by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jul 1, 2026 | Writing Contests
July 15, 2026 10:00 am – 11:59 pm The New Writers Poetry Competition 2026 is run by NewWriters.org.uk, a Leeds-based writing platform. The competition is open to poets worldwide and offers a total prize pot of £1,400, with a top prize of £1,000 and four...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jul 1, 2026 | Writing Contests
July 15, 2026 12:00 am – 12:00 am Story Street is a writers’ collective, established in 2024, who believe in the power of story, that writing is art, and craft can be learned and improved. This summer, Story Street Writers is challenging creators to unpack their...
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 It invites published, self-published, and unpublished novelists to submit the opening of an unpublished novel...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...
