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SUMMARY:Story Glory Short Story Contest
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Last day of each month\nEntry Fee: Free\nPrizes: A book or book voucher\nWord Limit: 300 to 1\,200 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions / Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website:  storyglory.co.uk\n\nThe Story Glory Short Story Contest is a montly writing competition for fiction stories of between 300 and 1\,200 words. The theme varies each month\, it could be one word\, could be a title or a line of dialogue. The contest opens on the first of each month and closes on the final day of each month. The results will be announced by the 10th of the following month. \nIt is free to enter and the winner will win a book or a book voucher. Entrants must create a free account on the website to take part.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/story-glory-short-story-contest/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Wigtown International Poetry Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 12.00 Noon on 6th May 2026\nEntry Fee: £10\nPrizes: Winner: £1\,500\, Runner-up: £200\nWord Limit: 40 lines\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  wigtownpoetryprize.com/poetry-competition\n\nFounded in 2005\, the Wigtown Poetry Prizes are some of the UK’s best established writing competitions\, offering awards in all three of Scotland’s languages with a prize pot of over £3\,000. The 2026 prizes mark more than two decades of Wigtown Poetry Prizes and over £50\,000 awarded to emerging and established poets. \nThe competition closes on 6th May 2026\, with a prize-giving at Wigtown Book Festival in the autumn.  \nNote that in addition to the International Prize\, the following prizes are also available (check the site for the relevant entry fees): \n– Wigtown Scots Prize: £500\, Runner-up: £200 (Supported by Saltire Society)\n– Wigtown Scottish Gaelic Prize: £500\, Runner-up: £200 (Supported by The Gaelic Books Council)\n– Dumfries & Galloway Fresh Voice Award: Professional support including mentoring by Wigtown Festival Company and a retreat at Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre\n– Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize: 30 copies of a pamphlet of your work set by Gerry Cambridge (Supported by The Dark Horse Magazine) \nCheck out the competition website for the full details of how to enter.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/wigtown-international-poetry-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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