Competitions and Submissions

Deadline: Mon 2 Nov 2026
Location: North of England

Northern Broadsides and Arvon invite writers from across the North of England to submit a winter-themed monologue (between 2,000–3,000 words) responding to the prompt “Northern lights”. Read more...

Deadline: Tue 3 Nov 2026
Location: London

The London Writers Awards is London Writers Centre’s flagship writer development programme. It aims to increase the number of writers from underrepresented communities being signed by agents and publishers. This year there are 12 places for writers of fiction for adults. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 6 Nov 2026
Location: UK, Republic of Ireland

Entries are now open for the RTS Midlands Student Television Awards 2027, but they close on November 6. If you're a student in the Midlands yourself or you have students, the RTS Student Television Awards honour, encourage, nurture, support and reward talent, potential and enthusiasm of students in colleges and universities. Read more...

Deadline: Sun 8 Nov 2026
Location: International

Awarding $3,500 + Publication. Writing a novel is tough work, and The Masters Review wants to encourage everyone who’s undertaking this arduous journey to share their most exciting excerpts. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 9 Nov 2026
Location: South East England

Are you a playwright based in the South-East, looking to take your next bold step? Whether you’ve written multiple scenes, a short play or drafted something longer, this is your chance to be part of a creative, playwriting community, while working towards developing a full-length script in a supportive, professional setting. Read more...

Deadline: Wed 11 Nov 2026
Location: International

A prize for emerging writers awarded for pioneering new work. The prize will award two writers £1000 each. Open to unpublished writers from anywhere in the world. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 13 Nov 2026
Location: UK

The Branford Boase Award is awarded annually for an outstanding first novel to a first-time writer of a book for young people. At the same time, it marks the important contribution of the editor in identifying and nurturing new talent. Read more...

Deadline: Sun 15 Nov 2026
Location: International

Café Writers Poetry Competition 2026 is now open (1 September to 15 November). First prize £1000, Second prize £300, Third prize £300. Read more...

Deadline: Sun 15 Nov 2026
Location: International

Essay proposals are invited for a special issue of Women’s Writing: Reading, Writing and Translating Early Modern Women’s Fiction: Imagined Communities. Guest editors: Line Cottegnies (Sorbonne Université) and Sonia Villegas-López (University of Huelva). Read more...

Deadline: Mon 16 Nov 2026
Location: UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Republic of Ireland.

Liverpool-based TV and Film production company LA Productions is currently accepting unsolicited television scripts. Read more...