Writing Competitions - Almond Press

29/01/2025

The submission cap has now been reached for accepting poetry entries for Southword. Thank you to all who have sent in their poems. From 1st February we are accepting fiction submissions for Southword. Please check out the link in our bio to get all the details on how to enter: www.munsterlit.ie

29/01/2025

Submissions Call: Unapologetic Magazine

Submissions deadline: 10th February 2025

Unapologetic magazine is a multidisciplinary, literary, cultural, and artistic response to the social issues and creative opportunities in contemporary Ireland. They centralise academics, creatives and activists from marginalized communities. Founded in 2020, they have just released the call for contributors for their fourth issue.

Read more at:
https://www.writing.ie/resources/submissions-unapologetic-magazine/

29/01/2025

Submissions are now open for the Women's Prize for Playwriting - the leading award for female and non-binary writers across the UK and Ireland! ⚡️

Deadline: 5pm on Tuesday 22nd April.

Find out more & submit your work here: https://womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk/

28/01/2025

The competition is open to all – both published and unpublished authors from all over the world.

The competition is for short stories of up to 3,500 words, written in English. The story must be originally written in English, has not been previously published anywhere, and has neither been shortlisted for this competition, nor won any other competition.

Every year since 2014, the The Crime Writers' Accociatin and the Margery Allingham Society have jointly held an international competition

28/01/2025

ISLAND WRITER MAGAZINE - SUBMISSIONS
For the Summer 2025 Edition
Saturday, Feb 1 is the DEADLINE
Open to VWS Members and non-members - let's see your work!
https://victoriawriters.ca/

28/01/2025

📌 New writing competition
★Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award 2025 ★
📆Deadline: May 31, 2025 7:59 pm - 7:59 pm The Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award is open to unrepresented and unpublished authors for a novel in any adult fiction genre.

The organizer is looking for:

any genre with the exception of children’s fiction and non-fiction. YA is permitted provided there is an adult crossover.

a strong voice.

an original and unforgettable story that grips the reader

an attention grabbing first paragraph.

the manuscript should be completed or close to completion.

Entries must be written in English. The award is open to unrepresented and unpublished authors of fiction at the closing date of May 31, 2025. Authors must be over 18 years old at the time of entry.

Timetable :

The long listed writers will be contacted by email with announcements of the titles on the website in July.

Short listed writers will be asked to submit 20,000 words (includes the initial entry).

The winners will be notified by email and announced in October 2025.

Literary Agent Judges: Hellie Ogden and Suzannah Ball from WME.

Author Judge: Samuel Burr

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid . They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.

🔗 Find out more: https://dystopianstories.com/events/blue-pencil-agency-first-novel-award-2025/

The Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award is open to unrepresented and unpublished authors for a novel in any adult

28/01/2025

📌 New writing competition
★Perkoff Prize 2025 ★
📆Deadline: March 15, 2025 7:12 pm - 7:12 pm The Perkoff Prize is a tri-genre contest that awards $1000 and publication each to writers of the best story, set of poems, and essay that engage in evocative ways with health and medicine as judged by the editors.

The competition is organized by The Missouri Review, a literary magazine published at the University of Missouri.

All submissions must engage with health and medicine in some way. All submissions must be previously unpublished.

Poetry : up to 10 pages of poetry.

Fiction : up to 8500 words.

Nonfiction : up to 8500 words.

Each entrant receives a one-year subscription to the Missouri Review in digital format.

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid . They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.

🔗 Find out more: https://dystopianstories.com/events/perkoff-prize-2025/

The Perkoff Prize is a tri-genre contest that awards $1000 and publication each to writers of the best story, set

28/01/2025

Submissions are now OPEN for our Spring 2025 issue! Submit poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art by Friday, March 7, 2025. We look forward to seeing your work!

View the complete submission guidelines on our website: remingtonreview.wixsite.com/remingtonreview

27/01/2025

✍️ Our Spring Writing Contests are open until May 2!

Bring us your best SHORT STORIES, FLASH FICTION, POETRY, and CREATIVE NONFICTION! If our judges choose your work, you'll win cash prizes!🥇

🔎 Visit our Contests Page for details! https://ow.ly/JSgX50UNSA9

27/01/2025

Mirror Lamp Press x The Complex Writer-in-Residence 2025

Application deadline: 10th February 2025

There will be two 5-month residency opportunities where writers are invited to produce up to five new critical responses to the exhibitions and events programme at The Complex Gallery in Dublin. One of the residencies will be offered to a writer who has not published more than three pieces of writing.

Read more at:
https://www.writing.ie/resources/mirror-lamp-press-the-complex/

27/01/2025

Deadline Apr 1: Our 24th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee); submit one funny poem to win $2,000; $3,750 in total prizes; top 13 poems published online; submit published or unpublished work. Learn more and read last year's winning poems:
https://createsend.com/t/d-07002F5091E711AF2540EF23F30FEDED with Duotrope

27/01/2025

FFF: Free Flash Fiction Competition

✨Competition deadline: 23rd February 2025✨

The competition is open to writers worldwide but stories must be written in English.

Read more details at:
https://www.writing.ie/writing-comps/fff-free-flash-fiction-competition/

27/01/2025

Whether you’re writing poetry, a short story, flash fiction or a novel, we can’t wait to read your words. Our competition closes for submissions on 31 May. 🗓️📝 Find out more about us: bridportprize.org.uk/about-us/

26/01/2025

We Want to Read Your &

Aesthetica Creative Writing Award champions pieces that push the boundaries of imagination, providing new possibilities.

Win £5,000, Publication & Writing Courses.

Submit Writing by 31 August: l.muz.kr/FlT

26/01/2025

Deadline Jan 31: The Haiku Calendar Competition
52 haiku will be selected for inclusion in The Haiku Calendar 2026 and prizes totalling £400/US$600 are on offer.
Both unpublished and previously published haiku are eligible. Fees:
£10/US $15 for up to 4 haiku;
£20/US $30 for up to 12 haiku.
https://www.snapshotpress.co.uk/contests/thcc/entry_guidelines.htm