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Full details he 10th To Hull And Back short story competition is open until 30th June 2027 July 2026 saw the launch of the 10th To Hull And Back Humorous Short Story Competition, a biennial writing contest with a humorous twist that celebrates the most imaginative and amazing short stories from writers all over the world. Some highly prestigious writing contests offer huge cash prizes – for…
Full details Introduction The Chaucer Heritage Trust is very excited to launch its tenth annual writing competition for schools and home educated students inspired by the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, considered by many England’s greatest medieval poet. The special theme of the competition is ‘Transformations’ Who can take part? The competition is open to all students of school age including not only…
Full details Contest Rules Each entry must incorporate the theme of Local Heroines . From the time of submission, entries become the property of the National Youth Foundation and will not be returned. All students must be in grades K to 8 and live in the United States. Both the text and art must be solely created by the students. Typed text is preferred, but not required. One book entry per…
Full details Enter the competition → National Poetry Competition 2026 Judges: Niall Campbell, Malika Booker, Luke Kennard Prizes: First prize £5,000, second prize £3,000, third prize £2,000, commended prizes £500 Run by The Poetry Society since 1978, The National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines, open to all poets worldwide…
full details Today marks a new era for the great city of Melbourne. After 25 years of incredible architecture and engineering, the Central Business Cube, the CBC, is now complete. Our future downtown is no dome, it is a place of straight lines. Only the most righteous angles will protect our glorious commercial district. "One of our founders, Robert Russell, dreamt of the Hoddle Grid project, an…
Full details Share your words with us and the world Chance of winning up to £2000 in the short story and poetry main prizes. Separate short story and poetry prize winning categories for those aged 17-25 and for local Bedford residents. For 2026 we are running a Flash Fiction competition in memory of one of the founder members of The Bedford Competition, Philip Carey who passed away earlier this…
FUll details riar Press NY is looking for Short Stories in the Folk Horror tradition, previously unpublished and set in any time period/place/culture. We are looking for beautiful writing, an engaging plot, memorable characters, and that authentic Folk-Gothic atmosphere. Think: Wickerman, Rosemary’s Baby, The Seventh Sister, The Lottery, Lamb, Slewfoot Grimm’s Fairytales, Starve Acre. We want…
full details To celebrate 150 years since the first ever telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell, SaveAs Writers invite you to submit poetry or short stories with this theme: 'Lines of Communication'. Methods of communication have developed rapidly since that first phone call in 1876. Therefore, the theme can be interpreted widely. Submissions might focus on communication in relationships •…
Full details his Year's Competition is now open Writers submitting 100 word stories for Southam Book Festival’s Flash Fiction competition must include one particular word selected by one of the judges. This years chosen word is HORIZON - we opted for a noun for a change. We will be looking for works that are original and can be entertaining, thought-provoking, witty, have a relevant message…
Full details lapham Writers: The McNeile Writing Competition Summary A short story competition organised by Clapham Writers charity in honour of the late Penelope McNeile; celebrating creativity, diversity, storytelling, and emerging literary voices. Whether you are writing your first short story or have been writing for years, the McNeile Competition is an opportunity to share your voice,…
