Submissions open:
2 November 2020
Submissions close:
30 November 2020
Who may enter
The prize is open to African poets, defined as those who were born in Africa, or who are nationals of an African country, or whose parents are African.
CategoryContests
Results58The category contains all the posts for online international writing competitions. The competitions can be with entry fees or without entry fees.
The Mslexia Fiction and Memoir Competition 2020 – Flash Fiction
Deadline
21 September 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to women of any nationality from any country.
Details
The competition is organised by Mslexia, the magazine for women who write.
The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize 2020-21
Deadline
30th September 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to both unpublished and published writers, and from anywhere in the world.
Details
The contest is organised by the Galley Beggar Press, a publishing company based in Norwich, England.
The Peter Porter Poetry Prize 2021
Deadline
1 October 2020
Who may enter
Entries are welcome from poets anywhere in the world. There is no age limit.
Details
The contest is organised by Australian Book Review.
The Bath Flash Fiction Award
Deadline
11 October 2020
Who may enter
Entry is open to everyone; locally, nationally and internationally. Entrants must be 16 years or over.
Details
The competition is organised by Jude Higgins.
30th Annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize
Deadline
1 October 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to writers worldwide.
Description
The Missouri Review is currently accepting submissions for the 30th Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize. There are three categories – fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
The Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine 2021
Deadline
Entries for the Hippocrates international Open Prize and Health Professional Prize will close on 14 February 2021.
Entries for the Hippocrates Young Poet Prize will close on 1 March 2021.
The Moth Poetry Prize 2020
Deadline
31 December 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16.
Description
The competition is organised by The Moth magazine.
The Mslexia Women’s Short Story Competition 2020
Deadline
21 September 2020
Who may enter
The competition is open to women of any nationality from any country.
Details
The competition is organised by Mslexia, the magazine for women who write.
The Yale Drama Series 2021
Submissions open:
1 June 2020
Submissions close:
15 August 2020
Who may enter
The Yale Drama Series is an annual competition for emerging playwrights. Worldwide submissions are accepted.