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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:Cheshire Novel Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) 1st July 2026\nEntry Fee: £29 per entry (includes feedback)\nPrizes: First prize: £1\,000; Highly Commended Entry: £500\nWord Limit: 5\,000 words plus 500-word synopsis\nJudges: TBC\nCategory: Novel Competitions\nCompetition Website: cheshirenovelprize.com\n\nThe Cheshire Novel Prize is an excellent option for authors who are serious about getting their novels out there. Not only is there an excellent panel of judges (tbc)\, the competition also stands out because ALL entrants receive feedback on their submission (of at least one paragraph).  \nWith a top prize of £1\,000\, there is clearly a lot of appeal. But it is the prestige of winning the award that could really kickstart your career as a novelist.  \nKey Dates:\n– Prize opens 15th April 2026\n– Judges announcement on 30th April 2026\n– Prize closes for entries on 1st July 2026.\n– Longlist is announced in September 2026 – Dates to be confirmed\n– Top 100 will be announced shortly after the longlist in September.\n– Shortlist is announced in November 2026\n– Winner announcement will be in December 2026 \nNote that long-listed novels will be announced September and all long-listed writers will be required to send an additional 15\,000 words including the original 5\,000 words to make 20\,000 words\, plus your 500 word synopsis.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/cheshire-novel-prize/
CATEGORIES:Novel Competitions
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SUMMARY:Anthology Short Story Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 31 July 2026\nEntry Fee: Early Bird fee – €15 (November 2025 – January 2026)\, Standard fee – €18 (February – July 2026)\nPrizes: 1st Place: €1\,000 plus publication in Anthology magazine and a one-year subscription; 2nd: €250; 3rd: €150\nWord Limit: 1\,500 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  anthology-magazine.com/awards/short-story-competition\n\nRun by the beautifully designed Anthology magazine\, this short story competition has one of the lowest word limits around but the €1\,000 first prize is well worth vying for. As is the additional prizes of being published the magazine and receiving a one-year subscription too. \nNote that the standard entry fee is €18 but you get a discount if you get your entry in early enough.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/anthology-short-story-award/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Whispering Wisdom Children and Young People's Poetry Contest 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31st July 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: A beautiful notebook and publication\nWord Limit: Up to 12 lines (excluding title and line breaks)\nTheme: Connection\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: whisperingwisdom.co.uk/about-5\n\nWhispering Wisdom’s Children and Young People’s Poetry Contest 2026 is open for entries and is seeking poems on the theme of “connection”. The contest is free to enter and has two age categories: under 12\, and under 18.  \nPoem Guidelines and Prize\n– Maximum 12 lines\n– Any style of poetry is welcome\n– Free to enter\n– One entry per person\n– To see how to submit\, visit the competition website\n– Deadline: 31st July 2026\n– Announcement of winners: end of September 2026 \nPrizes\nOne winner from each age category will receive:\n– A beautiful notebook\n– Publication on the Whispering Wisdom website and social media\n– Selected poems may also be shared (with consent) to celebrate the creativity of young writers  \nSafeguarding \nBecause this competition is for under 18s\, the organisers require consent from a parent or guardian. All entries must be submitted through the online form on the competition website by a parent or guardian\, who will provide their contact details and confirm permission for publication.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/whispering-wisdom-children-poetry-contest/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Winchester Poetry Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11:59 pm (UK time) on 31st July 2026\nEntry Fee:  £7 for first poem\, £5 for subsequent poems\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000; 2nd Place: £500; 3rd Place: £250; winning and commended poems will be published in a competition anthology\nWord Limit: 40 lines maximum (excluding title)\nJudge: Julia Copus\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: winchesterpoetryfestival.org/wpp26\n\nThe Winchester Poetry Prize is open for entries until 31st July 2026 and offers a fantastic top prize of £1\,000. There’s also a second prize of £500\, a third prize of £250 and the Kathryn Bevis Prize\, which will be awarded for the best poem entered by a Hampshire-based poet. \nThis year’s judge is Julia Copusm who has published four collections of poetry. Girlhood (Faber 2019) was winner of America’s inaugural Derek Walcott Prize. She has tutored poetry courses for Oxford University and the Arvon Foundation\, and currently teaches for the Faber Academy. Julia is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. \nThe longlist will be announced mid September\, with winners announced live at a special prize-giving ceremony as part of Winchester Poetry Day at The ARC\, Winchester on Saturday 10th October 2026.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/winchester-poetry-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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