The W&A Working-Class Writer's Prize 2025 is open for entries NOW! Submit your writing within our one-month window to be in with a chance of winning. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4opAzXS

Residency opportunities. Literature Wales & Disability Arts Cymru Deaf &/or Disabled &/or Neurodiverse writers on Reinventing the Protagonist. Closing noon 3rd Dec. See website for T&Cs #disabledwriters #neurodivergentwriters #writingopportunities www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...

Classical Association & Sir John Soane’s Museum collab. Entries open for poems and spoken word on classical objects in the museum. Closing date 27th Feb 2026. See website for T&Cs #poetrycompetitions #spokenwordcomps #writingcompetitions classicalassociation.org/competition/...

The 2025-26 Keats-Shelley and Young Romantics Prizes are open! There are two competitions – poetry and essays – and two age groups: the Keats-Shelley Prize, which is open to all, and the Young Romantics Prize, aimed at anyone aged between 16-18. For more information, visit bit.ly/3KdIurO

Jerwood residencies for writers at Arvon. Deadline for applications 17th Nov. #writingresidencies #writingopportunities www.arvon.org/jerwood-arvo...

The #KelpiesPrize for Writing and Illustration 2026 is NOW OPEN for entries! We're looking for new writers and illustrators who live in Scotland and want to make a career in children's books. If that sounds like you, head to our website for full details! discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz...

Essay competition on the theme 'bodies'- Royal Institute of Philosophy. Prizes. Winner £2k. Runner-up £500. Winning essays will be published in Philosophy. Deadline 30th Nov. See website for T&C. #writingcompetitions #writingopportunities royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/bodies-...

The Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize 2026. Competition open for young writers, aged 18-25. First prize £750, second prize of £500. Closing date 19 Nov 25. See website for T&C. #youngwriterscomps #writingopportunities #writingcompetitions benjaminfranklinhouse.org/education/li...

Welsh writers - applications invited. Representing Wales, writer development programme. Writers currently underrepresented in the Welsh literature sector. Closing date 11th Nov. See website for T&Cs. #writingopportunities #writingprogrammes #welshwriters www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...

Northern Writer's Awards now open for the first submission window. Closing date 12th Jan 26. See website for T&C. #childrenswriters #writingawards #novelwritingcompetitions newwritingnorth.com/northern-wri...

Open call for disability science fiction pieces. Condition apply, see website for details. £100 per published piece. Deadline 1st Nov 25. #underrepresentedwriters #writingopencall #writingopportunities www.disabilitydebrief.org/letters-from...

Writers of historical fiction, check out our new comp: newwriters.org.uk/historical-f... Deadline: Wednesday, 5th November 2025 Top Prize: £500 Word Limit: 300 words Charity: 10% of proceeds to First Story & the Funzi & Bodo Trust Get involved! #writingcommunity #historicalfiction

Still time for disabled artists in England, Scotland and Wales to apply for awards. Small projects up to £25k and large over £25k. Applications close Monday 29th September at midday. See website for details.

Moniak Mhor. Scottish Youth Fund applications invited. £500 individual £2.5 group. Writers aged 8-30. Closing date 18 Nov 25. Writers who've experienced isolation or marginalisation. See website for info. #scottishwriters #youngwriters #writingopportunities www.moniackmhor.org.uk/youth/youth-...

@writingeastmidlands.com mentoring scheme is open for applications and closes 9th October 2025. See website for more details. #eastmidlandswriters #writingschemes #writingmentoring #writers writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/...

Opportunity for under-represented UK writers in the East of the country. Apply for Escalator for mentoring. Applications close 16th Sept 2025. See website for more details. #writingopportunities #writingmentoring #writers nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/get-involved...

Our #CBCSummerStory25 writing competition is now open for entries on Instagram! Enter by Mon 8 Sept. Write a flash fiction story inspired by our prompts to be in with a chance of winning a course place and editorial report. Find out how to enter: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/how-to-...

