All the top writing contests.

There are two contests, one for short poems of up to 10 lines, and one for poems of 11 to 50 lines. The entry fees are £5 for the first poem, £4 for the second and £3.50 for the third. • Editors' Prize (poems of up to 10 lines) 1st prize: £1,000 • Judge's Prize (poems of 11 to 50 lines) 1st prize: £1,000

The Colorado Prize for Poetry is an international poetry book manuscript contest. Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages but no more than 100 pages. There is a $28 online entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Colorado Review. The winner receives a $2,500 honorarium.

The Moth Poetry Prize is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem. The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16. The entry fee is 15 € per poem. • 1st prize: 6,000 € • 3 runner-up prizes of 1,000 € • 8 prizes of 250 € for commended poems

The competition is open to anyone over the age of thirteen. There are three catregories: • Short Story / submission fee: $15 / 1st prize: $1,000 • Poetry / submission fee: $10 / 1st prize: $300 • Flash Fiction / submission fee: $10 / 1st prize: $300

The competition is open to original, unpublished poems in the English language of 40 lines or less. Entry fee: 7 € per poem. • 1st Prize: 2,000 € • 2nd Prize: 500 € • 3rd Prize: 250 €

You may submit one humor poem, in English. Your poem should not exceed 250 lines in length. The competition is free to enter. • 1st prize: $2,000 • 2nd prize: $500 • 3rd Prize: $250 • 10 honorable mentions, $100 each

To enter the Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize, submit an unpublished short story in English, up to 6000 words. The cost of entry per submission is £11. The winning author will receive a cash prize of £2,500. Shortlisted authors will each receive £200.

The competition is open to anyone over the age of 18. Fiction, non-fiction, and hybrid narratives are considered. Word count: 250 words or fewer for each micro. Entry fees: • up to 2 micros: $11, • up to 4 micros: $16. The grand prize winner will receive $1,000.