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SUMMARY:New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on Thursday 30th April 2026\nEntry Fee: £10 for one entry\, £18 for two entries\, £26 for three entries\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000; 4x Runners-up prizes of £100 each; top five entries will be published online\nWord Limit: 100 words (excluding title)\nCharity: 10% of entry fee proceeds will be donated to Duchenne UK\nJudges: Editorial team at NewWriters.org.uk\nEligibility: Open to poetry or prose from writers aged 18 or above based anywhere in the world\nCompetition Page: newwriters.org.uk/100-word-competition\n\nThe New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2026 is seeking imaginative\, thought-provoking stories or poems of up to 100 words. With an increased prize fund of £1\,400 and the top five entries getting published on the website and in a future New Writers Anthology\, this is a great competition for new and experienced writers alike. \nThe winner will be awarded £1\,000\, while four runners-up will be awarded £100 each. \n \nAlso\, 10% of the proceeds of the competition will donated to Duchenne UK\, the UK’s leading charity seeking a cure and effective treatments for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). So even if you don’t win\, you’ll still be contributing to a good cause. \nIn addition\, the New Writers Editor\, David Hanson\, is undertaking a sponsored 200-mile London to Paris cycle ride (the Duchenne Dash) to raise additional funds for the charity. If you’d like to support the charity (and encourage his efforts)\, please check out his Just Giving page HERE. Any donations would be massively appreciated. \nWe want to make the competition accessible to as many writers as possible. We therefore have a limited number of free entries for low-income writers\, available on a first-come\, first-served basis (up to 22nd April 2026). Please see the terms and conditions for details. \nSo if you’d like the chance to win up to £500 for (up to) 100 words\, get involved.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/100-word-writing-competition/
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SUMMARY:Mairtin Crawford Awards for Poetry and Short Story
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 12pm (midday UK time) on Wednesday 11 March 2026\nEntry Fee: £10\nPrizes: The Winner of each Award will receive a £500 cash Prize; In addition\, each Winner can take up time a ‘Time to Write’ package which includes a 3-night stay at a Hotel in Belfast\, and 4 days of dedicated writing space in The Crescent. Two Runners Up for each Category will receive a £250 cash prize.\nWord Limit: Poetry Award: between 3-5 poems of up to 60 lines each. Short Story of up to 2\,500 words.\nCategory: Short Story Competitions / Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  belfastbookfestival.com/mairtin-crawford-award\n\nThe Mairtín Crawford Awards are aimed at writers working towards their first full collection of poetry\, short stories\, or a novel. Both published and unpublished writers are invited to submit between 3-5 poems for the poetry award\, and a short story of up to 2\,500 words for the short story award\, with the only stipulation being that they have not yet published a full collection of poetry\, short stories\, or a novel. \nThe Winner of each Award will receive a £500 cash Prize. In addition\, each Winner can take up time a ‘Time to Write’ package which includes a 3-night stay at a Hotel in Belfast\, and 4 days of dedicated writing space in The Crescent. Two Runners Up for each Category will receive a £250 cash prize. \nJudging the 10th Mairtín Crawford Poetry Award will be: Kathleen McCracken and Dawn Watson. With support from Milena Williamson. Whilst the 9th Short Story Award will be judged by: Lucy Caldwell (Chair) and Wendy Erskine with support from Riley Johnston. The Patron of the Awards is Moyra Donaldson. The organisers offer thanks to the supporters of the 2026 Awards: Hastings Hotels and No Alibis Bookshop.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/mairtin-crawford-awards-poetry-short-story/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:New Writers Sonnet Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on Saturday 21st March 2026 (World Poetry Day)\nEntry Fee: FREE to newsletter subscribers (which is also free)\nPrizes: 1st Place: £50 plus one free entry to the New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2026\nPublication: On the NewWriters.org.uk website and in the next New Writers Anthology\nWord Limit: 14 lines (excluding title)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nHow to Enter: Sign up to our free monthly newsletter (if you haven’t already)\, and submit your sonnet through the entry form.\n\nTo celebrate World Poetry Day on 21st March\, we welcome entries to the New Writers Sonnet Competition 2026. \nThe competition is FREE to enter\, but entrants must sign up to our NewWriters.org.uk Newsletter\, which is also free (use THIS LINK to sign up if you haven’t already). \nOur monthly newsletter includes details of upcoming writing competitions (including our current 100-Word Writing Competition with a £1\,000 top prize!)\, along with tips and prompts and other news or offers we think might interest writers. We don’t share subscribers’ information with anyone else. \nYour sonnet of 14 lines doesn’t have to strictly adhere to traditional rhyming schemes or stanza lengths\, but it should attempt to fit at least some of the sonnet ‘rules’. \nFor more information of the possible structures a sonnet could take\, check out the Poetry Foundation website and this useful introduction from BBC Bitesize. \nWe’re happy to receive traditional Petrarchan sonnets or English (aka Shakespearean) sonnets\, Equally\, if you want to experiment with the form\, that’s fine too (as long as you stick to 14 lines\, please). \nPlease give your entry a title that isn’t simply ‘Sonnet’\, and please don’t include your name on the entry. One entry per person. \nEntry to this free competition assumes you accept the following terms and conditions: \n\nEntries must be the sole work of the entrant and no AI or similar software may have been used to write it. One entry per person.