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CAFE WRITERS POETRY COMPETITION 2025

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  Full details  CAFE WRITERS POETRY COMPETITION 2025 IS NOW OPEN Closing Date 23rd November 2025 (Midnight GMT) PRIZES 1st £1000 2nd £300 3rd £200 Three Commended Prizes of £30 Norfolk Prize £50 For the best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident not winning another prize. ENTRY FEE £5 per poem; or £13 for 3 poems & £4 per poem thereafter. Concessions: We offer free entry of up to two poems to any UK resident with a total household income of less than £16,000. Your status to claim this will be taken on trust. See below for more details. Our Sole Judge: Jessica Mookherjee is a British poet of Bengali heritage. She grew up in Wales and London and now lives in Kent. She has been published in many print and online journals and anthologies and was twice highly commended for best single poem in the Forward Prize 2017 and 2021. She is author of three full collections from Nine Arches Press: ‘Flood’, ‘Tigress’ and ...
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Wildfire ABC

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  Full details  Wildfire Words offers writers worldwide three cash prizes — £150, £75, or £35 — plus free publication of an audio book ONLINE. Up to 20 poems and/or stories as text with the author’s voice.     The judges are Dr Katherine Parsons, Marilyn Timms, Howard Timms All entries will be checked for anonymity, then read by Dr Katherine Parsons , who will produce a long list of potential prizewinners. Next, Wildfire’s publishing team of Marilyn and Howard Timms will join Katherine to read the long-listed entries and listen to a sample audio supplied with each. The three judges will vote for first, second, and third prize winners plus Highly Commended (shortlisted) entries. All long-listed writers will be invited to publish their work with audio of their voice in the ABC Anthology to be published by Wildfire Words. Sample audio books for you see and hear Preview of Tempo of Colour audio book Gain free access to Waves at the ...
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Sonnet or not

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  Full details  Sonnet or Not 2025   Poetry Competition is now open . The 2025 prizes remain the same as last year. First prize £500, Second prize £250 and third prize £125 The Fee is £6 for the first poem and £3 for all subsequent poems. On your first submission, when you enter on line, £3 will automatically be deducted from the total if you submit three or more poems [i.e the third poem you submit is free]. This year's sole Judge is Ian Duhig. Ian Duhig worked with homeless people for fifteen years before becoming a writer. He won the Forward Best Poem Prize once, the National Poetry Competition twice and his New and Selected Poems the 2022 Hawthornden Prize for Literature. 'An Arbitrary Light Bulb' was the Poetry Book Society 2024 Winter Choice. Entry Form: Please download the  Sonnet or Not 2025 leaflet   and read the rules before you enter. ...
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Wetherby Festival

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 Full details  Music / Art / Film / Poetry/ Literature / Comedy/Theatre **** Our programme will soon be issued as a pull-out in the Excelle magazine. Keep an eye open for it. Copies will also be made available in the Library, Town Hall, Cinema and other spots about Wetherby. If you can’t wait here is a digital copy . More detail for each event is posted on the ‘What’s On’ and ‘Tickets’ pages. Click on the menu at the top of the page. ****  
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The Paz Prize for Poetry

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Full details    The Paz Prize for Poetry Competition Guidelines Miami Book Fair will award one $2,000 prize every other year (in even years) for the publication of a previously unpublished book of poetry originally written in Spanish by an American resident.  The prize will recognize book-length manuscripts of poetry written in Spanish. Translations, works of literary criticism and scholarly texts do not qualify.  The next Paz Prize competition will open in May, 2026. The winner will be selected by an esteemed Spanish-speaking poet.  The chosen book will be translated into English by an experienced translator, and will be published in a bilingual edition. Eligible poets include: U.S. Citizens Residents of the United States for a ten-year period prior to January 1 of the prize year, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Legal Permanent Status (LPS), or any sub...
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The Porter Flemming Literary Competition

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  Full details  DETAILS $7,000 IN CASH AWARDS!   Literary competition categories: Fiction —Short stories only (2,500 words maximum) Nonfiction —Article or essay (2,500 words maximum) Poetry —(Up to three poems per entry, not to exceed five pages total per entry) One-Act Play —(Professional format required; limited to fifteen pages, double-spaced) Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2026. Entrants will be notified by e-mail or by postcard (included with entry form) when entries are received. Permission: By entering, winners grant permission to the Morris Museum of Art for publication or readings related to the competition and awards ceremony. Who can enter: Writers ages 18 and older who reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington D.C. Entry fees: $15 per entry for fiction, nonfiction, one-act play, and poetry . (For poetry, o...
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The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

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  Full details  The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award recognizes outstanding works that contribute to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of cultural diversity. Awards are given for fiction, poetry, memoir and autobiography, and general nonfiction. For books published and copyrighted in 2025, the submission period begins April 10, 2025, and the deadline is December 31, 2025. The winners are traditionally announced in the spring. Eligibility The book must contribute to our understanding of racism and foster an appreciation of cultural diversity.  Books must be written in English and published and copyrighted in 2025 to be eligible for the 2026 prize. Awards are given in fiction, poetry, memoir and autobiography, and general nonfiction. All submitted materials become the property of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and will not be returned. The deadline for submission is December 31, 2025. The following are NOT eligible for consideration: Plays Scree...
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