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  Full details  What’s On Explore our events, celebrating writing at its best all year round. Our Spring Festival opens its doors to children from Cambridge and beyond with a FREE children’s festival.  

  Full details   Winchester Poetry Prize 2025 opens Thurs 3rd April - 11:59am UK time closes Thurs 31 July - 11:59pm UK time 1st prize: £1000 2nd prize: £ 500 3rd prize: £250 The Kathryn Bevis Prize will be awarded for the best poem entered by a Hampshire-based poet.   ​Judge: Fiona Benson ​ Entry fee: £6 for first poem, £5 for subsequent poems Closing Date: 31 July 2025 (11:59pm UK time)   The longlist will be announced mid September, with winners announced  live at a special prize-giving ceremony as part of Winchester Poetry Festival at The ARC, Winchester on Sunday 12 October 2025.  Winning and commended poems will be published in a competition anthology that will be available on the day. ​​ Winchester Poetry Prize is generously sponsored by: ​ ​ ​     The Kathryn Bevis Prize is generously sponsored by: ​ ​ ​     All the information you need to enter the Winchester Poetry Prize is on thi...

 Full details  May Grants 2025 We're pleased to announce the first round of grant funding will support projects, people, and organisations that align with three key areas:  Creative Education, Creative Communities, and Creative Individuals. We will begin accepting grant applications through Submittable on Thurs 1 May 2025 and will close Sat 31 May 2025. Applications will reopen in September for Round 2. Click here to view our Grants Information Packet. *Please note that we are providing draft versions of the application so that applicants can prepare before filling out the form on Submittable between May 1st to May 31st. Applicants are not meant to fill out the draft forms below nor send in the application via email.* Creative Education Draft Application Form Creative Communities Draft Application Form Creative Individuals Draft Application Form ‍ Creative Education For our inaugural round of grant funding in creative education, we are seeking applications from pe...

 Full details  The deadline for receipt of all entries is  July 31  at 4 pm (GMT) . Entries will only be accepted through  Submittable. Entries can be on any subject, theme or genre. Entry fee:  £12 per entry . You can submit multiple entries as long as each entry is paid for individually and includes a separate entry form. Maximum word count is  3,000 words. All entries are judged anonymously. Please  do not include your name, address, phone number, email, website, social media details , etc. on the short story document or in the file name as this will result in disqualification. Formatting your short story: Your story must be written in English. A maximum of 3,000 words. No minimum. Title not included in the word count. Please submit a typed story in Arial or Times New Roman, 12pt, black. Double spaced. Include a front page which details the title of story and the word count ONLY.  The author’s name should not be included anywhere ...

 Full details  The Society of Authors’ and the  Goethe-Institut London s’ biennial Goethe-Institut Award for New Translation. The Goethe-Institut Award for New Translation was founded in 2010 and is presented by the Society of Authors and the Goethe-Institut London every two years. This translation prize is aimed at new and emerging translators based in the UK and Ireland, whose literary translation work has not yet been published in print. The winner is awarded €1,000 and is invited to attend the Leipzig Book Fair (usually held in March each year), including a place at the International Translators’ meeting organised by the Literary Colloquium Berlin. Entry is open to UK and Irish nationals and those who have been resident in the UK or Ireland for the past three years. The Goethe-Institut Award is now open for submissions. Please submit your translation of the Der Beste Tag Seit Langem extract by Jana Volkmann available on the web site via the o...

 Full details  A £1,000 Prize for the best unpublished short story of the year. We are grateful to ALCS for their support of the Prize. The 2026 Prize The RSL V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize seeks to find the best unpublished short story of the year. The 2026 V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize is now open for entries and will close on  Thursday 28 August at 5pm . This year’s judges are Kirsty Gunn , Anjali Joseph , and Tom Vowler .  Please ensure you have read and understood the V.S. Pritchett Prize Eligibility and Guidelines  prior to entering. Submit Your Entry Entries for low-income writers The RSL is committed to increasing accessibility and supporting writers of all incomes. As such, we are offering 50 free entries to low-income writers based in the UK. To apply for a free...

