Writing Competitions.

Deadline

31st May

Wordcount

5,000 words

Fee

£14

Prize

First prize: £5,000

Second prize: £1,000

Third prize: £500

Deadline

31st May

Wordcount

5,000 words

Fee

$15

Prize

$1500

Deadline

31st May

Wordcount

1,000 words

Fee

$10

Prize

First: $200, Second: $100, Third: $50, & top three get a two-year digital subscription to Martial Arts Magazine (value $98)

Deadline

31st May

Wordcount

3,000 words

Fee

£7

Prize

£500

Deadline

23rd June

Wordcount

2,000 words

Fee

£10

Prize

£50

Deadline

23rd June

Wordcount

300 words

Fee

£3.95

Prize

1 Winner – The writer will receive £150.00 and publication

2 Highly Commended writers will receive £70.00 each and publication

3 Shortlisted writers will receive £60.00 each and publication

Deadline

30th June

Wordcount

2,500 words

Fee

£10

Prize

1st Prize: £1,000

2nd Prize: £200

3rd Prize: £100

Deadline

30th June

Wordcount

8,000 words

Fee

£18

Prize

1st Prize: £500

Deadline

30th June

Wordcount

2,000 words

Fee

£6

Prize

1st £200, 2nd £100, 3rd £50.

Deadline

30th June

Wordcount

5,000 words

Fee

£10 entry fee per story and £5 for any subsequent entries.

Prize

First Prize: £500

Second Prize: £100

Third Prize: £50

Deadline

30th June

Wordcount

2,500 words

Fee

£8.25 for 1, £15 for 2 and £21 for 3.

Prize

1st prize £250, 2nd prize £100 and 3rd prize £50.
Winning entries will also be published on the Hastings Book Festival website.

Deadline

30th June

Wordcount

2,000 words

Fee

£6

Prize

1st Prize: £750

Deadline

10th July – 20th July

Wordcount

3,000 words

Fee

£6

Prize

1st Prize – $500

2nd Prize – $475

3rd Prize – $425

4th Prize – $375

5th Prize – $325

6th Prize – $275

7th Prize – $225

8th Prize – $175

9th Prize – $125

10th Prize – $100

Honorable Mentions – $50

Deadline

31st July

Wordcount

1,500 words

Fee

Early Bird fee – €15: November 2024 – January 2025

Standard fee – €18:  – February – July 2025

Prize

1st Prize: €1,000 and the winning story will be published in a future issue of Anthology.

2nd Prize: €250

3rd Prize: €150

Deadline

31st July

Wordcount

3,000 words

Fee

£12

Prize

First prize is £1,000, an online creative writing course with Creative Writing Ink, and publication on our website. Two runners-up will receive £200 each.

Deadline

31st July

Wordcount

2,000 words

Fee

£3

Prize

First prize in each adult category is £100, second prize is £50, runners up will each receive £20.

Deadline

6th August

Wordcount

2,000 words

Fee

£9

Prize

Winner: £500 in each category, Second: £150, Third: A ticket to the 2027 Writers’ Conference, hosted by Writing East Midlands

Deadline

15th August

Wordcount

3,000 words

Fee

£10

Prize

First prize: £1,000; second prize: £300; third prize: £200; published in Dorset Magazine, read entry at the 2026 Bournemouth Writing Festival celebration event

Deadline

31st August

Wordcount

2,000 words

Fee

£18

Prize

£2,500, publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual and an Arvon writing course

Deadline

31st August

Wordcount

3,500 words

Fee

£5

Prize

The Canterbury Festival Fiction Prize of £200 will be awarded for the winning story, with the additional prizes of £100 for second and £50 for third.

Deadline

30th September

Wordcount

2,000 words

Fee

Free

Prize

First Place: NZ$1,000
Second Place: NZ$500
Third Place: NZ$250

Deadline

31st October

Wordcount

3,000 words

Fee

£8.50

Prize

£1,500