Opportunities

Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry Competition 2019

Application Deadline:
28 January 2019 12:00 am

Poems are invited on any subject and style and of any length. The judge will once again be the prize-winning poet Jane Draycott.
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Spread the Word Life Writing Prize 2019

Application Deadline:
1 February 2019 11:59 pm

The Spread the Word Life Writing Prize aims to find the best life writing from emerging writers from across the UK
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Word Factory Apprentice Award 2019

Application Deadline:
7 February 2019 12:00 pm

The national mentoring award for short story writers
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Spotlight Books

Application Deadline:
24 February 2019 11:59 pm

Creative Future, New Writing South and Myriad Editions are seeking the best poets and fiction writers from under-represented backgrounds
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Call for writers interested in developing transmedia stories

Application Deadline:
28 February 2019 12:00 am

One000plateaus in partnership with The Front Room are seeking expressions of interest from writers based in Portsmouth/Hampshire and surrounding areas to develop an Arts Council England funded transmedia story to be delivered in autumn 2019.
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Comedy Women in Print Prize

Application Deadline:
28 February 2019 11:59 pm

Apply now for this new prize created by actress and comedienne Helen Lederer in response to the lack of support and exposure for female comedy writing
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