So this is going to be a list of writing competitions, eligible writing competitions, for me to enter and practice this craft of story-telling. FUN.
22 March – https://thehopeprize.submittable.com/submit
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/company-article/writing-prizes-and-opportunities
https://www.sawriterscollege.co.za/the-sa-writers-college-annual-short-story-writing-competition/
https://www.sawriterscollege.co.za/short-story-writing-competitions/
There are also monthly entry competitions and weekly entry competitions on the above link: Details and deadlines quoted from the link above,”
…continued… Eligible Writing Competitions
Short Edition – A Story Initiative: About Money: USA Only
Deadline: 31 August 2023
More details here
Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction: “It costs $20 USD to enter one submission, $35 to enter two (save $5), and $45 to enter three (save $15).”
Deadline: 31 August 2023
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Letter Review for Nonfiction
Deadline: 31 August 2023
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Letter Review Prize for Poetry
Deadline: 31 August 2023
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Letter Review Prize for Manuscripts
Deadline: 31 August 2023
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Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2023: “Entry fee: £9.”
Deadline: 31 August 2023
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Anthology Short Story Award 2023: “Late entry fee €22”
Deadline: 31 August 2023
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Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction 2023: “£7 entry fee per story.”
Deadline: 31 August 2023
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V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize : “cost £7.50 per story.”
Deadline: 1 September 2023
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Green Stories Writing Competition
Deadline: 21 September 2023
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SaveAs Writers International Competition: “Entry fees: £3 per poem £8 for three £4 per short story £10 for three”
Deadline: 30 September 2023
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2023 Bardsy Fall Anthology Contest
Deadline: 30 September 2023
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The Paul Cave Prize for Literature: “One short story – £12“
Deadline: 30 September 2023
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The Prose Poem Competition: 1 poem £3
Deadline: 15 October 2023
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Anthology Poetry Competition
Deadline: 31 October 2023
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The Bedford Competition
“fee is £5 per story”Deadline: 31 Oct 2023
More details here
Anthology Flash Fiction Competition: “€10 per entry (1 June–31 October 2023)”
31 October 2023
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The Scribble Magazine Annual Themed Short Story Competition:”Entry fee: £5.00 per story”
1 November 2023
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Curious Curls Fiction Contest 2023: $2.50 submission fee. : Closest to my type of stories!!
15 November 2023
More details here
Ghost Stories at the Bookshop: ENTRY FEE: “There is NO entry fee. We are asking that anyone who can afford to do so might, at the time of entering their story, make a donation of £5 to our Just Giving page (details to follow). This is NOT an entry fee and donations can be made anonymously. Making a donation will not, in any way, make a difference to the chances of winning.”
Deadline: 23 November 2023
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Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest ” Cost: $15 USD”
30 November 2023
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Anthology Travel Writing Competition: “€15 until 30 November 2023”
31 November 2023
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Edinburgh Short Story Award
Deadline: 28 February 2024
More details here “
Kindle Storyteller Award:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=12061299031
https://www.storyhouse.org/contest2021.html : free: There are no entry fees. https://www.storyhouse.org/contest2023.html
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/company-article/writing-prizes-and-opportunities
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/company-article/writing-prizes-and-opportunities
https://www.penguin.co.uk/company/social-impact/writenow
https://www.penguin.co.uk/merky-new-writers-prize
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2022/09/2022-harvill-secker-young-translators-prize
https://alpinefellowship.com/writing-prize
https://writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/aurora-prize-for-writing/
https://bluepencilagency.com/bpa-first-novel-award-2023/
https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough-writers-programme
https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough-scholarships
https://www.bristolprize.co.uk/
http://commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-prize/ free: 1 November 2023, 12am BST (2,000–5,000 words).
