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| 31 October 2020 |
The National Poetry Competition 2020 Open to anyone 18 or over to enter an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines. Entry fee £7 for first entry, £4 for subsequent entries First Prize: £5,000, Second Prize £2,000 and Third Prize £1,000, 7 Commendations £200 |
5 weeks 5 days ago |
| 24 September 2020 |
The Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize 2020 Open to anyone from across the world aged between 18 and 35 years of age. No entry fee First Prize £1,000 cash and an e-publication with The Bodley Head, publication in the FT of their winning essay and a mentoring session with The Bodley Head. Two runners-up £300 |
1 week 6 days ago |
| 15 September 2020 |
The Moth Nature Writing Prize Open to anyone over the age of 16 with an unpublished piece of nature writing. Entry fee €15 per entry €1,000 and a week-long stay at The Moth Retreat in rural Ireland. |
7 weeks 6 days ago |
| 31 August 2020 |
The Kindle Storyteller Award 2020 Open to writers publishing in English in any genre, who publish their work through Kindle Direct Publishing. No entry fee £20,000 |
13 weeks 6 days ago |
| 31 August 2020 |
Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2020 Open to all. Entry fee Poetry entries £12 | Short Fiction entries £18 but offer if enter by 10 May £1,000 awarded to both the Poetry and Short Fiction winners, and publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Anthology, which is awarded to 60 writers, shortlisted by the judging panel. |
12 weeks 5 days ago |
| 14 August 2020 |
Women Poets' Prize 2020 Open to all women poets of 18 and over resident in the UK and Northern Ireland. No entry fee Awarded every two years to three women writers who each receive a package combining 'financial aid, creative development, well-being, and pastoral support'. This includes a £1000 bursary. |
2 weeks 6 days ago |
| 31 July 2020 |
Title Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2020 11-17 year olds from all over the world writing in English. No entry fee All 100 winning poets (top 15 and 85 commended) will be notified in early September 2020 and invited to an award ceremony in October 2020 |
16 weeks 6 days ago |
| 31 July 2020 |
Anthology Magazine Short Story Competition Unpublished short stories - open to all. Entry fee Early Bird: 31 May 2020 – €10 per story, Final Deadline: 31 July 2020 – €15 per story A €300 cash prize and the chance to see their work published in a future issue of Anthology Magazine |
10 weeks 6 days ago |
| 31 July 2020 |
Winchester Poetry Prize 2020 Open to all poets aged 16 or over. Entry fee £5 for first poem, £4 for subsequent poems First Prize: £1,000, 2nd Prize: £500, 3rd Prize: £250 |
7 weeks 4 hours ago |
| 1 July 2020 |
The Novel Prize Open to published and unpublished writers across the world. No entry fee $10,000 to the winner in the form of an advance against royalties, and simultaneous publication of their novel |
14 weeks 5 days ago |
| 30 June 2020 |
The Moth Short Story Prize 2020 Open to all writers over 16. Entry fee €15 per story 1st prize €3,000, 2nd prize week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in France plus €250 travel stipend, 3rd prize €1,000 |
21 weeks 5 days ago |
| 31 May 2020 |
International Welsh Poetry Competition 2020 Open to all No entry fee £6 for first poems, then a sliding scale 1st Prize £500, 2nd Prize £250 and 3rd Prize £100 |
20 weeks 5 days ago |
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