The following list consists of links to submission calendars for UK and International writing competitions. These links will be regularly updated.
January
1st January 2017 – Exeter Novel Prize
6th January 2017 – Georgina Henry/Women in Journalism Award for Innovation
9th January 2017 – Notting Hill Editions Essay Prize
9th January 2017 – Templar Poetry Portfolio Awards
9th January 2017 – The Feature Script Competition
12th January 2017 – Orwell Prize
15th January 2017 – Basil Bunting Poetry Award
15th January 2017 – Keats-Shelley Prize
16th January 2017 – Magma Poetry Competition
20th January 2017- National Memory Day Creative Writing Competition
20th January 2015 – KISHBOO Short Story Competition
23rd January 2017 – Wilbur Smith Prizes
29th January 2017 – Strokestown International Poetry Prize
30th January 2017 – Open House 2017
30th January 2017 – The Red Planet Prize
31st January 2017 – Arundel Festival Theatre Trail Writers’ Competition
31st January 2017 – Bath Flash Fiction Novella in Flash
31st January 2017 – Caine Prize for African Writing
TBC 31st January 2017 – Dundee International Book Prize
TBC January 2017 – BBC International Playwriting Competition
31st January 2017 – Fish Short Memoir Contest
31st January 2017 – Hippocrates Prize
31st January 2017 – Plough Prize
TBC 31st January 2017 – Plymouth Writers’ Group Open Competition
31st January 2017 – Poetry Business Book & Pamphlet
31st January 2017- Poetry Business New Poet’s Prize
31st January 2017 – Teignmouth Poetry Festival Competition
31st January 2015 – British Haiku Awards
31st January 2015 – The Caine Prize for African Writing
31st January 2015 – Chudleigh Phoenix Annual Short Story Competition
31st January 2015 – Fish Prize for Memoir
31st January 2015 – James White Award
31st January 2015 – Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition
31st January 2015 – New Venture Theatre and Sussex Playwrights Ten-Minute Play Competition
31st January 2015 – Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award
February
2nd February 2017 – Northern Writers’ Awards
TBC 10th February 2017 – Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize
13th February 2017 – Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook 2017 Short Story Competition
14th February 2017 – Spotlight First Novel Competition
TBC 14th February 2017 – York Literature Festival/YorkMix Poetry Competition
TBC 17th February 2017 – Christopher Tower Poetry Competition
20th February 2017 – Reader’s Digest 100-word Competition
20th February 2017 – Emerging Writer Award
28th February 2017- Artificium Short Stories and In Brief
28th February 2017 – Exeter Writers Short Story Competition
28th February 2017 – Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award
28th February 2017 – Crime Writers Association Margery Allingham Short Story Competition
28th February 2017 – Fish Flash Fiction Contest
28th February 2017 – Kelpies Prize
TBC 28th February 2017 – Papatango New Writing Prize
28th February 2017 – The Bristol Poetry Prize
28th February 2017 – Writers Bureau Annual Short Story
28th February 2015 – Fish Prize for Flash Fiction
28th February 2015 – Dark Tales Short Story Competition
28th February 2015 – Exeter Writers Short Story Competition
28th February 2015 – The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition
28th February 2015 – Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry Competition
28th February 2015 – Sentinel Literary Quarterly Short Story Competition
28th February 2015 – Lewis Wright Short Story Competition
28th February 2015 – Herbert Spencer Poetry Competition
28th February 2015 – Kelpies Prize
March
1st March 2017 – New Welsh Writing Awards
1st March 2017 – Bridgend Writers’ Circle Open Writing Competition
TBC 1st March 2017 – Edge Hill Short Story Prize
TBC 2nd March 2017 – Gordon Burn Prize
