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- Poetry / July 18, 2019 (deadline)
Ledbury Poetry Competition 2019
The international Ledbury Poetry Festival is the UK’s longest and largest poetry festival with ten days packed with poetry readings, slams, family activities, poetry workshops, conversations, events..
- Poetry / June 21, 2019 (deadline)
McLellan Poetry Prize 2019
Awarded by the Arran Theatre and Arts Trust as part of the annual McLellan Arts Festival, the McLellan Poetry Prize is open worldwide to poems on any subject. Poems should be of no more than 80 lines..
- Prose / June 30, 2019 (deadline)
The 2019 Berlin Writing Prize
The 2019 Berlin Writing Prize is now open for submissions, inviting entries on the theme “The Circus” from both published and unpublished writers resident anywhere in the world. The maximum length..
- Prose / June 30, 2019 (deadline)
The Moth International Short Story Prize 2019
The Moth Short Story Prize is an important date on the literary calendar. Every year, a single judge is asked to choose three winning stories to feature in the autumn issue of The Moth. The Prize..
- Multiple Disciplines / August 31, 2019 (deadline)
Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2019
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is an international literary prize that celebrates excellence in Poetry and Short Fiction. It is hosted by the international art and culture publication, Aesthetica..
- Poetry / May 1, 2019 (deadline)
Poetry London 2019 Competition
Organised by Poetry London magazine, the Poetry London 2019 Competition is now open for entries, and it is pleased to announce the distinguished poet Sasha Dugdale as the judge of this new edition. Entries..
- Multiple Disciplines / May 31, 2019 (deadline)
The Yeovil Literary Prize 2019
Organised by the Yeovil Community Arts Association, The Yeovil Literary Prize is your opportunity to enter four very different categories of writing. Aspiring writers throughout the world should enter..
- Prose / April 15, 2019 (deadline)
2019 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
Australian Book Review welcomes entries in the 2019 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, one of the world’s leading prizes for an original short story. The ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize is..
- Prose / March 19, 2019 (deadline)
The Nelligan Prize For Short Fiction 2019
Organised by the Colorado State University’s Center for Literary Publishing, The Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction is open to writers from all over the world. There are no theme restrictions, but stories..
- Poetry / March 31, 2019 (deadline)
The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2019
The Caterpillar is the younger sibling of The Moth, a magazine of poems and stories and art for grown-ups. The Caterpillar is for kids between the ages of 7 and 11(ish), though grown-ups are bound to like..