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 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 Open to unpublished and self published writers of all levels, the competition invites you to submit an opening section of a short story inspired by the theme “Absent Friends.”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...

  Full details ford Poetry awards the annual Oxford Poetry Prize for a single poem in the English language. Submissions to the 2026 prize open on 1 May 2026. This year’s guest judge is Rowan Ricardo Phillips. The winner of the 2026 Oxford Poetry Prize will receive £2,000, the runner-up £1,000, and the second runner-up £500. The prize-winning poets will also be offered publication in the print magazine. This year’s prize closes for entries at midnight ut c on 31 August, 2026. SUBMIT TO THE PRIZE  

 Full details CHAPBOOK CONTEST   Submissions are open June 1-August 31. Nine Syllables Press is delighted to announce our fourth annual chapbook contest. Nicole Sealey will be the final judge for 2026. The winner will be awarded $500 and author’s copies. The chapbook will be published within a year. Winners will be announced by February, 2026. Submissions are open June 1-August 31, 2026, using our Submittable. There is a $10 submission fee. If the fee is prohibitive for you to submit, please email 9syllablespress (a) smith.edu and ask for a fee waiver. Please read the guidelines below carefully before sending us your work. Who can submit? Trans and nonbinary poets of all genders, and cis women poets can submit their chapbook to the Nine Syllables Press chapbook contest. We especially encourage trans/LGBTQIA+ poets and BIPOC poets to submit their work. Poets can have previously published collections of poetry, but t...