Hi! If you’re looking for creative writing opportunities this May, we’ve gathered a list of over 50 free entry options. You will find at least one that works for you, no matter who/where you are.
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Hi! If you’re looking for creative writing opportunities this April, we’ve gathered a list of up to 30 free entry options. You will find at least one that works for you, no matter who/where you are.
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Your last weekend to write, edit and/or polish your story before the award closes on Monday, April 27th. Don’t miss out on being part of our next anthology or winning £1200 ( prize fund £1750) 1st prize. Judge is lit agent Gordon Wise from Curtis Brown https://t.co/tPeINwHE3r
Please join us for our 31 March event at Falmouth Princess Pavilion, starting at 6pm, with a wonderful group of readers on the theme of "Foolish Things"
Submissions open! Are you a new writer? Do you write literary, historical, romance, sci-fi, mystery or poetry? @bloominonionlit is a new publisher accepting multiple submissions and encouraging new voices.
Note: no AI-generated content or previously published work.
Good luck!
Please join us for Telltales at Princess Pavilion, with an exciting group of readers on the theme of "New".
Telltales takes place on Tuesday 27 January, starting at 6pm.
The Pavilion bar will be open and we’ll have a small bookstall.
We hope to see you there - Thank you!
Reading over 6,000 short stories taught me this: many writers are trying to impress editors. The best ones are trying to entertain readers. Huge difference.
Exciting times: our creative writing competition officially re-opens for entries on 15 November.
All short story, poetry, flash fiction and novel prize entry info at https://t.co/whjtTRnJnz ✍️📖
#WritingCompetition#CreativeWritingPrize
Please join us for Telltales at Falmouth Library, with a panoply of poets on our theme of Poetic Forms, around National Poetry Day.
Our Telltales event takes place on Tuesday 30 September, starting at 6pm.
We hope to see you there.
https://t.co/wroP0nJI3q
🔔One month left🔔 to send us your love poems! We want to read about your first love, last love, lost love; your romantic, platonic, familial (and other!) loves.
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The theme for our September 2025 event at Falmouth Library is "Poetic Forms", in celebration of National Poetry Day.
Submissions are now open here:
https://t.co/wroP0nJadS
We look forward to hearing from you!
We want your story! The 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize has begun 📚
Citizens of Commonwealth countries aged over 18 can enter. Stories should be between 2,000–5,000 words and must be unpublished fiction. Entry is free, and you can write on any theme.
Five regional winners will be announced next May. One of these five will be named the overall winner and receive £5,000. The regional winners will receive £2,500. All five regional winning stories will be published on Granta.
The deadline for entries is 11.59pm GMT on 1 November 2025.
Happy writing! ✍️
Read our FAQs and enter your story 👇
https://t.co/ksIVUwUcVg
#cwprize