 Full details   Writer/Poet-in-Residence Opportunity We are excited to announce an opportunity for one attendee to serve as the Writer/Poet-in-Residence for the conference. This role is ideal for a writer who feels inspired by the themes of Writing for Wellbeing and Activism and is eager to capture the essence of the conference through reflective pieces, poetry, or prose. The selected Writer/Poet-in-Residence will have the opportunity to attend all sessions and activities, with time dedicated to creating work inspired by the conference’s themes and community. This role will provide a unique platform to engage deeply with the conference’s events and share insights with our broader community. We encourage all interested writers and poets to apply. Please submit a brief proposal (200 words), bio (100 words) and writing sample by 1st May 2025 to creativebridges@lapidu...

  Full details  Job Summary We are seeking a Poet/Spoken Word Artist to collaborate and engage with community groups, including those with social needs, to capture their voices and reflections around the Follow The Donkey rail /foot trail, incorporating local heritage and community. Job Description This is a project led by Buckinghamshire Council, with funding https://www.gwr.com/about-gwr/what-you-can-expect/community/community-investment - from GWR's Customer and Community Improvement Fund , that will engage with community partners and groups linked with social needs, to celebrate the heritage and promote the use of the Marlow / Bourne End railway line. This will be achieved through highlighting a walking route and establishing a recognised rail and foot trail, promoting recreational walking and train travel while supporting health and well-being. At the heart of the proje...

 Full details  The art of just enough It may be the sprint of creative writing but that doesn’t mean you can rush the creative process. Take us somewhere fast then let your story marinate in the reader’s mind. Make every one of your 250 words count. There is no minimum number of words, just like there is no limit to your imagination. They say lightning doesn’t strike twice but we want to feel the electricity in your story right from the beginning through to the very end. First prize: £1,000 One of the most generous flash fiction prizes, the winning story also features in our anthology, a chance to see your words on the printed page. That’s not all. It opens up further opportunities where your work needs to have been published. You will ...

 Full details  Stories in any genre featuring  a twist, coincidence or surprise, or where a chance happening plays a significant part Prize The winner will receive £200 and publication in Writing Magazine, with £50 and publication on the website for the runner-up. Prices Standard Rate £ 7.50 Subscriber/Member R...

 Full details  Submissions are open March 3 – May 5, 2025. This year’s annual Bacopa Literary Review writing contest will feature five categories: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Free Verse Poetry, Formal Poetry, and Visual Poetry. Our Bacopa Literary Review Editors’ blog shows the quality of writing we seek by highlighting work we respect from previous Bacopa issues as well as other sources. When submitting, please be sure to note which of our genre categories you are submitting to (Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Free Verse Poetry, Formal Poetry, or Visual Poetry) in your cover letter. For all the Rules: Click on Guidelines page . WAG members: In addition to cultivating this international platform, we remain committed to amplifying voices from around our community and our region. In an effort to highlight and celebrate work by Writers Alliance of Gainesville members in particular, this year’s Bacopa Literary Review writing contest will include a “Best of WAG”...

Full details  The 2025 competition is open for entries! Closing date: Friday 23rd May 2025. Follow the link below to submit an online entry, or see the rules for instructions on how to enter by post. More about the competition The 2025 RTÉ Short Story Competition in honour of Francis MacManus, one of Ireland's longest established and most significant literary prizes, is now open for entries. Writers over the age of 18 living in Ireland, and Irish writers around the world have until xxx to submit their short story to the competition; this year, Tristan Rosenstock and Jan Carson join returning judge Neil Hegarty on the panel. The literary prize, set up in 1986 to honour writer and broadcaster Francis MacManus, recognises and rewards the best new Irish fiction writing for radio. The top prize is now €5000. Read more about what the judges are looking for in your stories at rte.ie/culture (judge's tips from T ristan Rosenstock , Jan Carson an...

