Competitions and Submissions

Deadline: Fri 21 Jun 2019
Location: UK, Europe

Now in its 6th Year, Solstice Shorts festival is once again being held on 21st December and this year it’s a weekend, so we’ll be looking to fill an entire day with short stories, poems (including film poems) and song. This year's theme is Time and Tide. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 21 Jun 2019
Location: International

Poems on any subject of no more than 80 lines are invited for this year's McLellan Poetry Prize which is awarded as part of the annual McLellan Arts Festival (30 August - 8 September 2019). This year's judge is Sean O'Brien. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 21 Jun 2019
Location: Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Screen are seeking submissions for three opportunities: New Shorts Focus - Deadline: Friday 21st June 2019 at 5pm | New Writer Focus 2019-20 - Deadline: Sunday 23rd June 2019 at midnight | Shorts to Features 2019-20 - Deadline: Friday 5th July 2019 at 5pm. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 21 Jun 2019
Location: Argyll and Bute

The next Space/Time retreat being run by Magnetic North will take place at Cove Park in Argyll and Bute, Scotland from 4-9 October 2019. Experienced artists from any art form are welcome to apply. Read more...

Deadline: Sun 23 Jun 2019
Location: UK

We will be holding ‘The Arvon 5-day Poetry Challenge’ during the week of National Writing Day. Each day, from Monday 24 to Friday 28 June, you will receive an email from Arvon with a handy writing prompt from acclaimed poet Jen Hadfield.  Read more...

Deadline: Sun 23 Jun 2019
Location: UK

For writers at the start of their careers in comedy. Open to any individual or comedy writing partnership aged 18 or over at the time of submission and currently resident in the UK who has at least one credited broadcast comedy writing credit. First Prize: £500 Runners-up (up to two) £250 each. Read more...

Deadline: Sun 23 Jun 2019
Location: International

Submissions to Volume 6 of NAWE's Journal of Creative Writing Research, Writing in Practice, to be published in March 2020, are now invited. We are seeking articles that explore the art of imaginative writing of all kinds, from an authorial perspective, highlighting and evolving current academic thinking and practice. We are also looking for appropriately experienced peer reviewers. Read more...

Deadline: Sun 23 Jun 2019
Location: International

Could you write a poem to amuse, excite or inspire children? Poems can be any length, on any topic, and for children of any age. The first prize is £250, with runner-up prizes of £100, £75 and £50. Our judge is Carole Bromley, poet in residence here at YorkMix. Read more...

Deadline: Wed 26 Jun 2019
Location: UK

The Aurora Writing Prize is a national competition run by Writing East Midlands. The prize was first awarded in 2016, and this year we are thrilled to be working in partnership with The Society of Authors. In 2019, the prize will be awarded to outstanding new writing in two categories, short fiction (of up to 2,000 words) and poetry (of up to 60 lines), with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes in both categories. Read more...

Deadline: Wed 26 Jun 2019
Location: UK, Ireland

The Costa Book Awards is one of the UK's most prestigious and popular literary prizes. There are five categories - First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children's Book - with one of the five winning books selected as the overall Costa Book of the Year.  Read more...