by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 1, 2026 | Writing Contests
June 16, 2026 6:00 pm – July 16, 2026 6:00 pm The Gutsy Great Novelist Page One Prize is an annual competition organised by award-winning novelist and writing teacher Joan Dempsey, open to writers aged 18 and over who are working on an as-yet-unpublished novel....
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | May 31, 2026 | Writing Contests
May 31, 2026 5:00 pm – 11:59 pm The Cranked Anvil Quarterly Flash Fiction Competition invites writers to submit original, unpublished flash fiction of up to 500 words on any theme or genre. Run by Cranked Anvil, an independent press and digital publishing...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | May 31, 2026 | Writing Contests
May 31, 2026 3:00 pm – 12:00 pm The BPA First Novel Award is run by Blue Pencil Agency, a UK-based literary consultancy, and is open to unrepresented and unpublished writers of adult fiction worldwide. The competition invites writers to submit the opening...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | May 7, 2026 | Writing Contests
March 31, 2027 11:16 pm – 11:16 pm The Reader Views Literary Awards, founded in 2005, honour excellence in independent publishing. The programme is open to self-published authors and those published through small presses, hybrid publishers, or university presses...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | May 7, 2026 | Writing Contests
September 30, 2026 11:12 pm – 11:12 pm The Six Word Wonder Contest is an annual microfiction competition run by Doug Weller, author and storyteller. The contest is free to enter and open to anyone aged 16 or over worldwide. Now in its 2026 edition, the contest...
