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  Full details  THEME: IN THE GARDEN To enter the competition use link below The prize giving ceremony for the competitions will take place in the town centre (venue to be confirmed) on Saturday 21st February 2026 at 2pm. PRIZE FOR 3 CATEGORIES  18 & Over – £300 12 to 17 – £100 11 & Under – £50 WE’RE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME BACK WENDY PRATT AS OUR JUDGE FOR 2025  Wendy is a published author and poet living on the North Yorkshire coast. Her latest poetry collection, Blackbird Singing at Dusk, was published in November 2024. She has won or been placed in many competitions, and her work is widely published in magazines and anthologies. Speaking about what she hopes to see for 2026, Wendy said: “I want to see poems that explore more than the patch of grass at the front or back of your home. I want you to tell me how you connect through your own garden, or what the public gardens of your town or city say to you. I want you to explore the concept o...

  Full details  Welkin (noun, wel-kən):  ​ the vault of the sky, the heavens, the upper atmosphere, the firmament, the universe About ​ The Welkin Writing Prize is an annual competition for microfiction up to 100 words. It is free to enter and aims to be a welcoming space for all writers. The competition is open to all forms of narrative prose (fiction and non-fiction), be that flash fiction, short-short, vignette, haibun, hermit crab, prose poem or work that sits outside such labels. There is a whole universe (or welkin) of possibilities. ​ Mailing List ​ If you'd like updates about The Welkin Writing Prize, why not join my mailing list ? Forenote ​ Writing competitions can often attract controversy when they don’t live up to the high standards we want to see in our literary community. While I hope to run the competition in the best possible manner, it is inevitable that not everyone will be happy with every detail or decision. Please note the ...

 Full details  ontest Details The goal of Do Wha(TS) Write is to fundraise for Tourette Canada , a national charity that provides support for individuals with TS. For more information on Tourette Syndrome, visit our About TS page. Please note that Do Wha(TS) Write is in no way affiliated with Tourette Canada.  ​ ​ The 2025 contest is open! Please review the rules below before submitting your entries. Entry rules Contest entries should be flash fiction or short stories, with an absolute word limit of 1000 words. There is no required prompt or topic. Write whatever you'd like! We want to see you get creative! There is no preferred genre or format of story. Longer stories will not be granted an advantage. Poetry is not permitted. This contest is international - you do not have to reside in Canada to participate. You may submit as many entries as you would like. However, the entry fee will be applied individually to each entry. So if, for example, you submi...

  Full details ⚽❤️ When passion for the game collides with passion of the heart, sparks fly. The Love at First Kick Writing Contest invites you to craft romances where soccer isn’t just the backdrop—it’s the heartbeat of the story. Whether it’s rivals from opposing teams falling in love, teammates realizing their bond runs deeper, or a journalist caught between truth and desire, we want romances that capture the high stakes and high passion of the world’s most popular sport. 💘 From small-town fields to championship arenas, we’re looking for romances that blend ambition, rivalry, and irresistible chemistry into binge-worthy arcs. Need inspiration? Here are a few story sparks: A striker and goalkeeper from rival teams fall for each other during a title race. A sports journalist finds herself drawn to the team’s star captain. Two childhood teammates reunite as pros and discover their spark never died. 📅 Submission Deadline: Decembe...

  Full details  LILITH’S ANNUAL FICTION CONTEST Deadline: December 31, 202 5 Gifted fiction writers! Lilith magazine—independent, Jewish & frankly feminist—seeks quality short stories with heart, soul, and chutzpah, 3,000 words or under, for our Annual Fiction Contest. First prize: $300 and publication. We especially like fresh fiction with feminist and Jewish nuance and are eager to read submissions from writers of color and emerging writers of any age. Submit to  info@lilith.org  with the subject line “Fiction Contest” and your surname.  Include full contact information on manuscript . And check out FRANKLY FEMINIST : Short Stories by Jewish Women from Lilith Magazine, available now wherever you buy books, or at  bit.ly/FranklyFeminist .