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Poetry competition: The Plaza Poetry Prize 2025
Win a first prize of £4,000 in the competition for poems in any form27 October 2024
Poetry prize: The East Riding Festival of Words Poetry Competition 2024
The theme for this year's prize is 'My wish'26 October 2024
Short fiction prize: Writers' & Artsts' Short Story Competition 2025
Win an Arvon residential in the annual free-entry W&A competition24 October 2024
Non-fiction prize: Edinburgh Essay Award 2025
Scottish Arts Trust has launched a new competition for non-fiction as part of…22 October 2024
Scriptwriting competition: The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2025
The biennial prize from Bruntwood and Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre has a…22 October 2024
Creative writing competition: W&A Working Class Writers' Prize 2024
Win a first prize of £200 plus mentoring and development in the contest for…21 October 2024
Poetry prize: Shepton Snowdrops 2025 Poetry Competition
The theme of this year's contest is 'Treasures of Nature'21 October 2024
Creative writing prize: Wenlock Olympian Society 2024/2025 Competition
Win cash prizes as well as gold, silver and bronze medals for short stories20 October 2024
Writer development: The Wellcome Collection Non-Fiction Awards 2025
The awards will be given for non-fiction writing related to health and being…19 October 2024