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SUMMARY:Globe Soup: How to Write Stories That Win Contests Course & Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Course Dates: Ongoing throughout 2025\nFee: Intro rate: £29.99 (Standard: £79.99)\nCourse Content: 7 modules and 30 lessons\, available as both PDF and audio files for flexible learning\, released throughout the year\nWorkshops: 7 interactive workshops in 2025\nCategory: Writing Courses & Opportunities\nCourse Website: globesoup.net/how-to-write-stories-that-win-contests\n\nRun by Globe Soup\, How to Write Stories That Win Contests is a comprehensive online course and workshop experience designed to help fiction writers craft compelling\, impactful stories that resonate with and captivate readers. \nThe course focuses predominantly on short stories but almost all of the lesson include lots of useful information that can be applied to shorter (flash) or longer fiction\, or even poems in some cases. The course includes seven modules\, with a total of 30 lessons\, many of which go into great depth unravelling some of the trickiest parts of fiction writing. In addition\, course participants will be invited to join an interactive workshop group to connect with fellow writers\, ask questions\, receive feedback on your work\, and refine their writing; putting everything they’ve learned into practice. \nAs writing courses go\, this extensive option from Globe Soup offers unbelievable value. So if you want to improve your chances of winning a writing competition\, sign up to How to Write Stories That Win Contests today.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/write-stories-win-contests-course/
CATEGORIES:Courses & Opportunities
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SUMMARY:The Dorothy Dunnett Society / HWA Short Story Award 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 1st August 2025\nEntry Fee:  £5\nPrizes: Winner: £500 plus mentoring and publication\nWord Limit: 3\,500 words\nNote: Stories must be set at least 35 years in the past\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: historicalwriters.org/ddshwass-award-2025/\n\nThe Dorothy Dunnett Society / HWA Short Story Award 2025 is open to short stories that are set at least 35 years in the past. The competition is run by the Historical Writers’ Association and the Dorothy Dunnett Society and the winner will receive £500\, mentoring sessions from publishing experts and publication in  Whispering Gallery and on www.historiamag.com. Two further highly commended writers will also be offered mentoring.  \nAll six shortlisted writers will have their stories published as an ebook / print on demand edition by the HWA and Dorothy Dunnett Society via Amazon and each shortlisted author will receive two print copies. Longlist announced on 24 September. Shortlisted\, highly commended and winning stories announced on 1 October and shortlisted authors will be invited the the Crown Awards Ceremony on 19 November in central London.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/dorothy-dunnett-hwa-short-story-award/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Writing Awards
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11.59pm on Monday 4 August 2025\nEntry Fee: Free\nPrizes: The winning entries are published in an illustrated book\, also available as an eBook.\nWord Limit: Varies\, see listing\nTheme: Comfort & Disturb\nCategory: Story\, Creative Non-fiction\, Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: mhfestival.com/2025/05/smhaf-2025-writing-competition-now-open\n\nThe Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival’s 2025 Writing Competition is open for entries.  \nThe theme for 2025 award is ‘Comfort & Disturb’. This can be interpreted in any way you choose – the limit is your imagination. For this year’s competition\, there are three categories and you can submit no more than one piece in each category:\n– FICTION: Short fiction pieces\, including short stories\, between 500 and 2000 words.\n– POETRY: Poems\, up to 40 lines.\n– CREATIVE NONFICTION: Creative writing with a factual basis\, between 500 and 2000 words. Examples can include letters\, diary entries\, autobiographical writing\, personal essays\, and creative journalism. \nEntrants must be over 16 years of age and entries must be typed and in English or Scots. Shortlisted entrants will be invited to read their entry at the Writing Awards ceremony at SMHAF. This will take place in Aberdeen on Wednesday 29 October. Category winners and the overall winner will be announced on the day.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/scottish-mental-health-arts-festival-writing-awards/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250807
