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Our current competition: New Writers Poetry Writing Competition 2026 – Deadline: 15th July 2026. Prizes: 1st: £1,000; 4x Runners-up: £100.
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The BPA Short Story Award is a competition created to discover exciting new talent. It is open to unrepresented writers based anywhere in the world. All you need is a complete short story of up to 2,500 words. Previously published or prize-winning short stories are accepted, provided the author retains publication rights.
This year’s judges are literary agent Corissa Hollenbeck, from the Janklow and Nesbit Literary Agency, and Sussie Anie, shortlisted for the White Review Short Story Prize and author of the award-winning novel, To Fill a Yellow House.
Enter to win up to £1,000 and agent introduction! Full details can be found on the competition website.
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