Creative Writing Ink

Creative Writing Ink offers online creative writing courses, editing services, writing competition listings, writing prompts and other resources.

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The Killer Shorts Short Story Competition 2026 is open for entries. 📖

Submit a horror short story (up to 6,000 words) for a chance to win publication, a Killer Trophy, a Scrivener license, and a professional consultation with author Chris Hicks. 🌟

🔗 https://t.co/Axf530OJYW

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The Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition is back for 2026 📖✍️

With a first prize of £1,000 plus a free writing course with us, now’s your chance to enter! 🌟 This year’s judge is Daragh Fleming.

Entries are open via Subfolio. 🔗

https://t.co/jcgW9DzUc0

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The Bedford Competition 2026 is open for entries. 📖

Submit a short story (up to 3,000 words) or poem (up to 40 lines) for a chance to win £2,000 and publication. 🌟

The deadline is 31 October 2026

Full details on their website below. 🔗

https://t.co/qckiF0Jcee

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StorySloth’s Bloom Competition is open for entries. 📖

Submit your writing on the theme ‘Bloom’ for a chance to win £50. 🌟

The deadline is 31 May 2026

Full details on their website below. 🔗

https://t.co/JVlWNhxBV3

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The Frome Festival Short Story Competition 2026 is open for entries. 📖

Submit a short story (1,000–2,200 words) for a chance to win up to £400. 🌟

The deadline is May 31st, 2026. Full details on their website. 🔗

https://t.co/FTF2W44W85

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The StorySloth 500 Competition is open for entries. 📖

Submit an original short story (max 500 words) for a chance to win a £50 Amazon voucher. 🌟

Deadline: 3rd May 2026. Full details on their website. 🔗

https://t.co/lNPpWXcQgz

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The Moth Short Story Prize is open for entries. ✍️

Open to all writers 16 plus. First prize is €3,000. Enter by 15th June for the chance to win. 🌟

This year’s judge is Wendy Erskine. Full details:

https://t.co/sY9LOt1XQI

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Happy Easter from Creative Writing Ink 🐣🌸

We hope the Easter period brings you rest, relaxation, and maybe a little spring writing inspiration too ✍️🌼

We’ll be back on Tuesday as usual. See you then!

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The Scratch A4 1000-word short story competition is now open. ✍️

Enter today to be one of 6 finalists and hear your work read live in Soho this June.

Deadline for entry is 25th April 2026. Submit via their website. 🔗

https://t.co/tKNZ7hBo9g

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The Whispering Wisdom Prize Poetry Competition 2026 is open for entries. ✍️

Submit your poem on any theme, 40 lines max, for the chance to win £250.

Deadline for entry is 31st May 2026.

Full details on their website. 🔗

https://t.co/c67lfSIDgb

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Canterbury Festival’s Poet of the Year 2026 is now open! ✍️

Accepting poems on any theme and style. Enter today for the chance to win up to £300 and be named Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year. 🌟

Deadline is 1st June, 2026.

https://t.co/8WwfnHcO40

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The Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition 2026 is open for entries. ✍️

Submit a poem on any theme for the chance to win up to £1,000 and publication. 📖🌟

Full details on their website.

https://t.co/sBWDlb6dQO

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The Henshaw Short Story Competition is open for entries. 📖

Enter a short story on any subject for the chance to win up to £200 and publication. ✍️

Deadline for entry is 31st March 2026.

For full details on how to enter, please visit their website.

https://t.co/o95pSFcPPS

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The Reedsy Literary Prize is open from 25th February. ✍️

Enter your short story for the chance to win up to $1,500 + publication and more. 🌟

The deadline is 27th May. Full details on their website.

https://t.co/m9xEFNrQsc

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The Wells Festival of Literature's Writing Competitions will open for entries from 1st April. 📖

Enter today for the chance to win up to £1,000. Deadline for entry is 30th June and 31st July (Young Poets category). 

https://t.co/nBfkm1OZqx

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The John McGivering Writing Prize 2026 and Competition for Younger Writers (12-17) will open for entries on 1 March. 📖

Enter by 1 May 2026 for the chance to win up to £350 and £75 for younger writers. 🌟

Full details on their website.

https://t.co/n0GpgC24um

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The Creative Future Writers’ Award 2026 is open for entries. 💡

Open to underrepresented writers aged 18+ living in the UK who have not previously published a book. 📖 This year’s theme is Material. ✍️

Deadline for entry is 5th May. Full details:

https://t.co/mmnFGGB5tz

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Inkspot Publishing’s £500 for 500 Flash Fiction Writing Competition is open for entries. ✍️

Entries should be 500 words (excluding title). 🌟 📖

Deadline for entry is May 17th 2026. Full details on their website.

https://t.co/mrOf7rfGio

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FFF competition Thirty-Two is open for entries. ✍️

Submit a flash fiction piece for the chance to win £165 plus publication. 🌟

Deadline for entry is 23rd February.

Full details on the website: https://t.co/vltPF0z1B2

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Cats Protection short story competition opens on 20th January. 🐈✍️

Enter a story all about cats and their special bond with humans. 🌟

Deadline for entry is 31st March, 2026.

Full details on their website:

https://t.co/KPVaxQVXUs