBook a Break Flash Fiction CompetitionCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee€8 Max word count500 Top PrizeFour-night stay for two people in Aix en Provence, France

mon24feb10:58 pmmon10:58 pmCompletedThe Elmbridge Literary CompetitionCategoryPoetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee£8 (free for under 18s) Max word count1500 (short story); 30 lines (poetry) Top Prize£250

thu27febAll DayCompletedNext Generation Short Story AwardsA not-for-profit international awards program for authors of short stories.CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee$25 Max word count5,000 Top Prize$500 and publication

fri28feb12:00 amfri11:59 pmCompleted7th Annual First Thousand Words Contest by Writerwerx UniversityCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$10 Max word count1,000 Top Prize$1,100 in cash and prizes, your book 20,000 book lovers, award badge, winning author featured annually in contest promotions.

fri28feb12:00 amfri11:59 pmCompletedRigel 2025 Contest for Authors and ArtistsCategoryMultiple categoriesInternationalEntry Fee$5 Max word count1,500 (short stories); 14 lines (poetry); 6 pages (graphic novels) Top Prize$100 and publication

fri28feb12:00 pmfri12:00 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedVoice.club Monthly Flash Fiction ContestCategoryFiction,Flash Fiction,Short Fiction,Short StoryInternationalEntry FeeFREE Max word count350 Top Prize$25

fri28feb2:14 pmfri2:14 pmCompletedThe Margery Allingham Short Mystery CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£18 Max word count3,500 Top Prize£500

fri28feb2:19 pmfri2:19 pmCompletedEmerging Author Dagger Crime Novel CompetitionCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee£42 Max word count3,000 (novel opening) + 1,500 (synopsis) Top Prize£500

fri28feb2:52 pmfri11:59 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedWrite or Flight - The World's First Reality Show For WritersCategoryMemoirInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count2000 Top Prize$10,000 book advance

fri28feb2:57 pmfri2:57 pmCompletedAWP Award Series 2025CategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee$30 Max word countDepends on category (check organizer's website) Top Prize$5,500 and publication

fri28feb2:58 pmfri2:58 pmCompletedEdinburgh Essay AwardOpen to writers worldwide and essays on any topicCategoryEssayInternationalEntry Fee£10 Max word count2,000 Top Prize£1,000

fri28feb3:03 pmfri3:03 pmCompletedEdinburgh Short Story Award 2025Open to unpublished writers worldwideCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee£11 Max word count2000 Top Prize £3,000

fri28feb3:09 pmfri3:09 pmCompletedEdinburgh Young Adult Fiction PrizeFor Novels and Graphic NovelsCategoryNovelInternationalEntry Fee£25 Max word count5,000 Top Prize£1,500

fri28feb3:30 pmfri3:30 pmCompletedSTAR Award for Published Women's Fiction AuthorsCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee$60 Max word countNo limit (60,000 words minumum) Top Prize$500

fri28feb4:19 pmfri11:59 pmCompletedCranked Anvil Quarterly Flash Fiction PrizeCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee£5 Max word count500 Top Prize£100

fri28feb5:00 pmfri5:37 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedBridge House Annual AnthologyCall for submissionsCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count5000 Top PrizePublication (24 stories selected)

fri28feb5:28 pmfri5:28 pmCompletedTHE 2025 NEW ENGLAND READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS CONTESTCategoryNovel,NovellaInternationalEntry Fee$30 Max word count80,000 Top PrizeStory & Character Development Coaching by Jeannie Moon of Five Harbor Literary

fri28feb6:35 pmfri11:59 pmCompletedWOW! Winter 2025 Flash Fiction ContestCategoryFlash FictionInternationalEntry Fee$10 Max word count750 Top Prize$400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate

fri28feb8:22 pmfri8:22 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!CompletedThe Canterbury Tales Writing CompetitionCategoryPoetryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count500 Top Prize£300 for winner and £1000 for their school library

fri28feb10:44 pmfri10:44 pmThis event is FREE to enter! Yay!Repeating EventVirtual EventThe Future Scholar Foundation Short Story CompetitionShort story competition for elementary and middle school studentsCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry FeeFree Max word count350 Top Prize$25 Amazon Gift Card

View full caledar of events scheduled for this year