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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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CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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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:Northern Publishers' Fair 2026
DESCRIPTION:Event Date: 11am – 3:30pm on Saturday 25th Apr 2026\nEvent Location: Manchester Central Library\, St Peter’s Square\, Manchester\, M2 5PD\nEntry Fee: FREE or £7 for entry\, a ‘Reading is Resistance’ Tote bag and two mystery books\nCategory: Writing Courses and Opportunities\nCompetition Website: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/93203/northern-publishers-fair-2026/\n\nHosted by Arvon\, the award-winning Manchester-based publisher\, the Northern Publishers’ Fair 2026 is designed to allow independent and trade publishers from the North of England to gather to sell books\, network with the future generation of publishers\, and meet writers and readers. \nWith space for reading and coffee\, the fair is the perfect place to grab a book that offers something different to mainstream bookshop offerings\, and a fab place to get an idea of just what the North has to offer. The fair welcomes families\, students\, readers and writers to come be part of the fun.  \nWith new publishers and their popular chatty table to chat with agents and development agencies about your writing career\, the Northern Publishers’ Fair could be particularly useful for new and aspiring authors. \nFrom trade to independent publishing\, this book fair showcases what the North does best – you’ll find a treasure trove of books from literary fiction\, genre fiction\, translated books\, non fiction\, children’s\, memoir\, essays\, short stories and poetry.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/northern-publishers-fair/
CATEGORIES:Courses & Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11.59pm (AEDT) Sunday 26th April 2026\nEntry Fees: AU$35 per entry (PayPal) (approximately £17)\nPrizes: Total prize pool: AU$4\,000 (everyone on the shortlist wins a cash prize); Winner: AU$1\,500; 2nd place: AU$1\,000; 3rd place: AU$500; 4th place: AU$350; 5th place: AU$250; 6th place: AU$200; 2 x Wildcard prizes: AU$100 (all winners also receive print publication in the Not Quite Write anthology and are read aloud on the podcast)\nWord Limit: 500 words or fewer (excluding title)\nJudges: Ed and Amanda (Hosts of the Not Quite Write Podcast)\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: notquitewritepodcast.com/prize\n\nThe Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction is different to most flash fiction competitions for various reasons. Firstly\, you have only two days in which to write your 500-word story. Secondly\, instead of just one prompt\, there are two… plus an additional anti-prompt\, which urges you to break a specific ‘rule’ of writing. This will either get your creative juices flowing or have you tearing your hair out\, but we are really drawn to the originality of the competition… and indeed the AU$4\,000 in cash prizes available! \nThere’s an option to purchase a critique if you so wish\, and even an option to have your entry read on the podcast with an on-air critique (of you’re feeling brave). So if you want to test yourself in a time-specific competition that forces to your work within set parameters\, this could be the contest for you.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/not-quite-write-prize-flash-fiction/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions
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SUMMARY:Jane Austen Literacy Foundation Writing Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 28 April 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: The winning story will be recorded as an audiobook and published worldwide\nWord Limit: 1\,000 to 2\,000 words\nTheme: A Story Worth Telling\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  janeaustenlf.org/writing-competition-entry-2026\n\nThe Jane Austen Literacy Foundation Writing Competition 2026 is open to entries of between 1\,000 and 2\,000 words on the theme of ‘A Story Worth Telling’. The Jane Austen Literacy Foundation panel of judges will select a short list of ten stories from all of the eligible entries received and three winning stories will be selected from the shortlist by our special panel of judges including founder & chair of the foundation\, Caroline Jane Knight\, the lead judge\, author Jane MacKenzie and Helena Kelly\, author of ‘Jane Austen\, The Secret Radical’. \nThe three winning stories are published on the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation website and promoted to the organisation’s subscribers and on social media (with the author identities kept confidential) for a ten-day public vote\, to select our overall winner.  \nThe winner will be announced at The Knight Family Picnic with Jane Austen’s Family\, in the grounds of Chawton House on Sunday 21st June 2026. The winner will also be announced on the website and social media. The three winning stories will be recorded as an audiobook and published worldwide. \nThe competition is open to everyone around the world (aged 16+). The competition is judged in two categories — new fiction writers and experienced fiction writers (see Entry Guidelines on the competition website for details).
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/jane-austen-literacy-foundation-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 30th April 2025\nEntry Fee: £5 per poem\nPrizes: First prize £1\,000\, Second prize £500\, Third prize £200\, Sonnet prize £200\, Local prize: £200 (resident of Herts or Essex)\nWord Limit: 50 lines maximum\nJudge: Keith Jarrett\, multiple poetry slam champion\, writer and teacher of poetry\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: warepoets.org/competition-2026\n\nThe Ware Poets 28th annual Open Poetry Competition is open to entries of up to 50 lines. The winning poem will be awarded £1\,000 and entered for the Forward Prize. There are also prizes for second (£500)\, third (£200)\, and the best sonnet (£200)\, as well as a prize for the best poem from a for a poem by a resident of Hertfordshire or Essex (£200). All prize-winning and commended poets will be invited to read their poem at an informal\, celebratory prize-giving event.  \nThis year’s judge is Keith Jarrett. A multiple poetry slam champion\, he was selected for the International Literary Showcase as an outstanding LGBT writer. His poem\, ‘From the Log Book’\, was projected onto St. Paul’s Cathedral. His play\, Safest Spot in Town\, was performed at the Old Vic and aired on BBC Four.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/ware-poets-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30th April 2026\nEntry Fees: $15 per entry\nPrizes: 1st place: $1\,000 + a 2-year Duotrope Gift Certificate\nWord Limit: 100 words or fewer (including title)\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: tadpolepress.com/100-word-writing-contest\n\nThe Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest offers one hell of a cash prize for so few words\, this is a great opportunity for fans of flash (or\, more accurately micro) fiction. You can write on any theme but note that – unlike many competitions – the title of your story IS included in the word count. And with just 100 words to play with\, you will have to be selective and very efficient. \nThe prizes for their 2026 contest are sponsored by Duotope and are as follows:  \n1st place: $1\,000 USD + a 2-year Duotrope Gift Certificate ($100 USD value)\n2nd place: Publishing and marketing package with Compassiviste Publishing ($6\,000 USD value)\n3rd place: Manuscript assessment package with Compassiviste Publishing ($1\,500-$3\,000 USD value)\n4th place: Editing package with Tadpole Press ($1\,500 USD value)\n5th & 6th place: Writing coaching package with Tadpole Press ($500 USD value)\n7th to 10th place: $200 USD\n11th to 15th place: $150 USD\n16th to 20th place: $100 USD\n21st to 30th place: $50 USD \nCheck out the full details on the Tadpole Press site\, but in their guidance\, they say: “Pieces will be judged on creativity\, uniqueness\, and how the story captures a new angle\, breaks through stereotypes\, and expands our beliefs about what’s possible or unexpectedly delights us. In addition\, we are looking for writing that is clever or unique\, inspires us\, and crafts a compelling and complete story.”
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/tadpole-press-100-word-writing-contest/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions
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