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| 31 October 2023 |
The National Poetry Competition 2023 Open to anyone 18 or over from all over the world to enter an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines. Entry fee £8 for first entry, £5 for unlimited subsequent entries First Prize: £5,000, Second Prize £2,000 and Third Prize £1,000, Commendations £200 |
1 week 14 hours ago |
| 30 September 2023 |
The Moth Nature Writing Prize 2023 Open to anyone over the age of 16 with an unpublished piece of nature writing. Entry fee €15 per entry First Prize €1,000 and a week-long stay at The Circle of Misse in France, Second Prize €500 and Third Prize €250 |
3 weeks 8 hours ago |
| 18 September 2023 |
Mslexia Women's Fiction Competitions 2023 All women are eligible. Not clear whether there’s an entry fee Various |
7 weeks 6 hours ago |
| 14 September 2023 |
First Graphic Novel Award UK residents only. Entry fee £10 First option for publication |
5 weeks 14 hours ago |
| 1 September 2023 |
2023 Manchester Writing Competitions Open internationally to those aged 16 or over. Entry fee for both prizes £18 Two £10,000 prizes are awarded: the Manchester Poetry Prize for best portfolio of poems and the Manchester Fiction Prize for best short story |
10 weeks 6 days ago |
| 8 August 2023 |
The Emma Press open submissions Non-agented submissions in English from anywhere in the world. No entry fee Publication by The Emma Press and small advances |
13 weeks 13 hours ago |
| 10 July 2023 |
Ledbury Poetry Competition 2023 All poets writing in English are eligible, no matter where they live. Entry fee £6 per poem First prize £1,000 cash and a week's poetry course at Arvon, Second Prize £500 and Third prize £250 |
15 weeks 12 hours ago |
| 30 June 2023 |
The Moth Short Story Prize 2023 Open to all writers over 16. Entry fee €15 per story 1st prize €3,000, 2nd prize week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in France plus €250 travel stipend, 3rd prize €1,000 |
18 weeks 5 days ago |
| 30 June 2023 |
Nosy Crow LGBTQ+ Open Submissions 2023 Submissions from any writer over 18 must be in the English language and unpublished. No entry fee Publication by Nosy Crow |
16 weeks 6 days ago |
| 1 June 2023 |
2023 Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition Open to unpublished, unagented children’s writers based anywhere in the world. Entry fee £20 First Prize: a publishing contract with Chicken House with an advance of £10,000, plus the offer of representation from literary agent Davinia Andrew-Lynch of Andlyn |
21 weeks 6 hours ago |
| 31 May 2023 |
The Oxford Pushkin Children's Fantasy Prize All fantasy novelists at the beginning of their career £2000, and the opportunity for mentorship with an editor at Pushkin Children's Books |
26 weeks 5 days ago |
| 31 May 2023 |
The 2023 Page Turner Awards Open to all writers over 18. Entry fees £35,000 prize fund |
24 weeks 6 days ago |
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