by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 4, 2026 | Writing Contests
July 31, 2026 5:00 pm – 11:59 pm The Cranked Anvil Quarterly Short Story Competition invites writers to submit original, unpublished short fiction of between 501 and 1,500 words on any theme or genre. Run by Cranked Anvil, an independent press and digital...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 3, 2026 | Writing Contests
July 31, 2026 11:00 am – 11:59 pm The Precocious Prize for Fantasy is run by Precocious Press, an independent publishing imprint based in Brighton, UK. The competition invites writers to submit original, unpublished short fiction in the fantasy genre, including...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 3, 2026 | Writing Contests
July 31, 2026 5:00 am – 11:59 pm The Protopian Prize is a new fiction contest that invites writers, storytellers, and dreamers to imagine futures that are neither flawless nor catastrophic—but workably better than today. “Protopian”—a word coined by Kevin Kelly,...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 3, 2026 | Writing Contests
July 29, 2026 2:00 pm – 11:59 pm The Letter Review Prize is a quarterly international competition run by The Letter Review literary journal, open to writers anywhere in the world. It runs across three categories: Short Fiction (up to 5,000 words), Poetry (up to...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 2, 2026 | Writing Contests
June 30, 2026 6:58 pm – 6:58 pm The Olga Sinclair Prize is an annual short story competition run by the Norwich Writers’ Circle, open to writers worldwide regardless of membership or experience level. Each year the competition is built around a theme...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Jun 2, 2026 | Writing Contests
June 30, 2026 5:00 pm – 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 Northumberland, the...