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SUMMARY:Aurora Prize for Writing 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 6th August 2025\nEntry Fee: £9 (£7 for additional entries)\nPrizes: Winner: £500 in each category\, Second: £150\, Third: A ticket to the 2027 Writers’ Conference\, hosted by Writing East Midlands\nWord Limit: 60 lines (poetry)\, 2\,000 words (short story)\nCategory: Poetry and short fiction competition\nCompetition Website: writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/aurora-prize-for-writing\n\nRun by Writing East Midlands\, in partnership with the Society of Authors\, the Aurora Prize for Writing is open for entries of either short fiction or poetry. Winners of each category will receive a prize of £500\, feedback on a piece of work of their choice from a leading literary agent (or Editor as appropriate) and a years free membership to the Society of Authors\, which includes access to advice and resources on all aspects of the business of writing. \nThis year’s judges include T.S. Eliot Prize winner Joelle Taylor\, reading poetry\, and multi-award-winning author Irenosen Okojie\, judging prose. \nWinners will also receive a session with Society of Authors staff\, including an introduction to how the Society can support them in their careers as professional authors and covering essential advice on copyright\, payment terms and contracts. There are also prizes for second and third places and for regional regional winners. Shortlisted writers will also receive a free masterclass with their relevant judge.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/aurora-prize-writing/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Bournemouth Writing Prize
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 15th August 2025\nEntry Fee: £10 (for three poems or one short story)\nPrizes: First prize: £1\,000; second prize: £300; third prize: £200; published in Dorset Magazine\, read entry at the 2026 Bournemouth Writing Festival celebration event\nLine/Word Limit: Poetry – 30 lines; Short Story – 3\,000 words\nCategories: Poetry and Short Story Competitions\nJudges: Madeleine Milburn (Short Story) and Abu Ibrahim (Poetry)\nCompetition Website: bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2026-writing-competition\n\nThe Bournemouth Writing Prize celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2026\, with the largest prize fund of £3\,000 for winners. Every year\, they support a writing charity to help more people to express themselves through words – providing access to writing professionals and offering free workshops. This year\, the competition will support The Storyworks. Entrants can make a donation to the charity helping young people find their voice when submitting their entry. \nThe Short Story Judge is Madeleine Milburn\, the founder of Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency\, one of the top literary agents in the UK. While the Poetry Judge is Bournemouth-based Abu Ibrahim (IB)\, a poet and spoken word artist who has gained recognition for his work across various literary platforms.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/bournemouth-writing-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Green Stories Epiphanies Flash Fiction Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 27th August 2025\nEntry Fee: Entrants must purchase at least one book from the Green Stories project\nPrizes: 1st Place: £300; 7 Runners-up prizes: £100\nWord Limit: 500 words\nTheme: Epiphanies!\nCategories: Transport\, Home and garden\, Food\, Nature\, Consumption/waste\, Activism\nCompetition Website:  greenstories.org.uk/flash-fiction-competition-epiphanies-2\n\nThe Green Stories Project is running a Flash Fiction Competition with the them of Epiphanies. \nThe writing competition invites writers to submit a story about transformation\, when a moment of epiphany causes one or more characters to change for the greener. \nThe transformative realisation could relate to any attitude or behaviour with environmental implications (e.g. food\, travel\, consumption\, gardening\, cleaning\, etc.)\, or the story could focus on the benefits of any greener alternative (e.g. environment\, health\, status\, spirit\, soul). \n£300 prize for the winning story plus £100 prize for 7 runners up. Stories are invited in the following categories: \nCategories:\n– Transport\n– Home and garden\n– Food\n– Nature\n– Consumption/waste\n– Activism (e.g. campaigns\, protest\, or internal activism\, for instance\, within a school or business)\n– Other \nThere is no entry fee\, but all entrants must purchase at least one book from the Green Stories project as a guide to competition criteria (entertaining fiction that showcases green solutions). Green Stories books must be purchased from habitatpress.com/shop/.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/green-stories-flash-fiction-competition/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions
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SUMMARY:Ink of Ages Fiction Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 29th August 2025\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: $1\,000 USD cash prize to the first place winner of the adult contest. Various other prizes from World History Encyclopedia and Oxford University Press\nWord Limit: 1\,500 to 2\,000 words (800 to 1\,000 for the Youth Prize\, for those aged 13 to 17)\nGenre Guidelines: Historical Fiction or Mythological Fiction (see site for details)\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  fictionprize.worldhistory.org\n\nThe Ink of Ages Fiction Prize is organized by World History Encyclopedia and sponsored by Oxford University Press and is free to enter. With both 18+ and youth (13-17) options\, the contest accepts historical and mythological short stories. Take a read through the guidelines on the competition site for the full information. But if you enjoy writing historical or mythological fiction\, this is a great contest for you.