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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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Organised by freeflashfiction.com, the latest FFF Competition offers an increased top prize of £200 and a very reasonable entry fee (especially if you pay by BACS from a UK bank account). There are also two highly commended and three shortlist prizes up for grabs.
Note that Free Flash Fiction always accept submissions of flash fiction – if accepted they are published and can be read for free. For general submissions the upper word limit is 500, but for the competitions it is 300 (so don’t overshoot!).
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