https://www.ihraf.org/creators-of-justice-literary-awards?gclid=Cj0KCQjwnMWkBhDLARIsAHBOftp5u3NvSgfLQivWr_HrmmEEgQLCFzy1LnY4_PS_L1s4iVz_ei_HQhgaAkeNEALw_wcB NO ENTRY FEE FOR PARTICIPATION. or one short story (up to 2500 words). June 1-September 30
https://www.creativefuture.org.uk/for-writers/creative-future-writers-award/about-the-award/
https://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/criptic-writes-x-spread-the-word/
https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/category/discoveries-2022
https://footnotepress.com/footnote-counterpoints-prize/
https://www.grindstoneliterary.com/novel-prize
https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/emerging-writers
https://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/london-writers-awards/
https://belfastbookfestival.com/mairtin-crawford-award
https://www.citylit.ac.uk/malorie-blackman-scholarships
https://www.mmu.ac.uk/writingcompetition
https://www.morleygallery.com/morley-lit-prize-2022
https://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=9165&page=28
https://www.oxfordpoetry.com/prize.html
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/cultural-institute/rhys-davies-short-story-competition/
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-authors/new-writers-awards/this-years-new-writers
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-authors/next-chapter-award
https://www.wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org/awards/intro
https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/competitions/wa-working-class-writers-prize-2023 free
https://www.deborahrogersfoundation.org/writers-award
https://www.bristolprize.co.uk/
Green Stories Writing Competition -Deadline: September 21, 2023
Links referenced
- https://dystopianstories.com/writing-competitions-contests/
- https://www.inkitt.com/writing-contests-list
Many International Competitions listed here
https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-contests/short-story/
Multi options listed at reedsy.com – These have free entry
- Money Chronicles: A Story Initiative – Deadline: August 31, 2023
- Infrastructure Threat Contest – Deadline: September 30, 2023
- 7 Day Story Writing Challenge – Deadline: August 28, 2023
- Native Voices Award – Deadline: October 31, 2023
- Big Writers, Little Ears – Deadline: August 20, 2023 (Expired)
- AIIRA Writing Contest – AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture – Deadline: September 30, 2023
- Gothic Short Story -Deadline: August 01, 2023 (Expired)
- Universe of Threats Essay Contest – Deadline: July 31, 2023 (Expired)
- African Diaspora Award – Deadline: July 15, 2023 (Expired)
- The Heartland Review Open Calls -Deadline: November 15, 2023
- Drue Heinz Literature Prize – Deadline: June 30, 2023 (Expired)
- Weekly Writing Competition – Submission Dates: April 10 – July 10
- Fiction Potluck – Deadline: April 30, 2023 (Expired)
- Voice.Club – Flash Fiction Writing Contest – Deadline: April 15, 2023 (Expired)
- Imagine 2200 – Deadline: June 13, 2023 (Expired)
- Evening Standard Stories Competition – Deadline: April 12, 2023 (Expired)
- Bacopa Literary Review – Deadline: April 16, 2023 (Expired)
- King of Essay – Deadline: May 15, 2023 (Expired)
- BBC National Short Story Award – Deadline: March 13, 2023 (Expired)
- Deadline: March 13, 2023 (Expired) – Deadline: March 01, 2023 (Expired)
- Parsec Short Story Contest – Deadline: May 01, 2023 (Expired)
- Hispanic Culture Review Contest 2022-2023 – Deadline: February 01, 2023 (Expired)
- Annual Cultural Heritage Writing Contest – Deadline: February 20, 2023 (Expired)
- $1000 for 1000 Words Contest – Deadline: February 01, 2023 (Expired)
- The Roswell Award & Feminist Futures Award – Deadline: December 19, 2022 (Expired)
- Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award – Deadline: February 01, 2023 (Expired)
- SNHU 2022 Fall Fiction Contest – Deadline: October 31, 2022 (Expired)
- Mum Life Stories Micro Fiction Writing Competition – Deadline: November 06, 2022 (Expired)
- The European Writing Prize – Deadline: January 01, 2023 (Expired)
- Edit Your Source Code – Deadline: October 23, 2022 (Expired)
- Story Unlikely’s Short Story Contest – Deadline: December 31, 2022 (Expired)
- Story of the Year Contest – Deadline: December 27, 2022 (Expired)
- The Perito Prize – Deadline: October 02, 2022 (Expired)
- Post-Apocalyptic Media’s 2nd Annual Short Story Writing Contest – Deadline: December 16, 2022 (Expired)
https://thewritelife.com/writing-contests/
bbc
readers digest
you magazine
https://www.globesoup.net/writing-blog/the-definitive-list-of-short-story-competitions
https://filmlifestyle.com/short-story-contests/
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/short-story-contests-list/
Travel Writing Competitions
https://www.creativewritingnews.com/pure-travel-writing-contest-2023-how-to-apply-500-more/
30th September 2023.
https://winningwriters.com/whats-new/arthur-flowers-flash-fiction-prize-2
https://hysteriawc.co.uk/product/hysteria-writing-competition-entry/
https://thewritelife.com/writing-contests/
Really interesting competitions #to-do check in daily
https://www.pw.org/grants – This link is great, one can filter on the details to zoom in and find the right competition for you.
https://www.theprose.com/challenges/newest
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/company-article/writing-prizes-and-opportunities