competitions

“The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.” ― Henry James August 2026 Newsletter Greetings writers. We're delighted to announce the launch of our first New...

Cheltenham Poetry Festival International Poetry Prize Deadline: 6 September 2026 The Cheltenham Poetry Festival International Poetry Prize is an annual poetry competition hosted by Cheltenham Poetry Festival, a UK poetry festival founded in 2011 by poet Anna Saunders. Poems must be in English...

If you know of one post it here And here are some to prime the pump: https://writingdeadlines.substack.com/p/may-june-2026-competitions

https://dystopianstories.com/events/wells-festival-of-literatures-international-creative-writing-competitions/ https://dystopianstories.com/writing-competitions-contests/

https://writingdeadlines.substack.com/p/writing-deadlines-16-writing-competitions

In 2017 List scavenged via Twitter