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https://protopianprize.com/ Not sure how I feel about that AI prize thing.. but posting anyway. The other prizes might be a good thing. Habitat press is publishing novels where we get out of this mess we're in and "do better." https://www.greenstories.org.uk/

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/apr/18/the-plaza-prizes-winners-judges-writing-awards#:~:text=A%20competition%20for%20new%20writers,and%20writers%20in%20the%20world%E2%80%9D

https://bathnovelaward.co.uk/the-bath-novel-award-international-writing-prize/

https://bluepencilagency.com/online-tutorials-and-q-a/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/15/helen-dewitt-author-turn-down-prize-publishing-fiction One who cannot sign the contract saying she will commit to promotions because she has a disability.

From today's The Bookseller: "New MeetCute Storyteller Prize to offer literary representation" The prize is offered by the Kate Nash Literary Agency. First prizewinner is awarded £500.00, plus agent representation. Two runners-up will be offered one 1-hour one-to-one literary agent...

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. Theodore Roosevelt

Hi lovely Litopians, Anyone got any experience with Libraro or thoughts on Libraro and/or the 2026 prize with Hachette? Here's the link below, any thoughts are much appreciated Libraro Prize 2026

Welcome to The Caterpillar ‒ an art & literature magazine for children aged 7‒11 which we have been publishing since 2013. The spring 2023 was our last, but we continue with The Caterpillar Poetry Prize (judged this year by Kate Wakeling), as well as The Moth Poetry Prize, The Moth Short Story...

I know someone who placed in this so hey it is real. And people do win. https://www.wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org/index.php?p=prize/intro

relevant to songwriters ie poets and those thinking of audiobooks in their future. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/29/how-to-quit-spotify-music-alternatives-apple-youtube-amazon-tidal-ntwnfb

https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize

Hello Pamela, Thank you for entering your novel Kansas Sundown. We really enjoyed your work and * applause * it was selected to go forward to the second round of The Bridport Prize That puts you in the top 5% of novel entrants. You might want to read that again... Well done! It's an impressive...

How much money is there in selling writing courses? Apparently more than I can imagine. https://www.thenovelry.com/prize

The Bridport Prize, famous for 'discovering' Kate Atkinson, and which includes categories for poetry, short story, novel and flash fiction, closes 31 May. This year it includes a Never Too Late Award for writers of 60+ which, it says, 'unlocks the hidden talent of older writers'. It applies...

https://desperateliterature.com/product-category/literaryprize/eleven-stories/ ABOUT THE PRIZE: The aim of the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize is both to celebrate the best of new short fiction and to give winners the most visibility possible for their writing. That’s why we’ve teamed...

https://stockholmwritersfestival.com/enter-first-5-pages-prize-2025

This is a contest with Gotham Writers - a writing school in NYC who also does online classes. I've taken 6 online classes with them, and they've all been great. Not a bad prize really... 10 words for a free class. Here's the contest from their site: It may be apocryphal, but the story goes...

VAL MCDERMID JUDGES THE 2ND "CRIMEBITS" PRIZE FOR BEST OPENING TO A CRIME BOOK Ends on Thu, Mar 13, 2025 11:59 PM MAKE YOUR FIRST PAGE COUNT... Building on the successful book CRIMEBITS selected and introduced and judged by LEE CHILD, published as a paperback in the UK and USA November 1...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers/opportunities/bruntwood/