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SUMMARY:Inclusive Voices Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 13 September 2026\nEntry Fee: Free\nPrizes: Various prizes\, see full listing for details\nWord Limit: 550 words\nFormat: Written\, video or audio entries are accepted\nTheme: Empathy\nCategories: Under 11s\, 12-17\, 18-25\, 26 and over\nCompetition Website: calibreaudio.org.uk/news/inclusive-voices\n\nOrganised by Calibre Audio (a registered charity that produces audiobooks for people living with a print disability)\, the Inclusive Voices Short Story Competition is seeking entries of up to 550 words from people of all ages. There are various age categories and written\, video or audio entries are accepted. \nThe 2026 competition launched on 4 June and closes on 13 September 2026. There are four age categories – Under 11s\, 12 to 17 years\, 18 to 25 years\, and 26 years and over.  \nEntries can be either an empathy-boosting story or a poem that explores life from another person’s perspective. Submissions may be written\, audio\, or video formats\, and should be no more than 550 words. Calibre’s Resources Page Resources – Calibre Audio offers useful guidance and tips on creating an empathy-led story. \nPrizes \nFirst\, second\, and third-place prizes will be awarded in each age category\, with prizes generously provided by partner organisations\, including publisher Nosy Crow\, who\, in partnership with audio platform xigxag\, are donating children’s audiobook prizes\, and Voxblock\, suppliers of screen-free audiobook players\, who are donating audiobook players for the first-place winners in the children’s age categories. \nEach first-prize winner will have the opportunity to visit the Calibre studio in Buckinghamshire to record their entry or hear it recorded for the Calibre Collection. \nIn addition\, the story will be included in the Best Inclusive Voices print book and recorded as an audiobook. Winners will be invited to attend a prize-giving event at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre during the Calibre Conversations Live On-Stage event on 15 October 2026. \nFull prize information for all age categories is available in the competition’s Terms and Conditions Inclusive Voices – Calibre Audio \nJudging Panel \nThe judging panel includes award-winning authors\, including Sally Gardner and A M Dassu\, alongside accessibility advocates\, Imogen Bond\, Managing Director at EmpathyLab\, and Calibre Audio staff\, who will assess entries based on originality\, creativity\, use of theme\, and authentic representation.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/inclusive-voices-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 17:00 (UK time) on Monday 14th September 2026\nEntry Fee: £10.36\nPrizes: 1st Place: £750; 2nd Place: £300; 3rd Place: £150\nPublication: The three winning entries (plus selected long- & shortlisted pieces) are published on the Wild Muse Substack\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\nTheme: Nature’s Power to Guide\, Heal and Transform	\nCategory: Short Story Competitions / Non-fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: gabrielablandy.org/nature-writing-prize\n\nFrom 1st June 2026\, the Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize is looking for pieces where nature participates in the story\, writing in which the land is alive on the page. The prize invites personal stories\, poems\, essays and more which explore our relationship with the living world. This year’s theme is Nature’s Power to Heal\, Guide and Transform and the prize is delighted to welcome Alice Vincent as judge. \nHonouring the voices of those who have been touched\, guided\, or healed by nature\, the Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize is an invitation to explore and share those experiences\, offering inspiration and reconnection through story. Open to anyone\, anywhere in the world.\nBursaries are available for those interested in participating but who may find the entry fee prohibitive. \nConnect with Wild Muse Prize via the Wild Muse Substack and Instagram: @wildmuseprize
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/wild-muse-nature-writing-prize/
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CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2026 - Prose
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30 September 2026\nName: The Canterbury Festival Fiction Prize sponsored by Canterbury Festival\nTheme Lines of Communication\nEntry Fee: £5 per short story\, £12 for three\nPrizes: First: £200; Second: £100; Third: £50\nWord Limit: 3\,500 words\nCategory: Short story competition\nJudge: Emma May Cruickshank\nCompetition Website: saveaswriters.co.uk/all-competitions/lines-of-communication-2026.html\n\nTo celebrate 150 years since the first ever telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell\, SaveAs Writers invite you to submit poetry or short stories with this theme: ‘Lines of Communication’. \nMethods of communication have developed rapidly since that first phone call in 1876. Therefore\, the theme can be interpreted widely. Submissions might focus on communication in relationships • in the age of the Internet\, the mobile phone and AI • between human beings and aliens or robots • between nations or different cultures. \nWhat are the limits and difficulties of communication? Perhaps you want to explore if better communication means better understanding. Or if it is always used for the best reasons. These are just some of the possibilities. \nBe sure to read the full terms and conditions on the competition site before entering.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/saveas-writers-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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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:To Hull And Back - A Humorous Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11.59pm GMT on 30 June 2027\nEntry Fee: Early bird (until 31st March 2027): £10 for 1 story\, £17 for 2 stories\, £20 for 3 stories. From 1st April 2027 to 30th June 2027: £12 for 1 story\, £20 for 2 stories\, £24 for 3 stories\nPrizes: 1st Prize: £1\,000\, your face on the To Hull And Back Anthology cover and a trip to Hull on a Harley Davidson; 2nd Prize: £200; 3rd Prize: £100; 3 x Highly Commended: £70; 14 x Shortlisted: £35\nWord Limit: 2\,500 words maximum including the title (no minimum)\nJudges: Christopher Fielden and others\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  christopherfielden.com/to-hull-and-back-humorous-short-story-competition/\n\nTo Hull And Back Short Story Competition is the biennial humorous writing contest run by award-winning writer and editor Christopher Fielden. With a very generous total prize pot of £2\,000\, this is a fantastic competition that offers cash prizes to the authors of the top 20 entries. This is the 10th time the competition has run. It is open to anyone residing anywhere in the world. Entries must be written in English. \nAnd not only that… the winner receives what can only be described as a wholly unique prize: the face of the winner author will be printed on the To Hull And Back Short Story Anthology which will be sent to them. But before it wings its way to the winner\, said anthology will be strapped to the handlebars of a Harley Davidson motorcycle and filmed being ridden to Hull and back (from somewhere near Bristol).  \nThis might sound a little bizarre\, but there’s nothing wrong with that in our eyes. And just to prove we haven’t made the whole thing up\, you can check out the videos Chris made when riding the faces of previous contests To Hull And Back on the competition website! \nNote that there’s an early bird price and also a discount for additional entries (up to three in total)\, so it pays to get your entries in sooner rather than later. Good luck!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/to-hull-and-back/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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