Please note that apart from The Writing Quarter Competition, all other listings are for external competitions. If you have a question about these competitions, please contact the competition organisers by clicking the website link in each listing. Unfortunately, we cannot assist with queries on external competitions. If you’re a competition organiser and would like to […]
The BlackInk New Writing Competition is open for short story entries from creative writers of the African and African Caribbean Diaspora. It’s free to enter. The story should be fiction, written as prose, previously unpublished and the applicant’s own original idea. Word count: 2000 words maximum. Prize: Two winners will receive £500. They will also […]
We run a free to enter short story writing competition. This is an ongoing monthly competition. Deadline: Last day of every month Prize: $30 We’re looking for short stories of 1,000-3,000 words. Open theme. Competition Rules As we receive a lot of emails, please do not email us with any questions about our competition. All […]
The Joan Eardley Centenary Poetry Competition is free to enter and open to all poets, until July 31st 2021. There is no maximum word count or specific format to follow, but participants are invited to be inspired by the visual art of Eardley. The winners will be published online. Full details here.
The MiNDFOOD Short Story Competition is open to budding, unprofessional writers, who are resident in Australia and New Zealand. It’s free to enter! There is no particular theme, but entries should be 2,000 in length (with 100 words leeway either side). Prize: publication and $1000 dollars each for the Australian and New Zealand winners. Deadline: […]
The Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry Competition is open to poets from around the world, until July 31st, 2021. Poems can be on any subject and in any style, but must be written in English. 50 lines maximum. 1st prize: £250 2nd prize: £125 3rd prize: £75 Entry fee: £5 per poem. There are offers available […]