3rd March 2017 – Neil Gunn Writing Competition
5th March 2017 – Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing
13th March 2017 – Mslexia Women’s Short Story Competition
15th March 2017 – Limnisa Short Story Competition
15th March 2017 – The Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize
TBC 16th March 2017 – Fowey Festival Short Story Competition
TBC 21st March 2017 – Jane Martin Poetry Prize
TBC 21st March 2017 – Straid Collection Award
27th March 2017 – Evesham Festival of Words Short Story Competition
30th March 2017 – Caterpillar International Poetry Prize
31st March 2017 – Cinnamon Press Poetry Pamphlet Prize
31st March 2017 – Crawshay Cup Competition
TBC 31st March 2017 – Forward Prizes for Poetry
31st March 2017 – Fish Poetry Competition
31st March 2017 – Francis MacManus Short Story Competition
31st March 2017 – Rubery Book Award
31st March 2017 – University of Plymouth Short Fiction Prize
TBC 31st March 2017 – Warwick Prize for Writing
31st March 2017 – The Scottish Arts Club Short Story Competition
31st March 2017 – The Isobel Lodge Award for New Scottish Writing
1st March 2015 – The Word Hut 17th Short Story Writing Competition
1st March 2015 – Michael Murphy Memorial Prize
5th March 2015 – Windsor Fringe Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama 2012
16th March 2015 – Mslexia Women’s Short Story Competition
16th March 2015 – The Crime Writers’ Association’s Margery Allingham Short Story Competition
23rd March 2015 – Straid Collection Award
30th March 2015 – Fish Prize for Poetry
31st March 2015 – The Henshaw Competition
31st March 2015 – Cinnamon Press Poetry Pamphlet Prize
2015 TBC – Michael Marks Award for Poetry Pamphlets
April
1st April 2017 – Wergle Flomp Hunor Poetry Competition
TBC 1st April 2017 – Colm Toibin International Short Story Award
TBC 11th April 2017 – Elizabeth Jolley Short Poetry Prize
15th April 2017 – Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
24th April 2017 – Bath Novel Award
TBC 29th April 2017 – Bristol Short Story Prize
29th April 2017 – Red Shed Open Poetry Competition
30th April – Bath Short Story Award
30th April 2017 – Divine Chocolate Poetry Competition
TBC 30th April 2017 – Wainwright Prize for Nature and Travel Writing
30th April 2017 – Exeter Story Prize
30th April 2017 – Grey Hen Poetry Competition
30th April 2017 – Luna Press Writers & Illustrators Contest
30th April 2017 -Momaya Press Short Story Competition
30th April 2017 – Overton Poetry Prize
30th April 2017 – Poetry on the Lake International
30th April 2017 – Tom Howard/John H Reid Fiction and Essay Contest
30th April 2017 – Swanwick Short Story & Writing for Children Competitions
17th April 2015 – The Dickens Prize
20th April 2015 – KISHBOO Short Story Competition
30th April 2015 – Poetic Republic Poetry Prize
30th April 2015 – Poetic Republic Short Story Prize
30th April 2015 – Momaya Short Story Competition
30th April 2015 – Dark Tales Short Story Competition
30th April 2015 – Writers Bureau Limerick Competition
30th April 2015 – Southport Writers’ International Poetry Competition
30th April 2015 – Bristol Short Story Prize
May
1st May 2017 – Sunday Times/Peter Fraser & Dunlop Young Writer of the Year
TBC 27th May 2017 – Wigtown Poetry Competition
28th May 2017 – International Welsh Poetry Competition
TBC 30th May 2017 – Nick Darke Award
31st May 2017 – The Yeovil Literary Prize
31st May 2017 – Bridport Prize
31st May 2017 – Cinnamon Press Short Story Prize
31st May 2017 – Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition
31st May 2017 – Frogmore Poetry Prize
TBC 31st May 2017 – Frome Festival Short Story Competition
31st May 2017 – Peggy Chapman-Andrews Award
31st May 2017 – Writers Bureau Spring Flash Fiction Competition
1st May 2015 – RTE Radio Francis MacManus Short Story Competition
1st May 2015 – The Plough Prize Short Story Competition
