Competitions and Submissions

Deadline: Sun 23 Feb 2025
Location: North of England, Midlands

Hive Young Writers’ Competition is open to young people, aged 14 to 30 (3 categories) with a home or term address in the North/Midlands. Whether stories or poetry (or both) are your thing, you can enter up to 2 pieces of work at any time before midnight 23rd February 2025. Free. Open theme. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 24 Feb 2025
Location: London

Derived from 'haberdashery', HOUSE OF HABERDASH invites writers, artists and designers to submit their wares and become part of a whirlwind summer of haberdashing. Read more...

Deadline: Wed 26 Feb 2025
Location: London

The Programme, now going into its seventh year, is a unique opportunity which offers writers, in all genres, one year’s free membership of The London Library and includes writing development masterclasses, literary networking opportunities, peer support and access to and guidance in using the Library’s resources. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 28 Feb 2025
Location: International

Stories between 1000 and 5000 words are invited on the subject of ‘Magi’. This could be a retelling of the nativity story, an alternative telling (perhaps the Magi were all women, for instance, or maybe they didn’t give the game away to Herod), or a different interpretation of what ‘Magi’ means. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 28 Feb 2025
Location: International

In this special issue we will look at environmental aspects of Fantasy. Since its very earliest manifestations, in taproot texts such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, Beowulf, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Fantasy has been entangled with the natural and supernatural world. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 28 Feb 2025
Location: Milton Keynes

The Centre for Gender and Otherness in the Humanities, Open University, invites proposals for the 5th Annual GOTH Symposium taking place on Thursday 15 to Friday 16 May 2025 at The Open University, Milton Keynes. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 28 Feb 2025
Location: International

Entries of novels/graphic novels suitable for readers age 12 and older are invited from writers and illustrators worldwide. All genres welcome -comedy, romance, drama, horror, queer, realist, speculative fiction and more. £1,500 first prize. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 28 Feb 2025
Location: Scotland

The Kelpies Prize for Writing is for new writers in Scotland who want to start a career in children’s books. Prize includes mentorship and £500. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 28 Feb 2025
Location: Hay on Wye

Hay Festival is inviting applications for Hay Festival Writers at Work 2025, its professional development opportunity for Welsh writers, in partnership with Literature Wales, funded by Arts Council of Wales. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 28 Feb 2025
Location: UK

Jenny Brown Associates are running their Debut Writers Over 50 Award again in 2025. First run in 2023, the Award was established to address the few literary opportunities which help older writers break into the publishing industry. Read more...