Submissions open:
10 February 2020
Submissions close:
24 May 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone over the age of 18.
Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2020
Deadline
22 June 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to poets from any country.
Description
The contest is organised by Coffee-House Poetry.
The HG Wells Short Story Competition 2020
Deadline
6 July 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone.
Description
The competition was founded by the world-renowned BBC Aeronautics Correspondent Reg Turnill and his wife, Margaret, to celebrate the life and works of HG Wells and encourage creative writing, especially among the young.
ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize 2020
Deadline
1 May 2020
Who may enter
Entries are welcome from writers anywhere in the world. There is no age limit.
Description
The competition is organised by Australian Book Review.
The Bridport Prize 2020 International Writing Competition
Deadline
31 May 2020
Who may enter
The competition welcomes entries from writers across the globe writing in English, aged 16 years old and over at the time of the closing date.
Description
This international writing competition is run by Bridport Arts Centre.
The Nick Darke Award 2020
Deadline
4 May 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to all writers resident in the UK and Europe aged 16 and over.
Description
The award is funded by Falmouth University through the Academy of Music and Theatre Arts (AMATA) and the School of Communication.
Always remember those who serve you
In the days, when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 years old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.
“How much is an ice cream sundae?” he asked.
The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2020
Deadline
31st March 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16.
Description
The contest is organised by The Caterpillar, a magazine of poems and stories and art for grown-ups.
The Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize 2020
Deadline
1 April 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone aged 18 and above.
Description
The competition is organised by the Alpine Fellowship, a charity project with the broad aim of ‘promoting culture and the arts’.
The Bath Novel Award 2020
Deadline
31 May 2020
Who may enter
The Bath Novel Award 2020 is a prize for unpublished, self-published and independently published writers worldwide.
Bend But Don’t Break
One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream,
The Yeovil Literary Prize Year 2020
Deadline
31 May 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16.
Description
The competition is organised by the Yeovil Community Arts Association.