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Competitions closing in May 2026

  • Apr 30
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Open themed, 1,500 w short story, entry $20, prize $200. YA Short Story, 1,200 w, no entry fee, prize $200. Upper primary Short Story, 800 w, no entry feel, prize $50. Junior primary Short Story, 800 w, no entry feel, prize $25. Junior primary Short Story, 500w, no entry fee, prize $15. Open poetry, 60 lines, entry fee $10, prize $200. Bush poetry, 60 lines, entry fee $10, prize $200. YA poetry, 60 lines, no entry fees, prize $50. Junior poetry, 60 lines, no entry fee, prize $25. Junior (5-8) primary poetry, 60 lines, no entry fee, prize $15.

 

Open to unpublished novelists, 5,000 w of manuscript and synopsis. Meet publishers.

 

Unpublished folklore-inspired poetry, fiction, flash, creative nonfiction, and art. No entry fee.

 

Poetry on the theme of the diverse experiences of men. 40 lines, entry $20, prizes $300, $150, $100, and publication.

 

Open genre, theme ‘Saudade’. Entry fee $5, winners 40% or 20% of entry fees.

 

Open to NSW Seniors Card and Senior Savers Card holders, on the theme of ‘Neighbours, Strangers and the People in Between’. 1,000 w max, no entry fee, publication only for top 100.

 

Open, bush poetry, max 80 lines. Entry $8 or $30 for 4, prize $100, plus commendations.

 

15 May: Intrepid Times 

True travel stories (1,800-2,500 w), theme ‘When Things Fall Apart’. No entry fee, $500 prize.

 

Open genre, 1,000 w maz, prizes $2,500 and $250. Free entry but… PHYSICAL MAIL IN ONLY.

 

Radio short stories (1,800–2,000 words), free entry, prize of €5,000.

 

Open to all, no theme. Multiple categories for flash fiction, poetry, memoir, and short story, varied entry fees. Prizes between $150-$50.

 

US based competition. Open themed, multiple categories: creative non-fiction, short story, flash, and poetry, entry fees $10-$15 (USD). Prizes $300-$100 (USD).

 

Open to writers based in Australia, theme ‘come Monday’. No entry fee, max 1,500 words, blog publication only.

 

Stories about work, fiction and non-fiction, 4,000 w max, no entry fee, publication only.

 

Open, unthemed, 2,000-5,000 words, entry fee $30, prizes $6,000, 4,000, $2,500.

 

Open to 18-year-olds and over, poetry on the subject of nature, 40 lines, entry fee $20, prize $5,000.

 

US based competition, unthemed, multiple categories and entry fees, prizes $2,500 in each category.

 

Open to Australian residents, poetry (30 lines) and tanka (5 lines) that shows a sense of location. No entry fee, publication online.

 

Novel-in-verse manuscripts, no entry fee, prize $500 and 20 copies.

 

Unpublished speculative short story, 1,000-1,500 w, paid on publication.

 

Open, unthemed, 40 line max poetry. Varied entry fees, prizes $100 and feedback on five poems.

 

US based competition, open, unthemed, 3,000 w max short story (4,000 considered), no entry fee, prize $150 (USD).

 

Over 16-year-olds, 50 line max poetry, comedy, entry fee $15, prizes $200, $100, $50.

 

UK based competition. Open internationally to unagented, unpublished or self-published writers of adult and YA novels. Prize £5,000

 

Open, theme: Love. 40 line max poetry, entry fees $10 and other, prizes $500, $300.

 

Open to Australian citizens, theme ‘It’s your conversation! About any topic that relates in some way to one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals’. One act plays. Multiple categories. Max 1,000 w, no entry fee, prizes $500, $250, $100.

 

Short story, open genre or length, theme of Bloom. Entry free, prizes £50 and £25 BUT IN AMAZON VOUCHERS.

 

Poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction submissions from writers worldwide, pays $50 per accepted piece.

 

 

UK-based competition. Chapbook submissions (25–40 pages) from writers worldwide. Entry fee £5. Prize £100 award, 15 contributor copies, and royalties.

 

Short fiction (2,000–5,000 w) that includes change or transformation. Prize 1,500 and publication.



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