Competition deadline: 31st August 2019 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, Saveas Writers invite poems and stories on any aspects of humanity’s relationship with the cosmos –...

Competition deadline: 30th August 2019 A short story competition to be judged by award-winning writers, Thomas Morris and Wendy Erskine is part of this year’s Wild Atlantic Words Festival. The...

Competition deadline: 19th August 2019 TU Dublin – Tallaght Campus and Red Line Book Festival are inviting writers to submit their work to the 2019 Red Line Book Festival TU...

Competition deadline: 31st July 2109 €700 in PRIZES Prizes in each category: Winner €300 Runner-up €50 + Weekend Festival Pass Third Prize: Weekend Festival Pass We are delighted to announce...

Competition deadline: 15th July 2019 The Fitzcarraldo Editions Novel Prize is open to submissions until 15 July 2019. The judges will be looking for novels which explore and expand the...

Competition deadline: 8th July 2019 The Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize was established to commemorate the life and work of the late Vincent Buckley; poet, critic and Professor of English at...

Competition deadline: 30th June 2019 The Moth Short Story Prize is an important date on the literary calendar. Every year, a single judge is asked to choose three winning stories to...

Competition deadline: 31st July 2019 This is an international competition but entries must be written in English. We accept any type of story except Children’s and Young Adult fiction. Prizes:...

Competition deadline: 31st July 2019 The Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world, submissions accepted from March to...

Competition deadline: 3rd July The iYeats International Poetry Competition 2019 is now open for entries! Hosted by Hawk’s Well Theatre since 2009, the annual event has won a prestigious reputation...