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| Category: | Poetry |
| Closes: | 18th July 2025 |
| Fees: | $26 for one entry. |
| Prizes: | $1,500 for first place. $750; $300; $75 x 10. |
| Details: | Submit up to five poems per entry. |
| Country: | United States |
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| Category: | Fiction |
| Closes: | 27th July 2025 |
| Fees: | $35 for one entry. AU$28 or US$18 with early bird discount. |
| Prizes: | $1,500 for first place. Total prize pool of AU$4,000, trophy and publication. |
| Details: | Open to writers worldwide. Challenges writers to break the writing rules while still telling a compelling 500-word story. Compete for a share of AU$4,000 in cash prizes and the coveted trophy. Winners receive a publishing contract for the annual print anthology and are read aloud on the Podcast, where the judges share detailed insights into the competition and judging process. |
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| Country: | Australia |
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| Category: | Fiction |
| Closes: | 27th July 2025 |
| Fees: | £2 for one entry. |
| Prizes: | £20 for first place. Top 20 submissions will receive: An Honourable Mention certificate and feedback from editors. |
| Details: | For 815-year-olds. Write a story about a perfect summer day under 500 words. A day with ice cream or trips to the park or maybe even on holiday to a different place. We want to read all about it! Everyone who submits will get: A special mention on our blog (your name and story title). |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
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| Category: | Poetry |
| Closes: | 28th July 2025 |
| Fees: | £4 for one entry. £10 for three. £3 each subsequent poem. |
| Prizes: | £300 for first place. £125; £25 x 3. Local prize: £50. |
| Details: | For poems on any theme, up to 50 lines. |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
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| Category: | Poetry |
| Closes: | 28th July 2025 |
| Fees: | $17 for one entry. $9 for members. |
| Prizes: | $150 for first place. $100; $70. Three honorable mentions. |
| Details: | For poems up to two pages. |
| Country: | United States |
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| Category: | Poetry |
| Closes: | 30th July 2025 |
| Fees: | $5 for one entry. $3 for members. |
| Prizes: | $100 for first place. $50; $25. |
| Details: | For poems of any subject and any form. |
| Country: | United States |
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| Category: | Fiction |
| Closes: | 31st July 2025 |
| Fees: | 12 for one entry. |
| Prizes: | 1,000 for first place. Includes publication for the first prize winner. 2nd - EUR 250. 3rd - EUR 150. |
| Details: | Established to recognise and encourage creative writing and provide a platform for publication, the competition is open to original and previously unpublished short stories in the English language by a writer of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. There is no restriction on theme or style. Stories submitted must not exceed the maximum of 1,500 words. |
| Country: | Ireland |
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| Category: | Fiction |
| Closes: | 31st July 2025 |
| Fees: | £0 for one entry. |
| Prizes: | £400 for first place. £150. |
| Details: | For fiction or nonfiction up to 2,000 words, dealing with either (1) the links between Britain and the Czech and/or Slovak Republics, at any time in their history, or (2) society in those Republics since 1989. |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
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| Category: | Nonfiction |
| Closes: | 31st July 2025 |
| Fees: | £0 for one entry. |
| Prizes: | £400 for first place. £150. |
| Details: | For fiction or nonfiction up to 2,000 words, dealing with either (1) the links between Britain and the Czech and/or Slovak Republics, at any time in their history, or (2) society in those Republics since 1989. |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
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| Category: | Poetry |
| Closes: | 31st July 2025 |
| Fees: | $15 for one entry. One entry consists of up to three poems. |
| Prizes: | $1,000 for first place. |
| Details: | We are seeking poems that explore the creative alchemy of words, form and visuals. Poems can be text, audio, or video files, exploring entirely new forms, experimental existing forms, or radical subversions of tradition. |
| Country: | United States |
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