This list shows writing events with opportunities to win prizes and get published with deadlines in SEPTEMBER 2025. For a list of all current (upcoming) events, please refer to our main calendar page

Note: We do not host any of the events listed here. If you have any questions about a particular event, please reach out to the event organizer. Always do your own research before submitting your work, especially if participating in the event requires paying an entry fee.

September 2025

mon01sep(sep 1)2:08 amtue30(sep 30)2:08 am Snowfall & Silence Short Story ContestThe Elegant Literature Award for New WritersCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:Free (for Elegant Literature members) Max word count:2,000 Top Prize:$3,000, 10 cents per word, publication, and free enrollment in the New Novelist Accelerator program

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

thu25sep6:59 pm6:59 pm2025 Book Pipeline Unpublished ContestCategoryFull ManuscriptInternationalEntry Fee:$45 Max word count:Depends on category (check organizer Top Prize:$25,000, industry circulation, executive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 pmVirtual 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!Michael Round PrizeFrom Croydon WritersCategoryFictionInternationalEntry Fee:Free Max word count:1,200 Top Prize:£100

tue30sep3:47 am3:47 amTHE 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 pmAnthology 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!Virtual 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 pmVirtual EventThe Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction AwardCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:10,000 Top Prize:$1,500

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

tue30sep8:52 am8:52 amCreative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2025CategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£12 Max word count:3,000 Top Prize:£1,000, an online creative writing course, and publication

tue30sep12:12 pm12:12 pm2025 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 pmThe 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 pmSouthword 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 pmThe 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 pmThe 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 pmHenshaw Press Short Story CompetitionCategoryShort StoryInternationalEntry Fee:£6 Max word count:2,000 Top Prize:£200 and publication

tue30sep8:49 pm8:49 pmPudding 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 pmVirtual EventThe Letter Review Prize for NonfictionCategoryNon-fictionInternationalEntry Fee:$20 Max word count:5,000 Top Prize:$333

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

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

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

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