by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 9, 2026 | Writing Contests
December 31, 2026 7:00 am – 12:00 am Got a horror short story? Killer Shorts wants to read it. Killer Shorts is a premier launchpad dedicated to discovering, championing, and launching the next wave of voices in horror fiction. Founded in 2019, the competition...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 9, 2026 | Writing Contests
November 1, 2026 6:18 pm – 6:18 pm The Ascent Novel Prize is an international competition for unagented writers who have not yet accepted a traditional publishing deal. Open to adult novelists writing in English — including young adult fiction — it welcomes...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 8, 2026 | Writing Contests
October 31, 2026 6:23 pm – 6:23 pm The Novel Opening & Synopsis Competition is run by Flash 500, the UK-based writing competition platform. It invites published, self-published, and unpublished novelists to submit the opening of an unpublished novel...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 8, 2026 | Writing Contests
October 31, 2026 12:01 am – 11:59 pm The Bedford Short Story and Poetry Competition is an established nonprofit organisation that has run annual short story and poetry competitions since 2012. Open to writers worldwide aged 17 and over, it offers prizes across...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 7, 2026 | Writing Contests
September 30, 2026 12:00 am – 11:59 pm The Cranked Anvil Quarterly Play Writing Competition is a new international competition seeking original radio and audio drama scripts for professional broadcast. Run by Cranked Anvil in partnership with Radio...
