BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//NewWriters.org.uk - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://newwriters.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for NewWriters.org.uk REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251106 DTSTAMP:20260424T182437 CREATED:20250901T091057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T130635Z UID:11073-1759276800-1762387199@newwriters.org.uk SUMMARY:New Writers Historical Flash Fiction Competition 2025 DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on Wednesday 5th November 2025\nEntry Fee: £8 for one entry\, £15 for two entries\, £21 for three entries\nMain Prizes: 1st Place: £500; 2nd Place: £300; 3rd Place: £200\nAdditional Prize: The best story set in one of these historic properties will win a year’s Historic Houses membership for one or two adults (living at the same address\, new joiners only)\nPublication: The three winning entries will be published on the NewWriters.org.uk website and in the next New Writers Anthology; the winning Historic Houses entry will be published in the Historic Houses Magazine\nWord Limit: 300 words (excluding title)\nTheme: Entries must be set before 1960 (Historic Houses setting optional)\nCharity: 10% of the proceeds will be split equally between First Story and The Funzi & Bodo Trust\nJudges: Editorial team at NewWriters.org.uk\nEligibility: Open to poetry or prose from writers based anywhere in the world\nCompetition Page: newwriters.org.uk/historical-flash-competition\n\nENTER NOW \nThe New Writers Historical Flash Competition 2025 is open to stories or poems of up to 300 words set in any time period before 1960. \nThere’s a prize fund of £1\,000 plus an additional prize available for any entries set in one of these historic properties\, which would be perfect for a haunted house tale or an Agatha Christie-style mystery. (This prize is offered courtesy of Historic Houses\, who are also offering a £5 discount on new memberships if you use the Historic Houses Discount Code: TREX05). \nThe top three entries will be published on the website and in the next New Writers Anthology\, while the winner of the additional prize will be published in the Historic Houses Magazine. \nAlso\, 10% of the proceeds of the competition (i.e. 10% of the entry fees collected) will be split equally between First Story and The Funzi & Bodo Trust. So even if you don’t win\, you’ll still be contributing to a good cause. \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 23rd October 2025). Please see the terms and conditions for details. \nSo if you’d like the chance to win up to £500 for (up to) 300 words\, and you’ve got a great idea for a story or poem set some time before 1960\, please get involved. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enter Now URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/historical-flash/ LOCATION:VirtualLocation CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://newwriters.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Historical-Flash-Fiction-Competition-2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="New Writers UK":MAILTO:competitions@newwriters.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260201 DTSTAMP:20260424T182437 CREATED:20251112T141616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T141957Z UID:12085-1761955200-1769903999@newwriters.org.uk SUMMARY:New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2026 DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on Saturday 31 January 2026\nEntry Fee: £10 for one entry\, £19 for two entries\, £27 for three entries\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,100; 2nd Place: £300; 3rd Place: £200\nWord Limit: 300 (excluding title)\nEligibility: Anyone aged 18 years or older (at the time of entry) from anywhere in the world\nCharity:  10% of proceeds with be donated to charity (split between First Story and the Funzi & Bodo Trust)\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: newwriters.org.uk/flash-fiction-competition\n\nThe New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2026 is seeking imaginative\, thought-provoking flash fiction stories. With a prize fund of £1\,600 and the winners getting published on the website and in a future New Writers Anthology\, this is a great competition for new and experienced writers to get their work out there. \nNote that 10% of the proceeds from this competition will be donated to charity\, split between the excellent creative writing charity\, First Story and the Funzi and Bodo Trust. They both do brilliant work so even if you don’t win\, you’ll still be contributing to a good cause. \nLow Income Entries: We want to make the competition accessible to as many writers as possible. We have therefore funded a limited number of free entries for low-income writers. These are available on a first-come\, first-served basis (though no later than 15th January 2026\, one entry per person). Please see the terms and conditions for details. (The free entries are funded in part thanks to the generous donations made to our Ko-fi page.) \nSo if you can tell a compelling story in 300 words or fewer\, enter our Flash Fiction Competition. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enter Now URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/new-writers-flash-fiction-competition-2026/ CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://newwriters.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Twitter-Header-Image.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR