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SUMMARY:Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 10th October 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: Winner: £100\, goody bags and anthology publication\nWord Limit: 500 words (Short stories)\, 500 words (blogs)\, 40 lines (poems)\nAge Categories: 7-11\, 12-14\, 15-17 and 18-25 years\nTheme: Nature\, the environment\, or issues related to climate change\nCompetition Website: writingeastmidlands.co.uk/young-writers-groups/solstice-writing-prize/\n\nWriting East Midlands is seeking short stories\, blogs and poems from writers aged 7-25 on the theme of nature. \nThis year\, Writing East Midlands is seeking 500-word short stories\, 500-word blogs or 40-line poems from young writers across the UK—all on the theme of nature\, the environment and issues related to climate change! \nThe Solstice creative writing competition is open to writers aged 7-25\, with four age categories to enter (7-11\, 12-14\, 15-17) and prizes on offer for the first-place winner and five highly commended entries in each category. \nPrizes include: £100\, goody bags and publication in our online anthology. \nWriting East Midlands is delighted to announce the 2026 judge of the Solstice Nature Prize for Writers is Gill Lewis. Gill is the multi-award-winning and bestselling author of children’s nature-themed novels such as Sky Hawk\, Sky Dancer\, White Dolphin and A Story Like the Wind. You can find out more about Gill Lewis here. \nThe Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers is FREE to enter. The deadline is 10th October 2026 at 11.59 pm. Check out the full details on the competition website.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/solstice-nature-prize-young-writers/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261021
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SUMMARY:Eyelands Book Awards 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 20th October 2026\nEntry Fee: €40\nPrizes: Five-day stay in Athens (winners of the Published Books and Writers’ Choice categories); lots more prizes for the various categories\nWord Limit: 250\,000 words / 250 pages (check by category)\nCategory: Novel\, Non-fiction\, Poetry Competitions\nCharity: 1 euro from every submission will be donated to United Nations Refugee Agency Greece\nCompetition Website:  eyelandsawards.com\n\nThe Eyelands Book Awards is running for the eighth year and is open to writers from all over the world. There are several categories to choose from: \nAWARD CATEGORIES (select one per entry application): \nThe following are eligible: \n1/Full-length books of fiction (Novels or novellas of any genre)\n2/Collections of short stories by one author\n3/Collected and selected poems\n4/Historical fiction – Memoir\n5/Children’s and YA books – Graphic Novels\n6/ LGBTQIA+ (texts of any genre with main theme related to the community)\n7/ Sci-Fi – Crime/Thriller – Horror (Novels or novellas)\n8/ Self-published books      \nPRIZES\n– Grand prize (published books): Five-day stay in Athens.\n– Grand prize (writers’ choice): Five-day stay in Athens.\n– Grand prize (unpublished books): Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books.\n– 14 more prizes\, also win a handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards!\n– Certification document for every prize winner.\n– Online publication for selected texts of prize-winning books.\n– Translation into Greek for poetry & short stories prize winners!\n– Video promotion across our social media for grand prize & prize winners.\n– There will be at least five finalists for each category. \nCheck out the competition site for the full details and to enter.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/eyelands-book-awards/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031
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SUMMARY:Happiful Poetry Prize 2027
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 on 30 October 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: Winner: £100; four shortlisted poets will each receive a £25 National Book Token. The winning and shortlisted poems will be published in issue 120 of Happiful. Every entrant will be invited to an exclusive free online poetry webinar led by poet Sophie Dumont\, delivered in partnership with the Rebecca Swift Foundation. \nLine Limit: 25 lines max (excluding title)\nTheme: Poems must be on the topic of mental health or wellbeing\nEligibility: The competition is open to anyone based in the UK or NI aged 18 or over\nJudges: Two special guest judges\, Deborah Alma and Richard Tyler\, will join the Happiful editorial team to pick the winning and shortlisted poems\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: happiful.com/poetry-prize\n\nOrganised by Happiful – the award-winning print and digital magazine devoted to mental health and wellbeing – the Happiful Poetry Prize is returns fonce again. This free-to-enter competition celebrates the best in mental health and wellbeing writing and gives entrants the chance to win £100 and publication in the magazine. \nSome key info about the prize:\n– Entered poems should explore the topic of mental health and wellbeing in unique\, engaging\, and empowering ways.\n– The competition is free to enter\n– The winner will receive £100\, and four shortlisted poets will receive a £25 National Book Token.\n– All five poems will be published in issue 96 of Happiful.\n– Every entrant will be invited to an exclusive free online poetry webinar led by poet Sophie Dumont\, delivered in partnership with the Rebecca Swift Foundation.\n– The deadline for entries is 23:59 on 30th October 2026.