Writing Competitions
and Events

If you are looking to take your writing to the next level, then entering a writing competition often provides that extra impetus to refine your work.

This is by no means a full list of competitions. Some writing competitions require an entry fee. Others don’t. This seems to be the norm these days and there are credible competitions that require an entry fee. Always check that you are comfortable with sending money to the organizers if this is the case.

Please contact the competition organizers directly if you have any queries. The Writers College cannot be held responsible for the conduct of any third party competitions or events.

Competitions and Events

Fabuly Writer’s Challenge
Deadline: 15 December 2024
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FFF Competition Twenty-Five
Deadline: 23 December 2024
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Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award
Deadline: 31 December 2024
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Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition
Deadline: 31 December 2024
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The Letter Review Prize For Short Fiction, Poetry, Essays & Nonfiction, and Unpublished Books
Deadline: 31 December 2024
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2025 Bristol Short Story Prize
Deadline: 30 January 2025
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Story Unlikely’s Annual Short Story Contest
Deadline: 31 January 2025
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New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2025
Deadline: 31 January 2025
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2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Deadline: 13 February 2025
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The 3-Minute Writing Competition
Deadline: 15 February 2025
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Next Generation Short Story Awards
Deadline: 27 February 2025
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Bardsy’s 2025 Winter Anthology Contest: First Chapters
Deadline: 3 March 2025
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The Edinburgh Writing Awards
Short story Award – Deadline 28 February 2025
Young Adult Award – Deadline 28 February 2025
Essay Award – Deadline 28 February 2025
Flash Fiction Award – Deadline 31 August 2025
True Flash Award – Deadline 31 August 2025
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International Rubery Book Award
Deadline: 31 March 2025
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Little Kanawha Reading Series Chapbook Contest
Deadline: 31 March 2025
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OXFORD/42 NEW WRITING PRIZE
Deadline: 30 April 2025
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The Roy Chapman BeaconFlash Story Competition
Deadline: 31 May 2025
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To Hull And Back humorous short story competition
Deadline: 30 June 2025
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Anthology Short Story Competition
Deadline: 31 July 2025
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Regular Entries

Tortive Lit has a monthly 101 word creative writing competition. The prize is dictated by the number of people who enter. Each entry is £1.50. More information at www.tortivelit.com/flashfiction101

The Future Scholar Foundation run monthly short story competitions.
Deadline: 28th of each month
More details here

Andromeda Magazine Monthly Short Story Competition
More details here

The Plaza Prizes run many writing competitions throughout the year. The purpose is to discover, publish and promote talented new writers. You can see their upcoming competitions here.

Northern Life Writing Competition run regular writing competitions.
More details here

Anthology run many competitions throughout the year. Check their competitions here.

The Letter Review runs regular competitions throughout the year. Genres include Short Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Unpublished Books.  Details here.

The Writers College My Writing Journey Competition. Free to enter, open to writers around the world. Regular submissions accepted.
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Almond Press runs a writing competition event calendar that is updated on a daily basis

Inkitt maintains an excellent website documenting lots of international writing competitions
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Storyhouse | Contests for previously unpublished writers
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Cranked Anvil Prompt Competition
DEADLINES: 10am GMT on 1 April; 1 July; 1 October
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Cranked Anvil Short Story Competition
DEADLINES: QUARTERLY: January; April; July; October.
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Cranked Anvil Flash Fiction Competition
DEADLINES: QUARTERLY: February; May; August; November
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