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Call for submissions: Comedy Women in Print Prize 2020
Win a publishing contract and a £5,000 advance for a comic novel by an…25 October 2019
Self-published book prize: The Rubery Book Award
Win a £1,500 first prize for a self-published or indie-published book25 October 2019
Poetry competition: The East Riding Festival of Words 2019 Poetry Competition
The theme for this year's competition is 'My Mind, My Thoughts'24 October 2019
Hektoen International Writing Competition
Win $3,000 in the contest honouring the achievements of the Red Cross for essays…24 October 2019
The New Media Writing Prize 2019 is open for entries
The international award is for creative writing that makes innovative use of…24 October 2019
Short story prize: The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award
The world's richest prize for a single short story is open for entries21 October 2019
Poetry prize: Christopher Tower Poetry Competition 2020
This year's prize for young poets has the theme of 'Trees'18 October 2019
Ian W Sainsbury wins Amazon Kindle Storyteller Award
Ian won the £20,000 prize for his debut psychological thriller The Picture on…16 October 2019
Strokestown International Poetry Festival Competitions 2020
Enter the Strokestown International Poetry Prize and the Percy French Prize for…16 October 2019