Curated opportunities for writers.
The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16. An entry may be a single poem of any length or a single piece of prose. The entry fee is €16. Prizes: • 1st prize: €1,000 and a week at The Moth Retreat in Ireland • 2nd prize: €500 • 3rd prize: €250
The competition is open to poets of any nationality writing in English. You may submit up to four poems per entry.The $30 USD entry fee is a one-year subscription to Rattle magazine. The overall winner will receive a cash prize of $15,000. Ten finalists will each receive $500, and be eligible for the $5,000 Reader's Choice Award.
The competition is open to original, unpublished and unbroadcast short stories in the English language of 3,000 words or fewer. The story can be on any subject, in any style. Entry fee: €19 per story. Prizes: • 1st prize: €2,000 • 2nd prize: €800 • Four Runners-Up: €400
The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over. Poems may be on any subject and in any form or style. Entry fees: £7 for the first poem and £5 for each subsequent poems. • 1st Prize: £1,000 • 2nd Prize: £500 • 3rd Prize: £250
There are four competitions: • Open Poetry Competition (£8 per entry; prizes: £1000, £500, £250); • Short Story Competition (£8 per entry; prizes: £750, £300, £200); • Book for Children Competition (£8 per entry; prizes: £750, £300, £200); • Young Poets Competition (£3 per entry; prizes: £200, £150, £100).
The competition is organized by Poetry London magazine. Entries must be in English. The maximum length is 80 lines. For Poetry London subscribers the entry fee is £5 per poem; for non-subscribers £10. • 1st prize: £5,000 • 2nd prize: £2,000 • 3rd prize: £1,000
The competition is open to anyone. This year's theme is ''The Cheat''. Your story can be set anywhere, feature any characters, and be written in any style. There are two categories: • Authors 21 years of age and under with a prize of £1,000. Entry is free. • Authors aged 22 years and above with a prize of £500 (entry £10 or £5 with student id).