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- Prose / May 25, 2019 (deadline)
Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize
With the aim to celebrate short stories and to give emerging writers encouragement and a little financial space to write, the inaugural Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize is now open for submissions. Stories..
- Prose / July 30, 2019 (deadline)
Lumberloft Press 2019 Short Fiction Contest
Lumberloft Press is seeking talented, unpublished authors to feature in their upcoming Short Fiction Compilation. Original stories up to 5,000 words in length that have never been published or featured..
- Prose / August 31, 2019 (deadline)
Kindle Storyteller Award 2019
Organised by Amazon, the Kindle Storyteller Award 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 Titles must be previously unpublished and be available as an eBook and in print via..
- Prose / June 30, 2019 (deadline)
Drue Heinz Literature Prize 2019
The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around the world. Eligible submissions include an unpublished manuscript of..
- Poetry / April 30, 2019 (deadline)
Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize Competition 2019
The University of Pittsburgh Press announces the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize for a first full-length book of poems. Manuscripts should be between 48 and 100 pages. You should also include your..
- Multiple Disciplines / September 20, 2019 (deadline)
Manchester Writing Competition 2019
Established by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy in 2008, the Manchester Writing Competition is the UK’s biggest literary awards for unpublished work. Designed to encourage and celebrate new writing across..
- Prose / May 1, 2019 (deadline)
The Teignmouth Short Fiction Prize
The Teignmouth Prize is now accepting entries of short fiction on any theme and of any length up to 5000 words (including title). Entries accepted in English from any country. By entering you affirm..
- Prose / June 9, 2019 (deadline)
Bath Flash Fiction Award 2019
With a goal of promoting flash fiction for both writers and readers and to bring the genre to a wider audience, the Bath Flash Fiction Award 2019 is now open for entries. Entries can be on any theme..
- Poetry / July 31, 2019 (deadline)
Winchester Poetry Prize 2019
Organised by Winchester Poetry Festival, the Winchester Poetry Prize aims to surprise and delight. Following its launch in 2016, the Winchester Poetry Prize is now an annual competition. Poems may be..
- Multiple Disciplines / May 15, 2019 (deadline)
Ploughshares Emerging Writer's Contest 2019
Organised by Ploughshares, an American literary journal, the Emerging Writer’s Contest is open worldwide to writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry who have yet to publish or self-publish a book. There..