Apart from the Creative Writing NZ Competition, all other listings are for external competitions. If you have a query about these external competitions, please contact the relevant competition organisers. If you would like to list your writing competition on our site, please send the competition details to info@creativewriting.co.nz. Creative Writing New Zealand gives no warranty […]
The Scottish Arts Trust Story Awards are open to writers worldwide. The Scottish Arts Club Short Story Competition is open until February 28, 2021. Submit stories on any topic up to 2000 words. Prizes: £1000, £500, £250. Entry fee is £10 per story. For further information, visit their website.
The Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry Competition (January 2021) is open until 31 January 2021. Oz Hardwick will judge the competition entries. Submit original, previously unpublished poems in English, on any subject, in any style, up to 50 lines long. Open to writers worldwide. Prizes: £250, £125, £75. £30 x 3 (High commendation), £20 x 3 […]
The Mogford Food & Drink Short Story Prize is open until January 13, 2021 (noon GMT). The winner will receive £10,000 and the winning story will be read by an actor and uploaded to the StoryPlayer website. Three runner-up prizes of £250 each. Food and drink must be at the heart of your short story. […]
The Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2021 is open until March 1, 2021. Prizes: £1000, £500, £250 and publication in The Rialto. Daljit Nagra will judge the competition entries. It costs £7 for the first poem and £4 for each subsequent poem. More here.
The Nine Dots Prize is open until January 18, 2021. Free to enter. The prize is for creative thinking that tackles contemporary societal issues. Entrants are asked to respond to a question in 3,000 words. The question is: ‘What does it mean to be young in an ageing world?’ The winner will receive US$100,000 to […]