\nEntries must be unpublished\, either in print or online (including social media).\nEntrants must be aged 18 years or older at the time of entry.\nEntries must be 14 lines and identifiable as a sonnet in some way.\nThe winner of competition will be paid a £50 prize and will receive one free entry to the New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2026 (worth £10\, deadline 30th April 2026).\nResults of the competition will be published in the NewWriters.org.uk newsletter no later than 23rd April 2026 (Shakespeare’s birthday). The winning entry will be published on the website soon after and in the next New Writers Anthology.\n\nNew Writers Sonnet Competition 2026 – Entry Form\nYour email *First Name(s) *Last Name *Pen Name or Alias (if applicable)The name you would like us to use if you make the short or longlist (or you win!)Title of Entry *Upload your entry *Choose FileNo file chosenDelete uploaded fileTick to confirm you have read and agree to the competition terms and conditions and that you have signed up to the free New Writers Newsletter. SUBMITPlease do not fill in this field.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/new-writers-sonnet-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Letter Review Prize for Books
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (ET) 28th March 2026\nEntry Fee:  $30; Additional entries $20\nPrizes: 2-4 Winners are announced who share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. Winners may choose to have an extract published\, and receive a letter of recommendation from our Judges. 10-20 writers are Shortlisted.\nWord Limit: First 5\,000 words of your manuscript or 15 pages of poetry (see Letter Review site for full details)\nCategory: Novel competition / Non-fiction competition / Poetry competition\nCompetition Website: letterreview.com/information/\n\nThe competition is open to anyone in the world. The entry must not have been traditionally published. The competition organisers are seeking all varieties of novels\, short story collections\, nonfiction\, and poetry collections. We will accept manuscripts which are unpublished\, self published\, and some which are indie published. Review the full entry guidelines for further details. You can access previous winners on the Letter Review site to give you an idea of what floats their boat. The judges will be Kita Das and Dr. Ol James. \nThe Book Prize is open to anyone in the world but the entry must not have been traditionally published. The competition is open to all varieties of novels\, short story collections\, nonfiction\, and poetry collections. Manuscripts which are unpublished\, self-published\, and some which are indie published will be accepted. Be sure to refer to the full entry guidelines for further details. Entrants should submit the first 5\,000 words of their manuscript\, whether it be prose or poetry.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/letter-review-prize-books/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Novel Competitions,Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Letter Review Prize for Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (ET) 28th March 2026\nEntry Fee:  $20; Additional entries $15\nPrizes: Two to four winners share in the $1\,000 USD total prize pool. 10-20 writers Shortlisted. All entries considered for publication\, and for submission to the Pushcart.\nWord Limit: Up to 70 lines\nCategory: Poetry competition\nCompetition Website: letterreview.com/information/\n\nThe Letter Review Prize is a regular writing competition split into the following categories: Short Fiction\, Poetry\, Nonfiction\, Books and Art. It offers cash prizes and publication to the winners. You can access previous winners on the Letter Review site to give you an idea of what floats their boat. The judges will be Kita Das and Dr. Ol James. \nThe Poetry Prize is open to anyone in the world but the entry must not have been traditionally published. The competition is open to all varieties of poetry and there are no style or subject restrictions.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/letter-review-prize-poetry/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Fish Poetry Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 March 2026\nEntry Fee: €16 (€11 subsequent entries); €45 for optional critique\nPrizes: 1st Place: €1\,000; 2nd: €300 + an online writing course; 3rd: €300\nWord Limit: 60 lines\nJudge:  Billy Collins\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: fishpublishing.com/competition/poetry-contest\n\nThe Fish Flash Fiction Prize\, run by west Ireland-based Fish Publishing\, offers a top prize of €1\,000 and is judged by the poet Billy Collins. The €16 entry fee might seem a little steep\, but subsequent entries cost a little less at €11. There is the option to pay an extra €45 to get a critique of your entry\, if that appeals to you. \nAside from the prizes listed above\, the top 10 stories will be published in the next Fish Anthology\, which is a great way to get your writing out to a wider audience. So if you have written a poem you’re particularly proud of\, the Fish Poetry Prize could be for you.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/fish-poetry-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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