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100-Word Writing Competition 2025 – Entry Form

100-WORD WRITING COMPETITION 2025 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS – AT A GLANCE

(Detailed instructions on the Terms and Conditions page).

  1. Pay the relevant entry fee (using the PayPal button or link below) and make a note of the PayPal Transaction ID.
  2. Complete the Entry Form below (including the PayPal ID) and click ‘Submit’.
  3. You will receive an email from NewWriters.org.uk confirming receipt of your entry or entries (if you don’t receive this within 24 hours – and you’ve checked your spam folder – please email david@newwriters.org.uk).

New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2025

The competition is now closed to entries. Thank you to everyone who submitted entries.

Competition Details:

  • Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on Wednesday 30th April 2025
  • Entry Fee: £8 (one entry), £15 (two entries), £21 (three entries)
  • Prizes: 1st Place: £500; 2nd Place: £200; 3rd Place: £100, 4th-10th Place: £50 (plus publication)
  • Judges: Editorial team at NewWriters.org.uk
  • Publication: The top-10 winning entries will be published on the NewWriters.org.uk website and in the New Writers Anthology 2025
  • Word Limit: Up to 100 words (excluding title)
  • Eligibility: Open to writers aged 18 or above from anywhere in the world; entries can be prose or poetry and must be written in English
  • Charity: 10% of proceeds will be split equally between First Story and The Funzi & Bodo Trust
  • Please read the full Competition Terms & Conditions before entering

We want to make the competition accessible to as many writers as possible. We therefore have a limited number of free entries for low-income writers, available on a first-come, first-served basis (up to 22nd April 2025). Please see the terms and conditions below for details.

Winners and authors who have made the shortlist will be notified by email no later than Friday 27th June 2025. The announcement of winners and shortlisted entries will also be made no later than this date.

Please be aware that failure to follow the submission instructions or the terms and conditions will result in your entry being disqualified and no refund will be issued, so please take care. Good luck!