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/ink-ages-fiction-prize/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2025 - Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31st August 2025\nName: The Canterbury Christ Church University Poetry Prize\nTheme Facing the Storm\nEntry Fee: £4 per poem\, £10 for three\nPrizes: First: £200; Second: £100; Third: £50\nWord Limit: 60 lines\nCategory: Poetry competition\nJudge: Mara Adamitz Scrupe\nCompetition Website: saveaswriters.co.uk/competitions/facing-the-storm.html\n\nTo commemorate the the 250th anniversary of J. M. W. Turner’s birth\, the theme for this year’s competition is ‘Facing the Storm’\, which can be interpreted as broadly as entrants like. \nIf inspiration is needed\, Turner 250 is a year-long festival of special exhibitions and events. You can find out more at www.tate.org.uk/art/turner-250. However\, the theme of stormy seascapes can be freely interpreted\, metaphorically or literally\, with or without reference to Turner’s life and art. \nBe sure to read the full terms and conditions on the competition site before entering.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/saveas-writers-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2025 - Prose
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31st August 2025\nName: The Canterbury Festival Fiction Prize sponsored by Canterbury Festival\nTheme Facing the Storm\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: Victoria Grainger\nCompetition Website: saveaswriters.co.uk/competitions/facing-the-storm.html\n\nTo commemorate the the 250th anniversary of J. M. W. Turner’s birth\, the theme for this year’s competition is ‘Facing the Storm’\, which can be interpreted as broadly as entrants like. \nIf inspiration is needed\, Turner 250 is a year-long festival of special exhibitions and events. You can find out more at www.tate.org.uk/art/turner-250. However\, the theme of stormy seascapes can be freely interpreted\, metaphorically or literally\, with or without reference to Turner’s life and art. \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:Intrepid Times Travel Writing Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31st August 2025\nEntry Fee: FREE with optional paid upgrade for feedback\nPrizes: 1st Place: $300 plus publication\nWord Limit: 1\,200 to 2\,000 words\nTheme: A Book Led Me There\nCategory: Travel Writing Competitions\nCompetition Website: intrepidtimes.com/writing-competition-a-book-led-me-there\n\nIntrepid Times’ 10th writing competition invites readers and wanderers to explore the books that have guided our lives and impelled our adventures. Write a non-fiction travel story of up to 2\,000 words that describes following in the footsteps of your literary heroes.  \nYour story should be non-fiction\, between 1\,200 and 2\,000 words in length\, and written in the narrative style favoured by Intrepid Times stories (as exemplified here: intrepidtimes.com/stories/). The winning writer will be paid $300 USD and have their original story and accompanying photographs published in Intrepid Times. Up to four runners-up will also be selected for publication and paid at the publication’s standard article rates.  \nEntry is free but there is the chance to purchase an ‘Assessed’ option for constructive feedback from the Intrepid Times’ editorial team. Members of the Travel Writer’s Club can take advantage of the Assessed option free of charge.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/intrepid-times-travel-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions
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SUMMARY:Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31st August 2025\nEntry Fee: €25 per manuscript\nPrizes: 1st Place: €1000; 2nd Place: €500; both winners will receive Chapbook publication and 25 complimentary copies\, Featured reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival (with three-night hotel stay and full board)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  munsterlit.ie/fool-for-poetry\n\nThe competition is open to new\, emerging and established poets from any country. At least one of these winners will be the highest scoring manuscript entered by a poet with no solo collection (full-length or chapbook) previously published. The other winner may have previously published poetry books. Up to 25 other entrants will be publicly listed as “highly commended”. \nManuscripts must be between 16 and 24 pages in length\, in the English language and the sole work of the entrant with no pastiches\, translations or versions. The poems can be in verse or prose. Any number of the individual poems may have been published before in journals\, anthologies and periodicals – the only restriction is that they cannot have appeared together as a book before. Entrants may submit more than one entry. Once entered\, no alterations can be made to the submission. Simultaneous submissions are accepted but please notify us immediately should your manuscript be accepted elsewhere. The winners will be selected by a panel of renowned poets. \nThe winning chapbooks will be published by Southword Editions and launched at the Cork International Poetry Festival. It will be offered for sale internationally through our own website\, Amazon\, and in selected independent book shops.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/fool-poetry-chapbook-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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