All the top writing contests.

To enter the Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize, submit an unpublished short story in English, up to 6000 words.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.

The competition is open to all writers worldwide, published and unpublished, who are over 16 years. Entries can be on any theme or subject but must be original and written in English. Maximum length is 250 words. The entry fee is £10 per story. • First prize: £2,000 • Second prize: £300 • Third prize: £150

All poets writing in English are eligible to enter. Poets are invited to submit original poems of up to 60 lines. Each entry must be accompanied by an entry fee of AU$30. The winner will receive AU$6,000. The other four shortlisted poets will each receive AU$1,000.

The competition is open to women of any nationality from any country. You may submit unpublished short stories of up to 3,000 words. Entry fee: £12 per story. The winner will receive £3,000. Three additional finalists will each receive £100.

The competition is for original, unpublished and unbroadcast short stories in the English language of 3,000 words or fewer.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: 500 € • Four Runners-Up: 250 €

The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over. Poems may be on any subject and in any form or style. Entry fees: £6 for first poem and £5 for subsequent poems. • 1st Prize: £1,000 • 2nd Prize: £500 • 3rd Prize: £250

You may submit poems on any theme, up to 250 lines each. Entry fee: $22 per submission of 1-3 poems. Prizes: • Tom Howard Prize : $3,000 for a poem in any style or genre • Margaret Reid Prize: $3,000 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style • Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $300 each (any style)

The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is an international literary prize for established and emerging poets and writers. Entry fees: • Poetry: £12 • Short fiction: £18 Prizes: • £2,500 for the Poetry Winner • £2,500 for the Short Fiction Winner