15th June 2015 – Curry Mallet Adults’ Short Story Competition
28th May 2015 – Short Story Competition with Mardibooks and IdeasTap
31st May 2015 – Yeovil Literary Prize – Short Story
31st May 2015 – Dark Tales Short Story Competition
31st May 2015 – Frogmore Poetry Prize
31st May 2015 – The Bridport Prize
31st May 2015 – Writers Reign Short Story
31st May 2015 – Cinnamon Press Annual Short Story Prize
31st May 2015 – The Fool for Poetry Chapbook Competition
31st May 2015 – Inspired by Tragore
June
TBC 1st June 2017 – Samuel Taylor Coleridge Memorial Poetry Prize
1st June 2017 – Sunderland Short Story Award
TBC 1st June 2017 – Wirral Festival of Firsts Open Poetry Competition
TBC 5th June 2017 – Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting
12th June 2017 – Mslexia Women’s Pamphlet Competition
12th June 2017 – Mslexia Women’s Poetry Competition
TBC 15th June 2017 – George Crabbe Memorial Poetry Competition
TBC 16th June 2017 – VS Pritchett Memorial Prize
TBC 17th June 2017 – Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition
TBC 18th June 2017 – McLellan Poetry Prize
27th June 2017 – Templar Short Fiction Prize
30th June 2017 – British Fantasy Society Short Story Competition
TBC 30th June 2017 – Commonwealth Diversity Writing for Children Prize
30th June 2017 – Battered Moons Poetry Competition
30th June 2017 – King’s Cross Award
30th June 2017 – Moth International Short Story Prize
30th June 2017 – North Street Book Prize
TBC 30th June 2017 – Wells Festival of Literature Short Story Competition
TBC 30th June 2017 – Wells Festival of Literature Poetry Competition
TBC 30th June 2017 – Wells Festival of Literature A Book for Children
TBC 30th June 2017 – Greenhouse Funny Prize
TBC 30th June 2017 – William Soutar Writing Prize
5th June 2015 – Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting
2015 TBC – Mslexia Women’s Poetry Competition
2015 TBC – Mxlexia Poetry Pamphlet Competition
2015 TBC – British Czech & Slovak Association Writing Competition
21st June 2016 – Troubadour International Poetry Prize
30th June 2015 – British Fantasy Society Short Story Prize
30th June 2015 – Writers’ Village International Short Fiction Award
July
1st July 2016 – Impress Prize for New Writers
7th July 2016 – Ledbury Poetry Festival Poetry Competition
11th July 2016 – Doris Gooderson Short Story Competition
15th July 2016 – The 2016 Wasafiri New Writing Prize
17th July 2016 – HG Wells Short Story Competition
26th July 2016 – Black Country Living Museum Poetry Competition
29th July 2016 – Ilkley Literature Festival Short Story and Poetry Competitions
31st July 2016 – Ink Tears Flash Fiction
31st July 2016 -Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award
31st July 2016 – Sherborne Literary Society Competition
31st July 2016 – HISSAC Annual Open Short Story
TBC July 2016 – The Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition
31st July 2016 – Cinnamon Press Annual Debut Novel Prize
August
1st August 2016 – Luke Bitmead Bursary for New Writers
5th August 2016 – Costa Short Story Award
15th August 2016 – Torbay Festival of Poetry
16th August 2016 – Elbow Room Competition
21st August 2016 – Val Wood Prize
31st August 2016 – Sunday Times/EFG Bank Short Story Award
31st August 2016 – Terence Rattigan Society Award
31st August 2016 – Exeter Flash Fiction Competition
31st August 2016 – Poetry and Politics Competition
31st August 2016 – Aesthetica Creative Writing Competitions
31st August 2016 – Second light Poetry Competition for Short and Long Poems by Women
31st August 2016 – HISSAC Annual Open Short Story Competition
September
1st September 2016 – The Cheshire Prize for Literature
5th September 2016 – Arkbound Short Story Competition
TBC 5th September 2016 – Wellcome Book Prize
15th September 2016 – Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize
