Competitions and Submissions

Deadline: Fri 5 Sep 2025
Location: International

To mark HiVis Fortnight 2025, Calibre Audio has relaunched the Inclusive Voices Short Story Competition – a celebration of creativity, accessibility, and diverse storytelling. Craft a story of up to 550 words that includes at least one of our themes: Audio, Braille, and Community. Open to all. Read more...

Deadline: Sun 7 Sep 2025
Location: International

The Summer Short Story Award for New Writers returns! Since 2016, our Short Story Award has connected emerging writers with some of the industry’s top literary agents. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 8 Sep 2025
Location: International

Enter our #CBCSummerStory25 writing competition on Instagram for a chance to win a course. Write a flash fiction story inspired by our prompts to be in with a chance of winning a course place and editorial report. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 8 Sep 2025
Location: London

This year, Spread the Word turns the big 30! We're taking the opportunity to reflect on the brilliant writers, team members, partners, participants, projects and programmes that have formed part of our story so far, and we'd love to hear from you. Read more...

Deadline: Tue 9 Sep 2025
Location: UK

Faber Academy has announced the launch of its Open Book Scholarships, providing free manuscript assessment reports and mentorships to under-represented writers. Read more...

Deadline: Tue 9 Sep 2025
Location: UK

PRIMERS is open. The established mentoring and publication scheme from Nine Arches Press is back, providing a unique opportunity for talented poets to find publication and receive a programme of supportive feedback, mentoring and promotion. Read more...

Deadline: Sun 14 Sep 2025
Location: International

Are you the next big voice in fiction? Submissions open on 1 August 2025 for the Irish Writers Centre International Debut Novel Competition (IDNC). A revamped version of the Novel Fair, the competition offers aspiring novelists the chance to pitch their debut novels to leading agents and publishers. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 15 Sep 2025
Location: UK

Want to inspire literacy and creative writing in your gallery or museum? The Max Reinhardt Charitable Trust, Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education and the National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE), are delighted to announce the MaxLiteracy Awards 2025-26. Read more...

Deadline: Sun 21 Sep 2025
Location: International

This scholarship will award one talented speculative writer with limited financial means a place on our new nine-week online Writing Fantasy course. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location: International

The Mslexia Women's Fiction Competition 2025 - Adult Novel is now open! 1st prize £5,000. Finalists receive manuscript feedback from The Literary Consultancy and personal introductions to literary agents arranged in partnership with New Writing North. Read more...