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/happiful-poetry-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Anthology Poetry Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 31st October 2026\nEntry Fee: Early Bird: €15 – until 30th June 2026; Standard fee: €18 – 1st July to 31st October 2026\nPrizes: 1st Place: €1\,000\, plus publication in Anthology magazine; 2nd Place: €250; 3rd Place: €150\nWord Limit: 40 lines maximum\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: anthology-magazine.com/awards/poetry-competition\n\nThe Anthology Poetry Award\, run by Anthology magazine\, gives poets a chance to get their work published in their modern and stylish publication (which is based in the Republic of Ireland). This year’s poetry comp is open to poems of up to 40 lines and is open to entrants of any age\, based anywhere in the world. \nThe poems must be written in English and must be original and unpublished. Entries cost €18 a pop (unless you get in early for a discount)\, but there is no limit to the number of entries you may submit (though you obviously have to pay the fee for each entry). The magazine also runs a Short Story Award and various others too for those who are interested.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/anthology-poetry-award/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:The Bedford Competition - Short Story and Poetry Awards
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 October 2026\nEntry Fee: £8.50 (or three for £17). Students: £6 (or three for £12)\nPrizes: 1st: £2\,000\, 2nd: £400\, 3rd: £300\nWord Limit: Stories up to 3\,000 words; poems up to 40 lines\nEligibility: Entrants must be aged 17 or older\, but from anywhere in the world\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\, Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: bedfordwritingcompetition.co.uk\n\nThe Bedford Competition are an International Competition\, open to everybody from around the world aged 17 or over\, with prizes totalling £5\,600 including special awards for young writers and Bedford writers. All winning and shortlisted entries are published on the website and in a paperback anthology with global distribution. The organisers donate proceeds to charities that support literary and literacy skills. \nThe short story competition is for stories up to 3\,000 words. The poetry competition is for poems up to 40 lines. Entrants can write on any theme. Check out the competition site for the full terms and conditions.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/bedford-short-story-poetry-awards/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
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SUMMARY:National Poetry Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 31 October 2026\nEntry Fee: £9 for first entry\, £6 for subsequent entries (in same admission)\nPrizes: First Prize: £5\,000; Second Prize: £3\,000; Third Prize: £2\,000; Commendations: £500\nWord Limit: 40 lines (excluding title)\nJudges: Niall Campbell\, Malika Booker\, Luke Kennard\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  npc.poetrysociety.org.uk\n\nFor poets looking to make a name for themselves\, The National Poetry Competition\, run by The Poetry Society\, is hard to beat. Apart from the gigantic £5\,000 prize for winning the competition (and the sizeable cash prizes for coming second or third)\, this competition is one of the greatest around when it comes to prestige. \nThe three judges are award-winning poets who have published numerous excellent collections between them\, and it won’t be easy to catch their attention. But with a very reasonable entry fee of £9.00\, it could be worth giving it a go if you have a poem (or two) you are particularly proud of. \nMore on the 2026 judges: \nNiall Campbell is a poet from the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. His latest collection\, The Island in the Sound\, was published in September of 2024 by Bloodaxe Books. He works as a librettist and is the editor of the acclaimed poetry journal\, Poetry London. He lives in Fife. \nDr Malika Booker lectures at Manchester Metropolitan University\, and co-founded Malika’s Poetry Kitchen (A writer’s collective). Pepper Seed was shortlisted for the OCM Bocas and the Seamus Heaney Centre 2014 prize. A Cave Canem Fellow\, Complete Works Fellow\, Malika was elected a Royal Society of Literature Fellow (2022) and is the first woman to win the Forward Prize for Best Single poem twice: ‘The Little Miracles’ (2020) and ‘Libation’ (2023). \nLuke Kennard is an award-winning poet and novelist who lives in the West Midlands. His sixth collection\, Notes on the Sonnets won the Forward Prize in 2021. He is a professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Birmingham.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/national-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:F(r)iction Writing Contests - Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (Denver Time) on 13 November 2026\nEntry Fee: $10 for Poetry or Flash (or $12 for three)\, $15 for Short Story\nPrizes: Short Story: $1\,000; Poetry: $300; Flash: $300; winners and selected finalists are considered for publication in F(r)iction\nWord Limit: Short stories: 1\,001–7\,500 words; Poetry: up the three pages per poem; Creative Nonfiction: up to 6\,500 words; Flash fiction: up to 1\,000 words per piece\nJudges: Joy Deva Baglio (Short Story)\, Renia White (Poetry)\, and Wes Blake (Flash Fiction)\nCategories: Short Story | Poetry | Fiction\nCompetition Website:  frictionlit.org/contests/\n\nThe Fall (Autumn!) 2026 F(r)iction Contests are open to entries of Short Story\, Poetry\, and Flash Fiction. \nIn their writing contests\, they seek writing that reflects a similar mission to our journal\, F(r)iction: work that actively pushes the boundaries of traditional publishing\, that has complex characters and a strong narrative arc\, and makes the reader feel something. They are seeking stories they haven’t seen before\, whether it twists or plays with genre\, setting\, language\, voice\, you name it.  \nTheir contests also feature a panel of three guest judges to help decide the winners for each category. For Fall 2026\, they have Joy Deva Baglio taking on short story judging\, Renia White on poetry duties\, and Wes Blake covering flash fiction.  \nWinners in each category will receive a cash prize\, as well as work with one of their Senior Editors to see their work published either online or in our print journal!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/friction-writing-contests/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Letter Review Prize for Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (ET) 27th November 2026\nEntry Fee:  $20; Additional entries $15\nPrizes: The top 3-4 winners share in the $1\,000 USD total prize pool equally. 10-20 writers are shortlisted. All entries considered for publication and for submission to the Pushcart Prize.\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:Letter Review Prize for Books
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (ET) 27th November 2026\nEntry Fee:  $30; Additional entries $20\nPrizes: The top 3-4 Winners are announced and share the $1000 USD total prize pool equally. 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:The Word Exchange Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59pm (UK time) on Monday 30th November 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: A performance slot on stage at the London Literature Festival in 2027\nWord Limit: See competition site\nTheme/Genre: Word Exchange: celebrate the words\, sayings\, languages\, accents and dialects from where you live\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: southbankcentre.co.uk/create-learn/talent-artist-development/a-poet-in-every-port/the-word-exchange-competition\n\nAre you a poet or writer inspired by where you live or grew up? Enter the Southbank Centre and National Poetry Library’s Word Exchange competition celebrating poetry\, language\, dialects and sayings found across the UK. \nWrite your own Word Exchange poem and share a video performing it on Instagram or TikTok – and you could win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform on stage at the London Literature Festival in 2027. \nWord Exchange poems are short poems that use the unique words\, sayings\, languages and dialects from where you live or grew up. The ‘exchange’ happens when you use:\n–	local slang or regional dialects\n–	sayings passed down through your family\n–	lesser-used words from the past that you don’t use anymore\n–	new words you’ve discovered in recent years. \nOne winner will receive a platform to perform their Word Exchange poem on a national stage at the London Literature Festival in autumn 2027. \nEntry is free and open to all UK residents aged 16+. To submit\, follow these three steps:\n1. Create your own Word Exchange poem (free guide available on Southbank Centre’s website)\n2. Post a video reading your poem (maximum three minutes long) on Instagram or TikTok – tag @SouthbankCentre and use the hashtag #APoetinEveryPort.\n3. Complete the entry form on Southbank Centre’s website to finalise your submission.\nWhether you’ve been honing your craft for a while or you’re completely new to writing\, we want to hear from you. \nThe deadline to enter is Monday 30th November at 23:59 pm. \nPlease read the full competition terms and conditions on the Southbank Centre’s website before entering.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/the-word-exchange-competition/
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SUMMARY:Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight on 30 November 2026\nEntry Fee: €7 per poem or €30 for a batch of five\nPrizes: Winner: €2\,000 and featured reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival ; 2nd Prize: €500; 3rd Prize: €250; 10 Runners-up: €50 (Winners and runners-up will also be published in the Southword literary journal)\nWord Limit: 40 lines (excluding the title)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  munsterlit.ie/odonoghue-competition\n\nThe Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition is sponsored by the Munster Literature Centre and has been running since 2010. The prize is named in honour of the late Irish poet long associated with the Centre. \nAs well as the tidy cash prize\, the winning poet will also have their poem featured at the Cork International Poetry Festival (with a four-night hotel stay and full board!)\, and it will feature on the Southword Poetry Podcast and be published in the Southword literary journal. \nPlease read the submission details and rules carefully (for instance\, PDFs are not permitted). And good luck!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/gregory-odonoghue-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261202
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SUMMARY:After the End Poetry Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1st December 2026\nEntry Fee:  FREE\nPrizes: 1st Place £200; 2nd Place £100; 3rd Place £100\nWord Limit: 40 lines per poem\nTheme: Poetry inspired by the themes of the global health research project After the End.