August Competions
Jul 20, 2025
Another list of writing competitions, with deadlines in August.
Category: Competitions
National Poetry Competition
Jul 15, 2025
The 2025 National Poetry Competition from the Poetry Society is now open for entries from poets worldwide!
This year’s judges are Denise Saul, Ian Duhig and Susannah Dickey – find out more about them here.
The National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s biggest prizes for a single poem (£5,000) and all entries are judged via an anonymised process, so put your best poem forward!
The deadline for entries is 11:59pm (GMT UK time) on 31 October 2025 and the entry fee is £8 for the first entry and £6 for additional ones.
July Competitions
Jun 20, 2025
Another list of forthcoming competitions.
Michael Round Prize
Jun 1, 2025
The Michael Round Prize is now closed. The winner will be announced at our November meeting.
The competition…
- was free to enter,
- accepted stories up to 1,200 words on the theme ‘Far and Wide’,
- offered prizes of £100 and £50
- was open until 30 September 2025.
The full rules are here.
Forthcoming Competions
May 22, 2025
Another list of writing competitions
May Competitions
Apr 24, 2025
My latest list of forthcoming writing competitions
April Competitions
Mar 25, 2025
Another look at forthcoming writing competitions.
Bath Short Story Award
Mar 17, 2025
The prestigious Bath competition closes at the end of the month.
The first prize is £2,200. Entry costs £9. Stories must be a maximum of 2,200 words long.
February Competitions
Jan 25, 2025
My latest list of writing competitions. These are only the ones I might possibly enter myself, so I’m afraid there’s nothing for poets or memoirists.
Never Too Late
Jan 23, 2025
The prestigious Bridport Prize has introduced a new award for the over sixties. This is not a new competition, but rather a prize for the oldie who comes highest across the four existing categories.
Croydon Writers 