Events for June 30, 2026

From the competition website:   The 2026 Queen Mary  Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now open. The seventeenth edition of the prize is now open for original entries and entries...

From the competition website:   Top prize- £500 Length of story: max 3,000 words Entries should be as a Word document. All types of stories are welcome (excluding Children’s and Young Adult...

From the competition website:   Got a potential page-turner inside you? Then polish up your prose and send your entry to this year’s Short Story Competition. First prize is £750,...

From the competition deadline:   Theme: WALLS Word Limit: 2000 words (excluding the title) The Brief: Judges are looking for wise choices of vocabulary, well-structured plotting and description, sparkling dialogue,...