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 full detials  After the End project in partnership with the National Poetry Centre invites poets worldwide to submit original, previously unpublished work as part of an exciting research project exploring time, temporality, and the question of endings. This initiative is part of a long-term, interdisciplinary research project seeking to understand who decides when something has ended and how different experiences of endings shape lives, communities, and policies globally. THEME: Poems should engage with the concept of "after the end," exploring the temporal, ethical, social, or emotional dimensions of endings. Submissions may draw on personal, historical, or global events, reflect on lived experiences, or experiment with form and perspective. There are no restrictions on style or genre. We encourage innovative, reflective, and boundary-pushing poetry that amplifies underrepresented voices and perspectives. POETRY IN RESEARCH: The project team would like to use the poetry s...

 full details  o enter our writing competition, please email us at irelandwritingretreat(at)gmail(dot)com  and include the following information: full name, email address, category you are entering (flash fiction or creative nonfiction) and date when entry fee was paid.   Attach your story to the email - accepted formats are:  Microsoft Word Document (.doc or .docx), OpenDocument Text (.odt), Rich Text Format (.rtf), Text Document (.txt), and pages. O r send it in the body of the email.   Please let us know if you do not receive a confirmation email from us within one week of your submission day. ​ A submission fee of 10.00 euro is required for each entry, you can enter more than one story in the competition. ​ Good luck!  

  full details Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition Open for entries 1 September – 30 November Results posted in February Most recent results here Line limit: 40 Closing date: 30th November (midnight) Entry fee: €7 per poem The competition is open to original, unpublished and unbroadcast poems in the English language of 40 lines or fewer. The poem can be on any subject, in any style, by a writer of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. Translated work is not in the scope of this competition. Once entered, no alterations can be made to the submission. Simultaneous submissions are accepted but please notify us immediately should your work be accepted elsewhere.  

  full details Submission Guidelines Open submission window: August 1 to November 30, 2026 Writers residing in Oregon and Washington. Original, unpublished short fiction. 1,000–3,000 words One submission per person. Simultaneous submissions to other contests are allowed, but you must notify us and immediately withdraw your work from the contest if it’s accepted elsewhere. Do NOT include identifiable information in your submission file. Upload your submission in a Word doc using standard manuscript formatting: 1-inch margins, double-spaced, 12-point serif font (Times, Georgia, Palatino). Themes Submissions must reflect themes central to Cai Emmons’s work, including interconnectedness, grief and loss, family dynamics, environmental/climate concerns, magical realism, and women’s experiences and identities. Entry Fees $7 ($5 for Wordcrafters members) Fee waivers are available for BIPOC, QTGNC, and disabled writers by filling out this form . Entry fees help us, as a non-profit organiza...

 full details  How to enter To enter the award, there are two simple steps:  (1) Enter your details (name and email address) and into the form below; upload your story by clicking on the ‘attach file’ widget on the same form.   (2) Hit ‘ submit ’ and you’ll be taken through to a payment page. Once you’ve paid, the story will be sent to us.*  *By entering this award, you accept the terms and conditions . Full information on prizes and the date of announcements can be found here . (You are welcome to send more than one entry. To do so, just reload the form and submit a different story…)  

  FUll details  elcome to our Novel Opening & Synopsis Competition! Have you started, or completed, a novel with strong, credible characters and a page turning plot? Have you honed the first chapters? Can you put together a compelling synopsis? Yes? Then why not enter our Novel Opening competition? We welcome published, self-published and unpublished novelists. The only stipulation is that the entry must be unpublished in any language . Please read the rules before entering! We are looking for a novel opening up to 3,000 words, plus a synopsis  of the story (max 750 words) to be submitted together in a single file. If your first chapter is longer than 3,000 words, DO NOT SUBMIT A LONGER MANUSCRIPT. Simply close the entry within the 3,000 word limit and make a note at the end (which will not be included in the word count) stating the chapter continues beyond this point. This is an  annual  competition:  entries close 31st October 2026. ...

 full details  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 Closing date: 31 October 2026    

 F ull detailss  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 Sub...

 full details  his year’s competition will follow a similar structure to that in previous years.   Online entry is available – see below – the closing date is midnight on Thursday 29th October 2026. The best three stories will be awarded gold, silver and bronze Wenlock Olympian Society medals. Also, the first, second and third places will win £150, £50 and £25 respectively. Entry fees are: one story: £6 two stories: £11 three stories: £15 The competition judge is Kate Innes.   Kate is a novelist, poet and children’s writer. She has published a number of books including The Arrowsmith Trilogy and Greencoats.  Please read the competition Terns & Conditions before submitting and entry and for further information regarding rules, eligibility etc. Terms and Conditions The story should be no longer than 2,500 words and full Ts &Cs can be found here: Terms & Conditions Entry The entry form is available here:  Online Entry Please note that paymen...