Competitions and Submissions

Deadline: Fri 17 May 2024
Location: International

Submissions invited for the Third Space anthology of South Asian poetry, scheduled for publication with Renard Press in July 2024. Free to submit. Read more...

Deadline: Sun 19 May 2024
Location: UK

The Creative Future Writers' Award is the only free to enter national writing competition for all underrepresented writers - those who face barriers due to health, mental health, identity or social circumstance. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 24 May 2024
Location: England

Writers, you have until 12:00 on 24 May to apply for Arvon's first-ever Advanced Writing Programme! The AWP consists of three Arvon Residential Writing Weeks, three Arvon Online Writing Weeks, eight Arvon online group workshops and eight Arvon online 1-1 sessions.  Read more...

Deadline: Fri 24 May 2024
Location: International

Austin Film Festival, the largest screenplay competition in the country, has been helping writers launch and advance their careers for the past 30 years. Entry fee discount for NAWE members. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 24 May 2024
Location: England

We are looking to commission writers and artists to take part in a brand new £2M ground-breaking national project called Nature Calling.  Read more...

Deadline: Sat 25 May 2024
Location: UK

Enter your short story of 1000 words and less. The six shortlisted authors will be invited to read their story in Soho, London on Saturday 6 July 2024 - they also win copies of the Reverse Engineering series. The first-placed author wins feedback on their short story from the judges. Read more...

Deadline: Wed 29 May 2024
Location: International

Well Projects produces a yearly anthology book that explores ecology through a broad range of contributions including (but not limited to) academic or visual essays, fiction, poetry and interviews. This year, Well Projects are opening up the anthology to submissions. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 31 May 2024
Location: International

We have no definitive preference for what are looking for, we enjoy a variety of genres and styles and will consider all submissions, regardless of location. Collaborative submissions are welcome. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 31 May 2024
Location: UK

Are you a writer interested in landscape, place and transformation? This new Zer0 Books project is seeking poetry, fiction and essays inspired by and/or set in the Black Country - the once industrial heartland of the UK - for a new anthology of regional literature and culture. Free to submit. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 31 May 2024
Location: UK

Applications are now open for the 2024-2025 Genesis/Jewish Literary Foundation Emerging Writers Programme. The programme offers to writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry at the beginning of their careers £1,500 in funding, plus one-to-one mentoring, seminars, peer support, introductions to agents and a chance to speak at Book Week 2025.  Read more...