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Exhibition: Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press
Rediscover Virginia Woolf as a radical printer, publisher and maker through the Hogarth Press, a site of hands-on experimentation and creative independence. Founded in 1917 from Woolf’s living room as an indie printing venture, the press blurred boundaries between art, craft and literature, treating the book itself as an art object. Bringing together hand-printed books,...
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Residency: Jan Michalski Foundation Application Dates
The Jan Michalski Foundation’s residency for writers is designed to provide an environment for literary creation and to support those involved in the written word. The Foundation features a group of seven distinctive residential modules that are available for writers and translators invited for residencies of varying lengths of time. Hanging from the openwork “canopy”...
Competition Deadline: Oxford Flash Fiction Prize
From the competition website: 1st Prize: £1000 / 2nd Prize: £200 / New Voice Prize: £200 / 3rd Prize: £100 / Hidden Element Prize £100 Shortlisted entrants will be offered publication in our end of year anthology. Enter here.
Residency: Writer’s residency in Brussels with Passa Porta
The National Centre for Writing is collaborating with the International House of Literature Passa Porta and Flanders Literature to offer a month-long writing residency in Brussels in 2027. The exact date of the residency will be agreed by Passa Porta with the successful applicant. The residency is part of an exchange with the National Centre...
Competition Deadline: Aesthetica Creative Writing Award
From the competition website: Poetry entries should be no more than 40 lines. Fiction entries should be no more than 2,000 words. Works published or entered elsewhere are accepted. We accept works on any theme. You may enter the Award as many times as you wish, although each work requires a fee and new... |
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Competition Deadline: Plough Short Fiction Contest
From the competition website: Plough is thrilled to announce its inaugural annual short fiction contest, open to writers anywhere in the world. The winning writer will receive a two thousand dollar award and the winning story will be published in Plough. In addition, up to three finalists will receive two hundred and fifty dollars as...
Competition Deadline: Best in Rural Writing Contest
From the competition website: Contest submissions may be previously published, and will also be read within 3-4 months of submitting with an eye towards publication on the site, as well as the forthcoming Best in Rural Writing print anthologies. (Note: shortlisting in the contest does not automatically secure a place in the anthology, unless selected as...
Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields
Celebrate stories, poetry, writing and everything in between with another fantastic line up of events, workshops and performances. Avid readers can look forward to a brilliant mix of author talks featuring local talent, regional writers and bestselling favourites. We have two costume talks, creative calligraphy, a regency tea dance workshop and lots more. If you’re...
Competition Deadline: The Observer / Redstone Press Postcard Story Prize 2026
From the competition website: Open to writers of all ages and backgrounds. A postcard is a simple thing: image on one side, writing on the other. But the relationship between image and text can be complex and teasing. Postcards always tell a story of some kind and are often glimpses into larger stories, inklings... |
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Competition Deadline: The McNeile Writing Competition
From the competition website: A short story competition organised by Clapham Writers charity in honour of the late Penelope McNeile; celebrating creativity, diversity, storytelling, and emerging literary voices. Whether you are writing your first short story or have been writing for years, the McNeile Competition is an opportunity to share your voice, challenge your... |
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Competition Deadline: The BPA Short Story Award
From the competition website: The Short Story Award is open to unrepresented writers anywhere in the world. All you need is a complete short story up to 2,500 words. Prize: cash + agent introduction, 1st Prize £1,000 + agent introduction, 2nd Prize £300, 3rd Prize £100This year's judges are literary agent, Corissa Hollenbeck, at... |
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Event: Short Story September Festival, Phoenix Leicester
Hosted by short story publisher Dahlia Books, the Short Story September Festival is the ultimate weekend for writers looking to master the art of writing short stories. Our main festival sessions will take place on Saturday 20th September in Leicester. Additional writing workshops will take place on Sunday 21st September via Zoom. All online workshops... |
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Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields
Event: Short Story September Festival, Phoenix Leicester
Competition Deadline: The Sareeta Domingo Prize
From the competition website: The Sareeta Domingo Prize is a free-to-enter writing prize created to discover and support unpublished writers from Black and Global Majority backgrounds, founded by bestselling author Dorothy Koomson in association with Sareeta Domingo’s family, Hachette UK, Jacaranda Books and David Higham Associates. Enter here.
Competition Deadline: Mslexia Women’s Fiction Competition 2026 – Short Story
From the competition website: 1st prize £3,000. Three additional finalists will each receive £150 and all four winning entries are published in Issue 112 of Mslexia. Winning entries plus eight more shortlisted entries will receive £75 and be published in Mslexia's ebook anthology Best Women's Short Fiction 2026. Entry fee: £14. Enter here. |
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Join artist and educator Sahra Hersi for a free CPD (continuing professional development) session. Connected to our Reimagine project, a creative learning programme developed with Year 9 students from Priory School in Lewes, this session is open to all educators and practitioners interested in creative learning, including teachers, youth workers, social workers, artists and home educators.... |
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Competition Deadline: SaveAsWriters International Creative Writing Competition 2026
From the competition website: To celebrate 150 years since the first ever telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell, SaveAs Writers invite you to submit poetry or short stories with this theme: 'Lines of Communication'. Methods of communication have developed rapidly since that first phone call in 1876. Therefore, the theme can be interpreted...
Competition Deadline: Anthology Flash Fiction Competition 2026
From the competition website: Established to inspire creativity, great writing and to provide a platform for publication. The Anthology Flash Fiction Competition is open to original and previously unpublished flash fiction pieces on any theme or genre in the English language by writers of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. We are looking for writing...
Competition Deadline: The Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2026
From the competition website: The deadline for receipt of all entries is September 30th, 2026, at 5 pm (GMT) Entries will only be accepted through Subfolio. Entries can be on any subject, theme or genre. Entry fee: £12 per entry. You can submit multiple entries as long as each entry is paid for individually and includes a separate entry...
Competition Deadline: The Writers’ College Short Story Competition
From the competition website: Open to unpublished writers or those with fewer than four publications, from any country. Win cash prizes, industry recognition, and a chance to impress our expert judges. Enter here. |
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