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 Full details he 10th To Hull And Back short story competition is open until 30th June 2027 July 2026 saw the launch of the 10th 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... The To Hull And Back Humorous Short Story Competition Ru...

  Full details Contest Rules Each entry must incorporate the theme of Local Heroines . From the time of submission, entries become the property of the National Youth Foundation and will not be returned. All students must be in grades K to 8 and live in the United States. Both the text and art must be solely created by the students.  Typed text is preferred, but not required. One book entry per person. Each submission must include one page of art for each page of text, except for the cover, back and dedication pages.  The back and dedication pages are optional. Each book must be between 20 and 30 pages. The cover, dedication and back pages do not count towards this number The book entry must be postmarked by January 11, 2027 An entry form must be submitted with each book entry ( Click here to download form) Individual entry forms must be signed by each student participant and their parent or legal guardian. Students can work individually ...

  Full details Enter the competition  → National Poetry Competition 2026 Judges: Niall Campbell, Malika Booker, Luke Kennard Prizes: First prize £5,000, second prize £3,000, third prize £2,000, commended prizes £500 Run by The Poetry Society since 1978, The National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines, open to all poets worldwide aged 18 or over Entry: £9 first poem, £6 subsequent poems in each submission. Poetry Society members get a free second poem in their first submission  

 full details Today marks a new era for the great city of Melbourne. After 25 years of incredible architecture and engineering, the Central Business Cube, the CBC, is now complete. Our future downtown is no dome, it is a place of straight lines. Only the most righteous angles will protect our glorious commercial district.   "One of our founders, Robert Russell, dreamt of the Hoddle Grid project, an organised collection of parallel and perpendicular streets that would form the Central Business District, the CBD. This area became the beating heart of the great southern bastion, our city of Melbourne. Russell's dream will be protected forever more, but now in the 3rd Dimension.   I now declare the Central Business Cube officially open for business." - Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Francis 'The Permit' Doyle, 1st of January, 2055 ...

  Full  details Share your words with us and the world Chance of winning up to £2000 in the short story and poetry main prizes. Separate short story and poetry prize winning categories for those aged 17-25 and for local Bedford residents. For 2026 we are running a Flash Fiction competition in memory of one of the founder members of The Bedford Competition, Philip Carey who passed away earlier this year. All profits will go to Dementia UK , Philip’s chosen charity. See all competition categories and prize money here . Open to writers worldwide. Why enter The Bedford Competition? International recognition. Publication in anthology of shortlisted entries. Judged by acclaimed authors and literary agents. Awards event celebration. Established competition founded in 2012 . How it works S...

 FUll details riar Press NY is looking for Short Stories in the Folk Horror tradition, previously unpublished and set in any time period/place/culture.  We are looking for beautiful writing, an engaging plot, memorable characters, and that authentic Folk-Gothic atmosphere.  Think: Wickerman, Rosemary’s Baby, The Seventh Sister, The Lottery, Lamb, Slewfoot Grimm’s Fairytales, Starve Acre.   We want NATURE, we want DAMP, we want UNSETTLING, we want RITUALS & FOLKTALES. 5 pp - 30 pp long (2,500 to 15,000 words)   DEADLINE:   1st  October, 2026 ANNOUNCED WINNER:   1st December, 2026 PRIZE:   Publication in Briar Press NY ‘s upcoming Anthology “These Rotted Things,” released Spring 2027 , including Briar Press social media and Goodreads presence, marketing assistance and guiding, all design and publishing of book in digital and soft trade-back. In addition, 3 free copies of the book will be provided to each author. SUBMISSION:   Submit y...

 full details To celebrate 150 years since the first ever telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell, SaveAs Writers invite you to submit poetry or short stories with this theme: 'Lines of Communication'.      Methods of communication have developed rapidly since that first phone call in 1876. Therefore, the theme can be interpreted widely. Submissions might focus on communication in relationships • in the age of the Internet, the mobile phone and AI • between human beings and aliens or robots • between nations or different cultures. What are the limits and difficulties of communication? Perhaps you want to explore if better communication means better understanding. Or if it is always used for the best reasons. These are just some of the possibilities.      Go ahead and communicate your creative ideas by submitting to the competition. We welcome national and international entries. Go od luck!  Prizes Poetry: The Canterbury Christ Ch...