\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: aftertheend.org/news/2026poetrycomp\n\nThe After the End project in partnership with the National Poetry Centre invites poets worldwide to submit original\, previously unpublished work as part of an exciting research project exploring time\, temporality\, and the question of endings. \nPrizes on offer! First prize £200\, second and third places £100. Selected winning poems will be featured on the After the End website and social media channels. All winners will contribute to a community of creative responses informing the broader research project. \nThe organisers are looking for poetry inspired by the themes of the research project After the End. Creative responses that engage with ideas of time\, temporality and endings and the question of who gets to say that something has ended. When global outbreaks of disease are declared ‘over’\, what\, when and for whom is an end ‘the end’ – and what happens afterwards? How do declarations of ends shape personal experiences of crises\, ongoing access to care\, health and obligations? \nThe competition is open internationally to poets of all experience levels and the organisers welcome submissions from new voices\, established poets\, and emerging talents. \nThe judging panel includes people from the world of poetry and academia. Enter your poem in English (40 lines max) by 1st December\, 2026. \nFull details can be found at the competition website\, and you can read the winners of previous years’ competitions at aftertheend.org/poetrywinners.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/after-the-end-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:New2theScene Poetry Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 6th December 2026 (opens 4th October 2026)\nEntry Fee: £5\nPrizes: First prize: Interview for the New2theScene podcast; £50 New2theScene vouchers; ‘Origins’ blog’; author bio and work featured on the New2theScene website; social media promotion; publication in an anthology; possible future projects not advertised on the site. Notable mentions: £15 New2theScene vouchers; possible publication in anthology\nWord Limit: 400 words\nTheme/Genre: Any – let your imagination free!\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: new2thescene.co.uk/new2thecomp\n\nNew2theScene is a platform for the discovery of new or not yet familiar literary talent. They sell the books of authors who aren’t bestsellers (yet)\, promoting them through their podcast\, articles\, blogs\, social media and so on. They have now launched their latest poetry competition (it opens for entries on 5th October 2025). It’s open to published poets to amateurs from around the world and it will be judged by a guest author (tbc). \nAlthough the cash prize isn’t as big as some out there (well\, vouchers for this one)\, the winner will also be interviewed on the New2theScene podcast and given exposure on the socials\, so it could be a great opportunity to get your writing out there.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/new2thescene-poetry-competition/
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SUMMARY:Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 7 December 2026\nEntry Fee: £12 per poem (for up to three poems)\nPrizes: 1st Place: £2\,000; 2nd Place: £500; 3rd Place: £250; Unpublished Poetry Prize: £250. The four winners\, plus sixteen additional finalists will have their poems published in the March 2027 issue of Mslexia.\nLine Limit: No limit\nJudge: Rachel Long\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: mslexia.co.uk/competitions/single-poem-poetry/womens-poetry-competition-2026\n\nCompetition Details\nThe Mslexia Women’s Poetry Competition is a very highly regarded poetry contest for people who self-identify as a woman. As well as this competition for single poems (though you can enter up to three for the £12 fee)\, Mslexia are also running a Women’s Pamphlet Competition 2026 (with the same deadline) for collections of 18-20 poems\, of up to 24 pages. \nThere is no line limit and the top prize of £2\,000 for the single poem competition is well worth aiming for. As are the other cash prizes and the chance to be published in the March 2027 issue of Mslexia. Be sure to check the rules and eligibility criteria on the website\, and good luck!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/mslexia-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101
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SUMMARY:The Moth Poetry Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11:59pm (GMT Ireland time) on 31 December 2026\nEntry Fee: €17 per poem\nPrizes: 1st Place: €6\,000; 3x runner-up prizes of €1\,000; 8x prizes of €250 for commended poems\nLine Limit: No limit\nJudge: Diane Seuss (award-winning author of six books of poetry)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: themothmagazine.com\n\nCompetition Details\nThe Moth Poetry Prize offers a whopping €6\,000 prize\, which is one of the biggest out there for a single poem. There are also three runners-up prizes of €1\,000 and eight prizes of €250 for commended poems.  \nThe competition is open to poems that have never been published\, self-published\, published online or broadcast. Unlike many poetry competitions\, there is no line limit\, and poems can be about any subject you like. \nThe judge for the competition is Diane Seuss\, who is the author of six books of poetry. frank: sonnets was the winner of a Los Angeles Times Book Prize\, as well as the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry\, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Still Life with Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Four-Legged Girl was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Wolf Lake\, White Gown Blown Open received the Juniper Prize\, and her sixth collection\, Modern Poetry\, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Seuss was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020\, as well as the John Updike Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2021.  \nThe deadline is 23.59 on 31 December 2026\, so don’t leave it until the last minute – get your entry in early and go enjoy the New Year’s Eve fun! The cost to enter is €17 per poem and you need to make the payment through PayPal. The shortlist is announced in March. The overall winner of €6\,000 is announced at a special award ceremony online in April.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/moth-poetry-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270301
