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31 January 2024 |
The Prototype Publishing Prize Open to writers resident in the UK or Ireland. No entry fee £3,000 plus publication by Prototype will go to the best book-length project A second prize of £2,000 plus publication by Monitor Books will be awarded to the best proposal for a short-form work. |
3 weeks 4 hours ago |
7 January 2024 |
The Selfies Book Awards UK 2024 Authors who have self-published adult fiction, children’s fiction or adult non-fiction in the UK between January and December 2023. Entry fee: £35 per title to include a six-month subscription to Bookbrunch £750 cash prize for each category plus other prizes |
1 week 23 hours ago |
31 December 2023 |
The Moth Poetry Prize 2023 Open to all poets over 16 for an unpublished poem. Entry fee €15 per poem and you can enter as many poems as you like 1st prize €6,000, plus three runner-up prizes of €1,000 and eight commended poets will each receive €250 |
5 weeks 37 min ago |
30 November 2023 |
National Novel Writing Month 2023 Open to all writers No entry fee You win by writing a 50,000 word novel |
7 weeks 1 day ago |
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The National Poetry Competition 2023 Open to anyone 18 or over from all over the world to enter an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines.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 |
9 weeks 1 day 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The Moth Nature Writing Prize 2023 Open to anyone over the age of 16 with an unpublished piece of nature writing.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 |
11 weeks 1 day ago |
18 September 2023 |
Mslexia Women's Fiction Competitions 2023 All women are eligible. Not clear whether there’s an entry fee Various |
15 weeks 22 hours ago |
14 September 2023 |
First Graphic Novel Award UK residents only. Entry fee £10 First option for publication |
13 weeks 1 day 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 |
19 weeks 5 hours 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 |
21 weeks 1 day 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 |
23 weeks 1 day 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 |
26 weeks 5 days ago |
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