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  Full details    Submission Guidelines: 3,000-word maximum – no minimum Open to ALL AUTHORS worldwide. Multiple entries and simultaneous submissions are allowed. Choose your own title and themes/genres. Entry fee: Early bird entry £6 – until 10th March. Prizes: First Prize:      £1000 (GBP) Second Prize: £500 (GBP) Third Prize:     £250 (GBP) 5 Runners-up Prizes of £50 (GBP) Prizewinning stories will be published in the MTP 2025 Anthology (print book and eBook). The Anthology title will be based on the title of the winning entry. Deadline: Midnight (GMT+1, London), 10th June, 2025. Winners announced 10th July. More details at: MTP Competition

 Full details Following the success the inaugural competition in 2023, the Crysse Morrison Prize for Poetry is an annual highlight of our programme. Best known for her wealth of writing and her love of Frome Festival, Crysse was an inspirational writer who always championed poetry throughout the Festival. How to take part Purchase your competition place by clicking below and paying the  £5 competition fee Submit your poem using the online form once you’ve paid your fee. Maximum poem length – 40 lines Closing Date – Thursday 12th June 2025 @ 5pm Any queries? Get in touch – office@fromefestival.co.uk Sign up for the Crysse Morrison Prize for Poetry 2025 Sponsored by   DIRTY LAUNDRY POETRY WITH CRYSSE MORRISON POETRY COMPETITION PRIZE GIVING Tuesday 8th July / 8pm Merlin Theatre   A special summer edition of live storytelling and poetry event Dirty Laundry, in collaboration with the Crysse Morrison Prize for Poetry. Including the prize giving, readings from t...

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 Full details  Entries will open from 1 November 2025 to 28 February 2026 Open to writers worldwide First Prize £3,000 We welcome stories in all genres: literary, historic, crime, romance, gritty realism, contemporary, humour and more. Winners will be announced at the Edinburgh Writing Awards Dinner held at the Scottish Arts Club in Edinburgh on the last Saturday in September Entry Fee; £11 per story. Bursaries for free entry close 31 December. Paid feedback service available for additional £15 per story ENTER THE EDINBURGH SHORT STORY AWARD FROM 1 NOVEMBER 2025 To enter, please click the link | Set up or log-in to your Submittable account | Complete a separate entry form for every story If you are having difficulties with your entry please contact Dai Lowe for assistance at admin@scottishartstrust.org  

  Full details   2025 International Literary Prize  This year's competition features cash prizes,  Fellowship of the Royal Society for Arts, p ublication for all shortlisted entries in our annual anthologies, a televised award ceremony and an   inspiring new theme song. Categories included Short Stories, Poetry, Scriptwriting and Songwriting. Entry fee £10  ( £5 for gold members) Sponsored by the University Centre Grimsby Art Council England and The Royal Society for Arts,  this annual writing competition, now in its ninth year, is open to entries from around the world. Listen to the theme song Short Story 1st Prize: £1000 2nd Prize: £100 3rd Prize: £50 Worldwide publication for all shortlisted entries. ONE Short Story   per entry (1000 – 5000 words) Preferred format: Arial 12p 1.5 line spacing Entry fee £10  ( £5 for gold members) Your name must NOT appear anywhere on the manuscript itself, as the contest is judged anony...

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  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: ​ ​ ​ ​   and supported by Oliver Golding.   All the information you need to enter ...

  Full details  The annual Berggruen Prize Essay Competition seeks to stimulate new thinking and innovative concepts while embracing cross-cultural perspectives across fields, disciplines, and geographies. By posing fundamental philosophical questions of significance for both contemporary life and for the future, the competition will serve as a complement to the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture, which recognizes major lifetime achievements in advancing ideas that have shaped the world. The competition awards a prize of $50,000 USD for essays submitted in English and $50,000 USD for essays submitted in Chinese. An award ceremony will be hosted, and the winning essays will be published to give readers insight into perspectives of both East and West. The inspiration for the competition originates from the role essays have played in the past, including the essay contest held by the Académie de Dijon. In 1750, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's essay Discourse on the...

 Full details  The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around the world. The award is open to authors who have published a book-length collection of fiction or at least three short stories or novellas in commercial magazines or literary journals. Manuscripts are judged anonymously by nationally known writers. Past judges have included Robert Penn Warren, Joyce Carol Oates, Raymond Carver, Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks, Rick Moody, and Joan Didion. Winners receive a cash prize of $15,000, publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press, and support in the nation-wide promotion of their book. Drue Heinz Literature Prize Submission Guidelines Eligibility The award is open to writers who have published a novel or a book-length collection of fiction with a reputable book publisher, or a minimum of three short stories or novellas in magazines or journals of national distribu...

