The Bridport Flash Fiction Prize 2026
Competition deadline: 31st May 2026 The Bridport Flash Fiction Prize 2026 is open for entries
Writing Competitions
The Mo Siewcharran Prize 2026
Competition deadline: 2nd May 2026 The Mo Siewcharran Prize 2026 is now open for submissions
Witty Wicklow Writers Contest
Competition deadline: 31st March 2026 The Witty Wicklow Writers Contest invites writers of all sorts
The Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction 2026
Competition deadline: 19th April 2026 Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction 2026 The aim of
The International Rubery Prize 2026
Competition deadline: 31st March 2026 The International Rubery Prize is a prestigious international book award
The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2026
Competition deadline: 31st March 2026 The Caterpillar Poetry Prize is for unpublished poems written by adults
Anthology Personal Memoir Competition 2026
Competition deadline: 31st August 2026 The Anthology Personal Memoir Competition is open to original and
Fish Flash Fiction Prize 2026
Fish Flash Fiction Prize deadline: 28th February 2026 The Fish Flash Fiction Prize is an
The Cúirt New Writing Prize 2026
Application deadline: 31st January 2026 The Cúirt New Writing Prize, kindly sponsored by Tigh Neachtain
The Bridport Short Story Prize 2026
Competition deadline: 31st May 2026 The Bridport Short Story Prize is one of the most
The Mairtín Crawford Awards 2026
Submissions deadline: 11th March 2026 Submissions are open for the Mairtín Crawford Awards for Poetry and Short
Anthology Short Story Competition 2026
Competition deadline: 31st July 2026 Established to recognise and encourage creative writing and provide a
The Bridport Poetry Prize 2026
Competition deadline: 31st May, 2026 You don’t have to be Tennyson to enter the Bridport
Footnote x Counterpoints Prize for Fiction
Competition deadline: 13th February 2026 Footnote Press and Counterpoints Arts announce the first Footnote x
The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2026
Competition deadline: 1st April 2026 The Rialto Nature and Place Competition 2026, in association with
Irish Haiku Society Competition 2025
Competition deadline: 31st December 2025 The Irish Haiku Society (IHS) is a not-for-profit organisation promoting
Fusilli Flash Fiction Competition
Fusilli Flash Fiction Competition deadline: ongoing For the international Fusilli Flash Fiction Competition (age 18+),
The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition 2025
The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition Deadline: 30th November 2025 The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry
Story Unlikely Short Story Competition
Competition deadline: 14th January 2026 The annual Short Story Contest from Story Unlikely is now
The Booby Prize
The Booby Prize Competition Deadlines: 17th-19th October 2025 The Booby Prize is a new and
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