The Onyx Winter Prose & Poetry Contest is open for entries. ✍️ Open to all styles, genres, and types of writing. 📖 First Place: $500 (1 award for Prose, 1 award for Poetry). The deadline for entry is November 1, 2026. 🔗 onyxpublications.com/contest…

The Amazing Writers £500 Flash Fiction Competition is open for entries. Open to writers worldwide. Theme: Birthday. 🎂1st Prize: £500, exclusive merch & your story turned into an audio production & played on the podcast. 🌟 Deadline: 19th Oct., GMT ⏰ failingwriterspodcast.com/

The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize 2026/27 is open for entries. 📖 Open to writers of all ages, from anywhere in the world. Entries must not exceed 6,000 words. 1st Prize is £3,000 🏆Full details on their website. 🔗 galleybeggar.co.uk/prize

Inkshift Writing Contest is open for submissions. ✍️ Word Count: 1,000–10,000 words. Eligibility: Ages 18+ worldwide. All genres are accepted. 📖 One winner will receive $1,000 USD. 🏆 Deadline: October 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. inkshift.io/contest

The Best Haiku Anthology International Competition is open for entries. ✍️ Submit up to 4 entries. Prizes 🏆 One Grand Prize Winner will receive $200. Deadline for entry: 18th October 2026. Full details on their website. 🔗 haikucrush.com/

The 2026 Six-Word Wonder Writing Contest is now open for entries. Open to worldwide entries from writers aged 16+. Stories must be 6 words. WIN $100 cash and shortlisted stories published in the next book. 🏆 Deadline: 30 September 2026. 🔗 dougweller.net/contest/

The 500 Flash Novel Opening & Synopsis Competition is open for entries. 📖 Submit your novel opening and a synopsis. 📚 First place: £500. Second place: £200 🏆 Deadline: 31st October 2026. 🔗 flash500.com/novels/

The Edinburgh Flash Fiction Award is open to all writers worldwide, published and unpublished. ✍️ Win up to £2,000 and one year's free membership of the Scottish Arts Club.  Deadline - 31 August 2026. 🔗 scottishartstrust.org/flash

The Scribes Literary Prize 2026 is open for entries. 📖 Open to any genre of fiction, excluding line poetry. Win Gold: $250, Silver: $125, Bronze: $60, plus 15 Honorable Mentions: $20 each. 🏅 Deadline for entry is 1st October, 2026. 🔗 fairfieldscribes.com/the-scr…

The Plough Short Fiction Contest is open for entries. 📖 Open to writers worldwide. Accepting short fiction that honours the mysterious nature of reality. 🪶 Win $2000 and have your story published in Plough. 🏆 Deadline: September 1, 2026. 🔗 plough.com/short-fiction-con…

The Lantern Lighters Writing Contest 2026 is open for entries. ✍️ The story must be centred on the theme of belonging. 📖 This contest is open to writers ages 13-18. First prize is a $50 Amazon gift card & more. 🌟 Deadline: 1st September, 2026. pci.jotform.com/form/2607750…

The Writory Monthly Poetry Contest is open for entries. ✍️ Open worldwide, ages 13+, any language, any theme.  Win US$12 cash + free entry to the next contest, plus a participation certificate for all entrants. 🌟 Deadline, 25th of every month.  writoryofficial.com/submit

The Chalk Circle Short Story Competition 2026 is open for entries. ✍️ Submit any prose fiction of up to 1500 words. 1st prize of £200 and your story published in full on their website. 🌟 Full details on their website. 🔗 chalkcircle.org.uk/competiti…

Briar Press NY's Folk Horror Short Story Contest is open for entries. 📖 Submit an original folk horror short story for a chance to be published in These Rotted Things, an upcoming Briar Press NY anthology. 🌟 Full details on their website below. 🔗 briarpressny.com/new-page-16

📖 The Fiction Factory Short Story Competition 2026 is open for entries ✍️ Submit a short story (up to 3,000 words) for a chance to win £500 🌟 ⏰ Deadline: 30 June 2026 Full details on their website! 🔗 fiction-factory.biz/short-st…

The Story Glory Writing Competition 2026 is open for entries. 📖 Submit an original fiction piece for a chance to win a £20 Amazon voucher and publication. 🌟 The deadline is the end of May 2026. Full details on their website below. 🔗 storyglory.co.uk/competition

The Briar Press Medieval Horror Novella Contest is open for entries. 📖 Submit a medieval horror novella (20,000–30,000 words) for a chance to win publication. The deadline is 15th June 2026.  Full details on their website below. 🔗 briarpressny.com/new-page-16

The WOW! Spring 2026 Flash Fiction Contest is open for entries. 📖 Submit a flash fiction piece (250–750 words) for a chance to win $600 and publication. 🌟 Open prompt. Deadline: May 31st, 11:59 PM Full details on their website below. 🔗 wow-womenonwriting.com/conte…

Write The World's Poetry & Spoken Word Competition is open for entries. 📖 Open to young writers (13-19). Enter an original poem or piece of spoken word poetry for the chance to win up to $100.🌟  Full details on their website below. 🔗 writetheworld.org/competitio…

Gotham Writers' A Very Short Story Contest is open for entries.  Winner receives a free Gotham class of their choosing, excluding any premium classes (Zoetrope Fiction, Business Writing, Level III). 🌟 Submit on their website by June 1st, 2026. 🔗 v2.writingclasses.com/contes…