by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Dec 1, 2025 | Writing Contests
February 27, 2026 9:15 am – 9:15 am The Emerging Author Dagger (formerly the Debut Dagger) is an international competition, open to anyone in the world writing in English, for a crime novel opening (max. 3,000 words) and synopsis (max. 1,500 words). The crime...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Dec 1, 2025 | Writing Contests
February 26, 2026 12:00 am – 11:59 pm The Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories (5,000 words or less per story) in English. Brought to you by the Next Generation Indie...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Nov 30, 2025 | Writing Contests
February 12, 2026 12:00 am – 11:59 pm The Next Generation Indie Book Awards, currently in its nineteenth year, is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. The Indie Book Awards is now accepting entries from...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Nov 30, 2025 | Writing Contests
February 10, 2026 11:17 pm – 11:17 pm The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition (HCGEC) is a 100% virtual, global writing challenge designed for ambitious high school students. Hosted by The Harvard Crimson, a student organisation at Harvard College, HCGEC...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Nov 29, 2025 | Writing Contests
February 2, 2026 3:20 pm – 3:20 pm The Keats-Shelley Poetry and Essay Prizes were established in 1998 to encourage writers of all ages to respond to the work of the Romantics. Prize Judges have included Carol Ann Duffy, Stephen Fry, Liz Lochhead, Richard Holmes,...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | Nov 29, 2025 | Writing Contests
February 2, 2026 2:59 pm – 2:59 pm The Pegasus Poetry Book Prize, established in 2025 in partnership with Graywolf Press, awards $10,000 and publication to an unpublished first or second poetry collection by a United States poet 40 or older. This prize replaces...