  Full details  The 2025 Questions Writing Prize aims to recognise and reward young Australian writers (18 to 30 years). The writing can be fiction or non-fiction on any topic as long as the piece remains between 1,500 and 2,000 words. Prize The prize for the best writing submitted is $3,000 . (Where there is more than one winner the prize money will be shared). The winner of the Questions Writing Prize will have their work published in a forthcoming issue of Questions. Submissions Please send all submissions electronically in a Word document by 1 May 2025 to: helen@futureleaders.com.au “ But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling, like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. ” Lord Byron  

 Full details  The 2025 Poetry London Prize is now open Winners will be notified by the end of September 2025 First Prize £5,000 Second Prize £2,000 Third Prize £1,000.  Submissions Open: March 15. Closing Date: June 30 The judge of the 2025 Prize is Victoria Kennefick . Victoria Kennefick is a writer, poet, editor and teacher. Her debut collection,  Eat or We Both Starve  (Carcanet Press, 2021), won the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize and the Dalkey Book Festival Emerging Writer of the Year Award. It was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Costa Poetry Book Award, Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry and the Butler Literary Prize. Her second collection, E gg/Shell  (Carcanet Press, 2024) was a Poetry Book Society Choice for Spring 2024 and BBC  Poetry Extra  Book of the Month for Marc...

 Full details  Think you’ve got a story worth telling? The Writers' College Short Story Competition is your chance to prove it! We're on the lookout for fresh, original voices in fiction. Open to unpublished writers or those with fewer than four publications, from any country. Win cash prizes, industry recognition, and a chance to impress our expert judges.  

 Full details  “Making the unsexy irresistible.” We take a relaxed approach to how you might interpret this theme and encourage you to get creative! Please note the following rules around permissible content: all characters must be fictional: no fan fic . When submitting your story, you will be asked to select a single category that best describes your story from one of the six categories below (the overall winner may be chosen from any category). You can find more details in the F.A.Q. and Competition Rules . Once you are ready you can submit your entry via the ‘Submit Now’ button. READ THE F.A.Q. READ THE RULES SUBMIT NOW All characters must be consenting adults.  

  Full details  Theme 2025 Theme: The Middle Ground Winners to be announced Sunday 16th November. For further information, please read the rules and FAQs below. If you cannot find the answer to your query there, you can email  hgwellscompetition@ gmail.com Enter Competition Rules 2025 How to Enter Events & workshops FAQs Competitions: — Overview The Margaret and Reg Turnill Competition & Senior Writing Competition The Margaret and Reg Turnill Competition for young writers of 21 years and under, for which the prize winner receives £1,000, and a competition for the over 21s which offers the Grand Prize of £500. The Margaret and Reg Turnill Competition for young writers of 21 years and under, for which the prize winner receives £1,000, and a competition for the over 21s which offers the Grand Prize of £500.  

 Full details  The 2025 To Hull And Back Humorous Short Story Competition The 9th To Hull And Back short story competition is open until 30th June 2025 July 2024 saw the launch of the 9th To Hull And Back Humorous Short Story Competition, a biennial writing contest with a humorous twist that celebrates the most imaginative and amazing short stories from writers all over the world. Some highly prestigious writing contests offer huge cash prizes – for example, the BBC award a whopping £15,000 to their winner. What can you win by entering this competition that contends with short story prize giving heavyweights? THE most amazing, innovative and sought after writing prize on the planet. Forget the Pulitzer. THIS is the mother of all writing competitions. Admittedly, I may have slipped into sales-pitch-chaos-mayhem-overdrive-mode whilst writing the opening paragraphs, but I firmly believe that I can live up to expectation. Keep reading to see if you agree... ...

 Full details  The 2025 Poetry London Prize is now open Winners will be notified by the end of September 2025 First Prize £5,000 Second Prize £2,000 Third Prize £1,000.  Submissions Open: March 15. Closing Date: June 30 The judge of the 2025 Prize is Victoria Kennefick . Victoria Kennefick is a writer, poet, editor and teacher. Her debut collection,  Eat or We Both Starve  (Carcanet Press, 2021), won the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize and the Dalkey Book Festival Emerging Writer of the Year Award. It was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Costa Poetry Book Award, Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry and the Butler Literary Prize. Her second collection, E gg/Shell  (Carcanet Press, 2024) was a Poetry Book Society Choice for Spring 2024 and BBC  Poetry Extra  Book of the Month for Marc...