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SUMMARY:Canterbury Tales Writing Competition 2026/27
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 28 February 2027\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: For entrant: 1st £300\, 2nd £150\, 3rd £100 (Prizes for entrant’s school library: 1st £1000\, 2nd £500\, 3rd £250)\nWord Limit: 500 words\nTheme/Genre: Transformations\nEligibility: The three age groups are: Junior – 5-10 years old\, Intermediate – 11-14 years old\, Senior – 15-18 years old\nCategory: Story/Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: chaucer.org.uk/canterbury-tales-writing-competition-2026-7-transformations\n\nThis competition is organised by The Chaucer Heritage Trust (which was founded in 1992 and aims to further interest\, understanding and appreciation of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer\, his life and times\, and influence).  \nThe special theme of the competition this year is ‘Transformations’ and the competition is open to all students of school age including not only those in schools and college communities\, but also students who are home educated and in any other young people’s community organisations. The three age groups are: Junior – 5-10 years old\, Intermediate – 11-14 years old\, Senior – 15-18 years old (based on the entrant’s age on 28 February 2027 – please include your date of birth on the entry form). \nEntrants should invoke the spirit of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales and must choose ONE of the following:\n– Write a poem or story about a transformation\n– Write a poem or story about change that leads to surprising consequences\n– Write a description of a character who transforms from evil to good or from good to evil \nMore details available on the competition site.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/canterbury-tales-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:The 2nd ISAC International Lyric Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1 March 2027\nEntry Fee: JPY 2\,000 per entry (£10 approx)\, non-refundable. Separate application and fee for each additional entry.\nPrizes: 1st Place: Grand Prize: JPY 50\,000 and certificate. Special Prizes: certificates for up to approximately 35 entrants. Awards may be withheld or prize amounts adjusted/divided under the rules.\nPublication: Lyrics may be showcased on the organiser’s website/social media to promote prize winners under the rules. Copyright remains with the lyricist.\nWord Limit: No minimum or maximum word/line count.\nTheme: Open theme and genre; song lyrics written by the entrant.\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: https://en.iseshimaart.com/internationallyric\n\nThe 2nd ISAC International Lyric Competition\, organised by Ise-Shima Art Company in Japan\, welcomes original song lyrics from writers of all ages and nationalities.  \nLyrics alone are sufficient: entrants do not need to compose music\, sing or submit a recording. The competition is specifically for song lyrics\, with unrestricted genre and length. Collaborative works\, previously published lyrics and works awarded in other competitions are eligible. \nLyrics in languages other than Japanese and English are also accepted. If no Japanese or English translation is supplied\, the organiser arranges translation and pronunciation checking under the rules. \nThe entry fee is JPY 2\,000 per work\, non-refundable. The Grand Prize is JPY 50\,000 and a certificate; Special Prizes provide certificates for up to approximately 35 entrants. Awards and prize allocation remain subject to the official rules. Copyright remains with the lyricist. AI use is prohibited. \nEntries close on 1 March 2027 at 23:59 GMT. Results are scheduled for 5 May 2027. Full rules and online entry are available on the official website.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/isac-international-lyric-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Fish Poetry Prize 2027
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 March 2027\nEntry Fee: €16 (€11 subsequent entries); €45 for optional critique\nPrizes: 1st Place: €1\,000; 2nd and 3rd: an online writing course\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 poems 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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SUMMARY:Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1st April 2027\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: First Prize: $2\,000 plus a two-year gift certificate from Duotrope (a $100 value) and five years of Chill Subs’ Best plan (a $1\,000 value); Second Prize: $750 plus two years of Chill Subs’ Best plan (a $400 value); Third Prize: $350 plus two years of Chill Subs’ Best plan (a $400 value); Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $200 each plus one year of Chill Subs’ Best plan (a $200 value); Top 13 entries published online\nWord Limit: 250 lines maximum\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nJudges: Jendi Reiter\, assisted by Lauren Singer\nCompetition Website:  winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free\n\nRun by Winning Writers (with co-sponsors\, Duotrope and Chill Subs)\, The Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest has been running for a quarter of a century\, and this highly regarded competition offers generous prizes ($5\,100 in total) AND is free to enter.  \nNote that the contest is for humorous poems only – serious poems will not stand a chance of winning so save them for a different contest.  \nThe results for the contest will be announced on 15th August 2027.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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