New Writing South
Important note: as writers, it's important that when entering any competitions, to ensure that you read the small print, especially in terms of copyright ownership. If you have questions regarding copyright do contact us.
Below is a selection of some of the most popular.
Bridport Prize
Cardiff International Poetry Competition
Cinnamon Press Short Story Competition
Chapter One Promotions International Short Story Competition
Costa (formerly the Whitbread) Book Awards
Fish International Short Story Prize
Guild of Food Writers Awards
The Man Booker Prize
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards
Plough Poetry Prize
Raymond Carver Short Story Award
Write a Story for Children Competition
Writer's Digest
Short Story Competitions
(winners are usually published in their anthologies):
The V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize
The Fish Prize
The Manchester Fiction Prize
The Bristol Short Story Prize
The Biscuit Prize
Short Story Manuscript Competitions
The Scott Prize
Myriad Editions/West Dean Writing Competition
Novella Competitions
The Biscuit Prize
The Paris Literary Prize
And in North America
The Somerset National Novella Writing Competition
The Malahat Review Novella Prize
The Page Turner Prize
Miami University Press Novella Prize
Texas Review Press Novella Prize
Quarterly West Novella Contest
Magazines/ anthologies
Riptide
Litro
The London Magazine
Notes from the Underground
Stand
The Stinging
Shortfire Press