TBC 16th September 2016 – London Short Story Prize
17th September 2016 – Imison Award
19th September 2016 – Mslexia Children’s Novel Competition
23rd September 2016 – Manchester Fiction and Poetry Prizes
23rd September 2016 – Chorleywood Literary Festival Writing Competition
24th September 2016 – Mere Literary Festival Write in the Week Competition
30th September 2016 – Caterpillar Short Story Prize
TBC 30th September 2016 – Buxton Poetry Competition
30th September 2016 – The New Children’s Author Prize
30th September 2016 – Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
30th September 2016 – Writers Bureau Annual Poetry Competition
October
1st October 2016 – Firstwriter International Poetry Competition
1st October 2016 – Red Dragonfly New Writing Competition
1st October 2016 – Resurgence Poetry Prize
1st October 2016 – The Prolitzer Prize for Prose Writing
10th October 2016 – East London Writeidea Prize
14th October 2016 – Women in Comedy Festival Competition
16th October 2016 – Bath Flash Fiction Award
17th October 2016 – Iota Shots Award
20th October 2015 – KISHBOO Short Story Competition
28th October 2016 – Poetry Rivals
30th October 2016 – UGC International Literary Prize
31st October 2016 – Troubadour International Poetry Prize
31st October 2016 – Eric Gregory Award
31st October 2016 – McKitterick Prize
31st October 2016 – Earlyworks Press Short Story Competition
31st October 2016 – Bare Fiction Prize
31st October 2016 – Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize
31st October 2016 – Cannon Poets Sonnet or not
31st October 2016 – Flambard Poetry Prize
31st October 2016 – Flash 500 Novel Opening Chapter & Synopsis Competition
31st October 2016 – London Magazine Short Story Competition
31st October 2016 – The National Association of Writers’ Groups Open Writing Competitions
31st October 2016 – Poetry Society National Poetry Competition
31st October 2016 – SCPSW Annual Children’s Short Story Competition
31st October 2016 – Sussex Playwrights Club Constance Cox Playwriting Competition
31st October 2016 – Tom Gallon Trust Awards
31st October 2016 – WOW! Awards
November
1st November 2016 – Caledonia Novel Prize
1st November 2016 – Commonwealth Short Story Prize
1st November 2016 – Scribble Annual Short Story Competition
1st November 2015 – The Betty Haigh Shakespeare Prize
12th November 2016 – Writeabridge International Poetry Competition
15th November 2016 – Words and Women Writing Competition
19th November 2016 – Tell a Tale
20th November 2016 – Bath Children’s Novel Award
2015 TBC – Iota Shots Poetry Pamphlet Awards
2015 TBC – Poetry Business Book & Pamphlet Competition
30th November 2016 – Cafe Writers Open Poetry Competition
30th November 2016 – Fish Short Story Prize
30th November 2016 – Cinnamon Press Mini Competition
2015 TBC – The Plough Prize
2015 TBC – St. Andrews Day Short Story Competition
30th November 2016 – Betty Trask Prize and Awards
3oth November 2016 – Cinnamon Press Debut Poetry Collection Prize
30th November 2016 – Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Prize
30th November 2016 – Ink Tears Short Story Competition
30th November 2016 – Jhalak Prize
30th November 2016 – Aeon Award
30th November 2016 – The Observer/Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism
30th November 2016 – The Artificium Signo Novella Prize
30th November 2016 – WriteStars The Final Word Competition
30th November 2016 – UK International Novel Writing Competition
30th November 2016 – Writers Bureau Autumn Flash Fiction Competition
December
1st December 2015 – Earlyworks Press Web Poetry Competition
1st December 2016 – The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize
18th December 2016 – Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition
31st December 2016 – Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize
