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At NewWriters.org.uk, we curate the best and most trusted current and upcoming writing competitions for writers in the UK and internationally — including flash fiction, short stories, poetry, novels, and non-fiction. Each competition listing includes the deadline, prize details, word limit, entry fee, and eligibility so you can quickly decide which contests fit your writing goals.
Our current competition: New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2026 – Deadline: 30th Apr 2026. Prizes: 1st: £1,000; 4x Runners-up: £100.
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Creative Future Writers’ Award 2024
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The Creative Future Writers’ Award is a brilliant writing competition that is open to underrepresented* writers of fiction, poetry or creative non-fiction.
Unlike many writing competitions that simply offer a cash prize and publication, the Creative Future Award has amassed a brilliant package of prizes that includes various writing courses, literary memberships, manuscript assessments and coaching from a wide range of highly rated organisations as well as a bit of cash and publication in their anthology too. The full details of the prizes on offer can be found at the Creative Future site.
So if you are an underrepresented writer in the UK and you want the opportunity to enhance your writing skills and increase exposure to your work, this could be the competition for you.
*The Creative Future Writers’ Award is open to writers who are underrepresented. This includes people who feel their opportunities are limited as a result of:
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