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  Full details  OUR VISION & what we’re looking for We’re looking for honest work with literary merit : elevated work which acknowledges present realities. We encourage work that isn’t sanitized or buttoned-up. Scripture is brutal and real. Ezekiel was called to bake his bread by fire fueled by human excrement (Ezek 4:12), the psalmist called for the death of his enemies’ children (Ps 137:9), and Christ’s own death was horribly violent and described in graphic detail (Matt 27:26–56). Life is not tame and neither is Christianity; we want to meet people where they are. Further, we believe God’s truth can be found in all forms of art and literature, just as he’s found in all creation (Ps 19). Your work doesn’t need to directly pertain to Christian theology or contain Christian themes. Solum journal submissions We welcome unsolicited submissions. We accept both previously unpublished material and reprints. Simultaneous submissions are welcome so long as we...

  Full details  The Genesis Emerging Writers programme offers mentorship, seminars, peer support and bursaries to ten emerging writers working in poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Supported by the Genesis Foundation. 2025-2026 Programme Now Open Programme cohorts Read about the 2024-2025 cohort of emerging writers and the exceptional authors who have mentored them, every year since the programme was established. Applying to the programme Open to all aspiring writers over the age of 18 and living in the U...

 Full details  Submissions Fiction on the Web is accepting submissions for online and audiobook publication in the following genres: Funny stories - for when you need a laugh Creepy stories - to make your hair stand on end Fantastic stories - ghosts, swords, magic and fantasy Futuristic stories - many worlds of science fiction Criminal stories - crooks and detectives Real life stories - everyday life and relationships Please submit your 1,000-10,000 word story, double-spaced in a 12-point font, using Submittable. One submission at a time - please wait for a response before you submit again. (If you can't use Submittable for any reason, contact me .) \  

 Full details  General Guidelines We welcome work from writers who are working class or from working-class origins. All submissions must be the original work of the writer. We are interested in work of all lengths and in fiction, nonfiction, commentary, essays, and journalism. We are also interested in visual arts and photography submissions. Work will be published on  the Bee  website and considered for a forthcoming print edition. Any work submitted for consideration must not have been published online or in print previously. Agreement If we accept a piece for publication, you will be issued with an agreement for usage of the work. The agreement covers the following: that New Writing North (on behalf of  the Bee ) will retain the first publication rights on the work produced, and the non-exclusive right to use the work online and in print in perpetuity. We reserve the right to be involved in any future exploitation of the work. Payments We pay all of ...

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  Full details  Cyphers  publishes poetry and fiction in English and Irish, from Ireland and around the world. Translations are welcome. No unsolicited critical articles are published. Submissions should be sent by post as we cannot track digital submissions.  Email attachments will be deleted.  No simultaneous submissions please.  Decisions on manuscripts may take up to six months. Please do not send more than six poems or a single story. You can post your submission to us at the following address: Cyphers Magazine , 3 Selskar Terrace, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, Ireland, D06 DW66. Submissions, if the author wishes them to be returned, must be accompanied by a self-addressed envelope and the appropriate  Irish  stamps.  Unless this is done  Cyphers  cannot guarantee manuscript return. An email address should also be supplied if possible. ...

  Full details  The next TWFest is March 25 - 29, 2026. Make plans NOW to celebrate our 40th Anniversary with us!  

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 Full details  Do you ever feel that your writing and creative work is made to feel like detritus? Like debris, rejected and lost, floating amongst the myriad of new writing that exists out there? You know your work is good and so do we – which is why we’re proud to launch the Detritus Writing Competition 2025 - for unpublished writers whose work has been previously rejected. Detritus is our first international writing competition and will open to entrants on 7th April 2025. Following a long and shortlisting process, the winner will be offered a prestigious full publishing contract with Pudding Press Ltd. The theme of the competition is flexible, but we are looking for original, inspirational and engaging work from within the categories of Horror, Philosophy or Young Adult fiction. We are particularly looking for urgency and excitement within the content. The competition is open to all writers internationally. Entrants must be 18 and over. Entries must be wr...

 Full details  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 anonymously. Submission Deadline: 30th September 2025 Enter Now Sponsored By Gold Member Entry  

 Full details  1st Prize: £3,000   Deadline: 22 September 2025   Judge: Eley Williams Entry £12.00 Description ...

 Full details  Facing the Storm This year, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of J. M. W. Turner's birth, SaveAs Writers invite poems and stories on the theme of ‘Facing the Storm’. Turner was known for his atmospheric portrayals of weather and seascapes, and famously secured himself to the mast of a ship to experience a storm at first hand. As Turner himself said: "It is only when we are no longer fearful, that we begin to create." If inspiration is needed, Turner 250 is a year-long festival of special exhibitions and events. You can find out more at www.tate.org.uk/art/turner-250 . However, the theme of stormy seascapes can be freely interpreted, metaphorically or literally, with or without reference to Turner's life and art. National and International entries are welcome. PRIZES The Canterbury Christchurch Poetry Prize of £200 is awarded to the poetry winner, with the additional prizes of £100 for second place and £50 for third. The Canterbury ...

 Full details  Intrepid Times is thrilled to announce our 10th creative non-fiction and travel writing competition : A Book Led Me There . A good book can change your life; it can rewrite your personality, and it can send you packing your bags and heading to the airport. It could be a straightforward literary pilgrimage, like the many writers who sought out, for example, Paul Bowles in Morocco. Or it could be a subtler kind of inspiration; seeking the soul of Hemingway in Paris, or in pursuit of a certain feeling, depth, or sensibility, impelled by a writer who changed your experience of the world. Like all Intrepid Times writing competitions, entry is free and open to authors from around the world. Writers looking to improve their craft and gain valuable insight into how their work is perceived by editors may wish to upgrade to an Assessed submission. Submissions are open until Sunday, August 31, and winners will be announced in October. Essential info: ...

  Full details  Theme There’s a moment after the sun has dipped beneath the horizon, but before the sky goes dark. Gold softens the edges of the world. Everything seems to glow. This period is referred to as "afterlight" or "afterglow. " ​ This year, our theme is one of transition, memory, and becoming: the cusp of adolescence, the end of childhood, the beginning of something new. We’re looking for writing that captures the glow before darkness. The beauty of what flickers—briefly, beautifully—before it’s gone. ​    See site for how to submit    

  Full details  Submissions open April 2025 for the Tenth Anniversary Edition of the Bournemouth Writing Prize . This year, we’re celebrating a decade of discovering original writing, and we’d love to read yours. Entry Fee: £10 Categories POETRY Submit up to three poems , each no longer than 30 lines . Submit to BWP: Poetry SHORT STORIES Submit one story , up to 3,000 words . Submit to BWP: Short Story All submissions close: 15th of August.  

 Full details  The Aurora Prize for Writing is now OPEN until 6th August 2025. The Aurora Prize is a national writing competition, seeking outstanding new writing in short fiction and poetry. Since 2016, Aurora has provided a platform for writers, offering a prize that is truly national (and international) with its heart in the East Midlands.   Our judges have included some of the region’s leading literary lights, with names such as Joanna Cannon, Casey Bailey, Mahsuda Snaith, Alison Moore, Jon McGregor, Malika Booker, Helen Mort, Debris Stevenson, Shreya Sen-Handley and Georgina Wilding.   We are thrilled to announce that this year’s judges include T.S. Eliot Prize winner Joelle Taylor, reading poetry, and multi-award-winning author Irenosen Okojie, judging prose.   As...