10. 04. Alpine Fellowship Scrips and Short Story Competitions 08. 04. Mslexia Open Submissions deadline 15. 04. Bath Short Story Award; stories for up to 2,200 words, £8 per entry, email to entry@bathshortstoryaward.org 01.05. Edinburgh International Flash Fiction Award; entry … Continue reading →

BBC National Short Story Award 2019: the deadline is on 11 March. They are very strict terms and conditions, however, this is one of the popular and prestigious prizes to try, and if you succeed, the awards are great. Harper’s Bazaar … Continue reading →

The Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction: the deadline for submissions for this competition is nearly imminent, on 28 February. The entry fee is fairly high, but the potential prizes are attractive. You can view the details here. The Custom … Continue reading →

Deadline 31 January 2019 The Prole Laureate Poetry Competition – entertaining and challenging poems of any length and style; winners and runners up will be published in Issue 28 of Prole. Entry Fee £3, £2 for subsequent entries. More information … Continue reading →

Winning a competition or being published by a reputable publication add to your publications credit, hence we are adding a new category to our blog – competitions and other publishing opportunities for writers. This will be added once a month. Please … Continue reading →