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- Poetry / December 31, 2018 (deadline)
The Moth Poetry Prize 2018
The Moth Poetry Prize is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem. The prize is open to anyone (over 16) as long as the poem is previously unpublished, and each year it attracts..
- Prose / June 30, 2018 (deadline)
Writers Of The Future Contest
L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest is an opportunity for new writers of science fiction and fantasy to have their work judged by some of the masters in the field and discovered by a wide..
- Poetry / August 6, 2018 (deadline)
Oxford Brookes University Poetry Competition 2018
Organised by the Poetry Centre of Oxford Brookes University, this International Poetry Competition celebrates the power of poetry across the world. There are two categories: • Open category –..
- Playwriting / August 15, 2018 (deadline)
The Yale Drama Series 2019
Organised by the David Charles Horn Foundation, The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2019 playwriting competition. Submissions must be original, unpublished full-length plays written..
- Poetry / October 31, 2018 (deadline)
The Plough Poetry Prize 2018
Organised by the Plough Arts Centre and supported by the Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation, The Plough Poetry Prize is now open for its 2018 edition. There are two categories: • Open Poetry Competition •..
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Cliveden Literary Festival 2018
You already know Cliveden as the English country estate steeped in politics, aristocracy, espionage, sex and scandal. So what better home for a celebration of story-telling than this English gem, which..
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Port Eliot Festival 2018
This is no ordinary festival. A celebration of ‘words, music, imagination, ideas, nature, food, fashion, flowers, laughter, exploration, fun and all that is good in the world’, there’s plenty on..
- Prose / July 1, 2018 (deadline)
The Brighton Prize 2018
Founded in 2014, the Brighton Prize exists to find inventive new writing, stories that work on the stage as well as they do on the page, that challenge with new ideas while staying beautifully simple. There..
- Multiple Disciplines / June 30, 2018 (deadline)
Wells Festival of Literature Competitions 2018
Set up in 1992 to promote the enjoyment and excitement of books and to encourage a love of the written word, the Wells Festival of Literature brings to Wells (UK) a wide range of international, national..
- Prose / August 31, 2018 (deadline)
Kindle Storyteller 2018 Prize
Organised by Amazon, the Kindle Storyteller Prize is open to submissions of new English-language books in any genre. Titles must be previously unpublished and be available as an eBook and in print via..