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31, 2026 5:00 pm – 11:59 pm The Cranked Anvil Quarterly Flash Fiction Competition invites writers to submit original, unpublished flash fiction of up to 500 words on any theme or genre.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BPA First Novel Award is run by Blue Pencil Agency, a UK-based literary consultancy, and is open to unrepresented and unpublished writers of adult fiction worldwide.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...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | May 6, 2026 | Writing Contests
September 1, 2026 11:05 pm – 11:05 pm The Lantern Lighters Contest is run by The Lantern and the Pen, a small press dedicated to creating fiction for children. The contest is designed specifically for teen writers taking their first steps in submitting work,...
by APPADy49EnKCNyK12BKsB@ | May 6, 2026 | Writing Contests
July 1, 2026 10:55 pm – 10:55 pm The International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir is an annual writing competition organised by Canadian author Alison Wearing, created in honour of Amy MacRae – a gifted memoirist and teacher who died of ovarian cancer in 2020...