 Full details his Year's Competition is now open  ​ ​ ​ Writers submitting 100 word stories for Southam Book Festival’s Flash Fiction competition    must include one particular word selected by one of the judges. This years chosen word is HORIZON - we opted for a noun for a change. We will be looking for works that are original and can be entertaining, thought-provoking, witty, have a relevant message or observation of society, for example. ​ Please take note of the rules below:                                      The closing date for entries is 5th September - noon . ​ 1st prize £60 2nd prize £30 3rd prize £20   ​ RULES, CONDITIONS & HOW TO ENTER ​ ​ The competition is open to anyone who is 16 years and over. The competition is for an original work of fiction no longer than 100 words in length. Each story must have a tit...

 Full details lapham Writers: The McNeile Writing Competition Summary A short story competition organised by Clapham Writers charity in honour of the late Penelope McNeile; celebrating creativity, diversity, storytelling, and emerging literary voices. Whether you are writing your first short story or have been writing for years, the McNeile Competition is an opportunity to share your voice, challenge your creativity, and be part of the vibrant writing community in South West London. Open to unpublished and self published writers of all levels, the competition invites you to submit an opening section of a short story inspired by the theme “Absent Friends.” Writers are encouraged to interpret the theme broadly, exploring ideas of memory, loss, distance, reunion, nostalgia, or the enduring presence of those no longer with us. *** The competition is now open and entries close on 5th September 2026. Winners will be announced at the Clapham Book Festival on 1...

 Full details About the Award Established in 2001, The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is a $10,000 prize awarded each spring to a writer aged 35 or younger for a novel or a collection of short stories. Each year, five young fiction writers are selected as finalists by a reading committee of Young Lions members, writers, editors, and librarians. A panel of judges selects the winner. Founded by Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, Rick Moody, and Hannah McFarland—and made possible by an endowment created with generous gifts from Russell Abrams, Nina Collins, Hannah and Gavin McFarland, Ethan Hawke, Stephan Loewentheil, Rick Moody, Andrea Olshan and Jennifer Rudolph Walsh—this annual award recognizes the work of young authors and celebrates their accomplishments publicly, making a difference in their lives as they continue to build their careers. ​ This prize is part of the Library's Young Lions program, a membership group for people in their 20s and...

 FUll details hoose one topic and write a 500–1000 word essay. Be as honest, quirky, and free as you would like to be. Remember: this is not an essay for school. We want to hear your voice and your own opinion. Use this as an opportunity to be creative, to let your thoughts roam, and to record your observations in a clear, cohesive, and engaging manner. Your essay should be accompanied by a short biographical note where you state your date of birth, your grade/year in school or college/university and briefly introduce yourself in 100 words or fewer. Prompt A: Creativity in Exile Choose an art work, composition or choreography created by an artist in exile. Discuss the art work and how the experience of exile has shaped it. The artist can be either a contemporary artist or someone who lived in the past. For inspiration, read From Berlin with Love: Nureyev – The Price of Freedom . ...

  full details Chalk Circle Short Story Competition 2026 Our writing competition makes a creative comeback this year with a new circular flash fiction category guaranteed to get your head spinning! Alongside our Chalk Circle 1500 category, we are launching the Chalk Circle 360 . Write a piece of circular flash fiction that turns 360 degrees using exactly 360 words (excluding the title). Like the ancient icon Ouroboros, the serpent that devours its own tail, a circular flash fiction story ends where it began. Writers may draw inspiration from symbolic Ouroboros features such as self-reflection; recycling and renewal the assimilation of opposites; the constant cycle of creation and destruction. Here's an example written by one of the judges . Any subject is suitable.  Any genre except  children's fiction.  Judges are looking for good story telling above all else. ​ ​ How to enter ​Please make sure you have read the C ompetition Rules before submitti...