Competitions and Submissions

Deadline: Sat 20 Sep 2025
Location: International

Poems, unpublished, are invited on any subject but of no more than forty lines for this year's competition which is judged by Daljit Nagra. Read more...

Deadline: Sun 21 Sep 2025
Location: International

This scholarship will award one talented speculative writer with limited financial means a place on our new nine-week online Writing Fantasy course. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location: International

The Mslexia Women's Fiction Competition 2025 - Adult Novel is now open! 1st prize £5,000. Finalists receive manuscript feedback from The Literary Consultancy and personal introductions to literary agents arranged in partnership with New Writing North. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location: International

Our Flash Fiction competition is for unpublished complete short fiction of up to 300 words. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location: International

The Mslexia Short Story Competition is for unpublished complete short fiction of up to 3,000 words. Read more...

Deadline: Wed 24 Sep 2025
Location: Wales

Are you a fiction writer currently under-represented within the publishing scene in Wales and looking to develop your skills? Apply now for a free-of-charge 5-day residency at Ty Newydd in November 2025! Read more...

Deadline: Wed 24 Sep 2025
Location: Scotland

The 2026 New Writers Awards are open. There are five categories: Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction (also known as creative non-fiction), Poetry, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Spoken Word, Scots. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 26 Sep 2025
Location: UK, Republic of Ireland

INK Festival are now accepting submissions for the 2026 Festival - an exciting opportunity for writers to showcase bold, original storytelling on stage. Whether you're an emerging writer or an experienced playwright, we want to read your work. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location: International

No restrictions on genre (seeking all types of stories; fiction and creative nonfiction). 3,500k word limit (12,500k for Members). Read more...

Deadline: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location: International

Submissions of previously unpublished short stories that do not exceed the maximum of 4,000 words are invited from writers across the world. This year's judges: Gurnaik Johal, Ben Pester and Erika Price. Read more...