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Deadline: Thu 7 Nov 2024
Location: North of England
Northern Broadsides and Arvon invite writers from the North of England to submit their unpublished winter tale (2,000-3,000 words). The winning story will receive a prize of £750 and will be recorded by a professional actor, distributed via the Northern Broadsides and Arvon websites and podcast platforms. Free to enter. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 11 Nov 2024
Location: UK
Spread the Word and Wellcome Collection have launched the Wellcome Collection Non-Fiction Awards, following a successful pilot programme run in 2022. The new project aims to find and support writers from underrepresented groups, who have a big idea for a non-fiction book for general readers, that engages with the themes of health and being human. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 15 Nov 2024
Location: UK
Are you a UK woman from a working-class background, who was either brought up in or is currently based outside London? Have you started writing TV or radio comedy and would love a chance to get help from an industry professional? Female Pilot Club is partnering with BBC Comedy to run a script mentorship initiative that could help you get to the next stage. Read more...

Deadline: Fri 15 Nov 2024
Location: International
Open theme/subject/genre. 3000 words maximum. Open to entries worldwide. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 25 Nov 2024
Location: UK
Entries are invited for this year's Derby Poetry Festival Poetry Prize. The national competition is open to UK writers aged 18+ (max 60 lines) on any theme. Kim Moore judges this year's competition. There are four prizes, including an East Midlands Prize to celebrate writers from the region. Read more...

Deadline: Mon 25 Nov 2024
Location: International
Oyster River Pages is an American online literary journal. For this special issue, we're looking for works of short, flash, or micro-fiction and creative nonfiction on the theme of “aperture.” Read more...

Deadline: Mon 25 Nov 2024
Location: Scotland
Applications are now open for our Playwright Supports 2025 including our Playwright Mentoring Programme, Disabled Playwright Support Programme, and Self-Led Projects. Read more...

Deadline: Sat 30 Nov 2024
Location: International
The Poetry Business is delighted to announce that the 39th International Book & Pamphlet Competition, judged by Kim Moore, is now open! Read more...

Deadline: Sat 30 Nov 2024
Location: UK
Each year a question or quote exploring Benjamin Franklin’s relevance in our time is open for interpretation in 1000-1500 words. This year's quote is “Truth will be Truth tho’ it sometimes prove[s]… distasteful.” A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain. (1725). Read more...

Deadline: Sat 30 Nov 2024
Location: International
Poems (max 40 lines) are invited from writers worldwide. Sole Judge John McCullough. Read more...
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