  Full details  Now Open! Prize money is always a big attraction in any competition, and this year’s winners stand to walk away with some £5,000 between them. But the best prize for each of these winning entrants is the boost to confidence given by the competition judges, all of whom are successful in their own fields. That recognition of talent is worth its weight in gold. See site for details    

 Full details  Apply Online Prize Guidelines A prize of $60,000 will be awarded to the novel or short story collection published between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025 that, in the opinion of the jurors, is the year’s best book of fiction. The jurors will shortlist between three and five titles. Prizes of $5,000 will be awarded to each of the finalists. Eligibility Criteria Publishers should note that the prize is for literary excellence and therefore they should only submit books they deem outstanding in this regard. Titles must be published between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025 (“the eligibility period”). Titles that are not yet in final published form by the final deadline of June 25, 2025 should be submitted as ARCs or comb-bound galleys. Books must be English-language, first-edition trade books, written by Canadian citizens or by someone with permanent resident status. Previous publication in another country does not disqualify a book. Transla...

  Full details  Summer in Barham 2025 Our mini-festival fundraiser returns this summer from 3 – 6 July with outdoor live music to soundtrack your sunset and walks exploring Canterbury’s stunning countryside. The event begins with two circular walks exploring the rolling hills, orchards and woodland of Bishopsbourne and Denton , just a stone’s throw from the city centre The gates of Barham Court’s stunning gardens open from 5-6 July with two concerts to celebrate the long summer evenings. On Saturday 5 July (5pm) The Orbi Playa Big Band take to the stage with instrumental and vocal favourites from the golden era of Big Band music alongside classics by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Buble and contemporary arrangements. Then Kent favourites Gumboots Reggae bring Summer in Barham to a close on Sunday 6 July (5pm) performing all the classics including much-loved tracks by Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker and Toots and The Mayta...

  Full details  The Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition launches on Monday 3 March and you have until Monday 2 June to submit your entry. Poems entered may be on any subject and in any poetic format but no more than 60 lines long. They should be submitted with an entry form which may be downloaded below, and a fee of £5 per poem . We are delighted to share that the prize money this year has been increased, so the winner not only receives the title of Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year, but also £300. Second place wins £150, and third £75. So, polish up those sonnets, limericks and haikus, prepare your elegies and odes, then send them to the Festival Office. Remember not to put your name on the poem itself as they are all judged anonymously. Please read the Terms and Conditions carefully before submitting your entries, and we will look forward to receiving them. Poet of the Year 2025 Entry Form Download Poet of the Year 2025...

 Full details  The Buckham Fine Arts Project announces its first literary call for submissions to be considered for publication in an anthology centered on the Horror genre. The publication and release event are scheduled for October 25, 2025. ​The top piece will receive an award of $25 and a complimentary copy of the publication Deadline: May 31, 2025 $10 reading/submission fee per work. A Horror Anthology Please submit your fiction, nonfiction, and poems- the macabre, the eerie, and the strange- that will keep readers' feet and hands under the covers and away from the edge of the bed. Spin us a tale that will either reinvigorate a classic horror story or introduce a new fear into our lives. We are not looking for the grotesque or bloody ‘wet’ horror. About the Juror, Leslie J Anderson: Leslie J. Anderson is a speculative poetry and fiction writer whose writing has appeared globally. Her debut novel,  The Unmothers,  won the Ohio Art Co...

  Full details  Entry Fee: $10 for up to three poems. Eligibility: Open to anyone 18 years of age and older writing in English, from anywhere in the world. Contributors to any previous issue of RockPaperPoem are also eligible. Guidelines: Send 1-3 of your best, previously unpublished poems. Poems published on a blog or social media are not eligible. No theme; any subject; maximum two pages per poem. Entries are only considered if sent through Submittable. Multiple submissions are fine. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please notify us immediately through Submittable if a poem has been accepted elsewhere. 5. Contest is open Tuesday, April 1 through midnight (CT) Saturday, May 31, 2025. Winners will be announced in July. All submissions will be considered for publication and will receive a response, even if the poems do not win a prize. No identifying personal or contact information...

  Full details  Submissions For full details, please read the TERMS. Submission is required of the opening 3,000 words (max) of your novel for adults or young adults plus a 1-page synopsis. Your novel should be complete and be at least 50,000 words in its completed form. Those longlisted will be required to submit their full, completed manuscript for a second stage of judging before shortlisting (notification of longlist will be via email and through the Goldfinch and Alton Arts Festival websites). Submission should be by email to submissions@goldfinch-books.com . Submissions should be a single Word file or PDF with the 1-page synopsis at the end of the document. Submissions should be double-line spaced in a size 12 font (Arial or Times New Roman), followed by a one page synopsis which should be single-line spaced in the same font. Submissions are ‘blind’. Your name should NOT be seen anywhere on the document. Each entry will be assigne...

  Full details  We are delighted to be running the Ironbridge poetry competition on behalf of the Ironbridge Festival once again (a little earlier in the calendar year than previously). The competition is open to poets from across the globe, and poems on any and every subject are welcome. First prize in our competition will win £300, with a second prize of £125, and three third prizes of £25 each. In addition, poems sent in by people living in a TF postcode will also be eligible for our local prize of £50. The competition opens on Tuesday April 1st, and entries need to be in before the deadline of 6pm on May 26th. You’ll find details of how to submit, and the rules for the competition, further down the page. Please read them carefully. Poems will be read, and winners chosen, by our judge Liz Lefroy. Our Judge Liz Lefroy is a Shropshire poet, and founder of Shrewsbury Poetry. She was winner of the 2016 Café Writers Prize, the 2011 Roy Fisher Prize, R...