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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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Run by the Parracombe Community Trust, the Parracombe Prize 2026 is a short story competition that started small and went global, and is now in its sixth year. With the Parracombe Prize, no writer gets overlooked. Every submitted story is read by a panel of judges, which includes published writers. Longlisted entries are re-read twice more and those in line for publication are debated, dissected and discussed at length.
All profits are funnelled towards good causes in a small corner of Exmoor. The anthology of the judges’ 35 favourite stories will be launched at Parracombe’s annual arts and literary festival in May 2026 and will be available from their website, in the community shop and on Amazon.
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