Bold Types: Scottish Women's Creative Writing Competition. Short stories and poems on the theme of friendship. Up to 1k. Comp closing on 15th September 2025. Free entry. See website for more information. #boldtypes #scottishwriters #writingcompetitions womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/01/b...

There's still time for Scottish writers to apply for a Cove park crime writing residency. Applications close Monday 25th August 2025. See website for more details. #scottishwriters #writingopportunities covepark.org/loch-long-cr...

The Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awards for 2026 are currently open. See website for categories and eligibility. #writingcompetitions #writingopportunities www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...

Tagging @thattherekirsti.bsky.social Querying MG Fiction, Winner of WriteMentor Ideaidol 24 and Creative Future Writer's award 24

Emerging Art Foundation Prize up to 3k. Celebrating bridging disciplines of art and writing. Closing 31st August. See website for info. #writingcompetitions #crossgenrewritingprize #writingopportunities emergingartfoundation.org/art-writing-...

Call for working class writers. Submissions being invited for the Bee Literary Magazine closing 11th August. 500-3k words. Stories about joy, community and hope. See website for info. #writingopportunities #literarymagazines thebeemagazine.com/open-call-fo...

Over the coming weeks we're going to introduce you to our judges! First up is Linda Cracknell, a writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction. She is inspired by place and memory, and walking is essential to her creative process. naturechroniclesprize.com #Booksky #NatureWriting 📚💙

United Agents Books taking submissions from underrepresented authors in short window 10 am Monday 28th July-10am Tuesday 29th July. See website for more details. #writingopportunities #underrepresentedwriters For full submission guidelines, visit: unitedagents.co.uk/department/b...

Dinosaur books are open for submission for children's books aged 5-12. Particularly interested in underrepresented authors. See website for more details. www.dinosaurbooks.co.uk/submission-g... #writingopportunities #writingsubmissions #childrenswriters

P G Wodehouse Society (UK) Essay Prize. £750 prize for essays 3k-7k. Entries now being invited. See website for T&Cs. #writingcomps #essaycompetitions www.pgwodehousesociety.org.uk/essayprize?u...

Literature Alliance Scotland are offering writer bursaries for work in progress. literaturealliancescotland.co.uk/writer-bursa...

Under-Represented UK Horror Authors! The Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers’ Prize horrortree.com/under-repres... Due: 7/25 Prize: Publishing contract w/Penguin Michael Joseph, £10,000 advance, & rep by Bell Lomax Moreton Agency Theme: Horror novels by under-represented UK horror authors

Katherine Mansfield Society Essay Prize 2025: Katherine Mansfield's Men https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/06/10/katherine-mansfield-society-essay-prize-2025-katherine-mansfields-men #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar

Grants for writers over 30 from Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust - experiencing financial difficulties in the pursuit of their careers. Applications welcomed until 2nd October. See website for details. #writinggrants #fundsforwriting #writingawards www.oppenheimdownestrust.org?utm_source=s...

The 2025 Giles St Aubyn Awards is now open to non-fiction submissions. The award will close on Monday 1 September 2025 at 5pm. See website for T&Cs. #writingawards #writingcompetitions #nonfictionwriting rsliterature.org/rsl-giles-st...

Closing 25th June. Channel 4 New Writers Scheme for budding unrepresented screenwriters/TV drama, now open for applications. See website for T&C and eligibility. #writersopportunities #scriptwriters #screenwriters #NewWritersScheme #Channel4 careers.channel4.com/4Skills/C4Ne...

Today @bigfinish.bsky.social has announced the tenth annual Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity. It's a chance to write a #DoctorWho audio featuring the Thirteenth Doctor. Competition deadline: Thursday June 12th. Details here: www.bigfinish.com/news/v/tenth...

The JKP Writing Prize is back for 2025 - part of Hachette UK’s Future Bookshelf programme, which supports aspiring writers from underrepresented backgrounds. Everyday Disability and Chronic Illness: Stories of Joy, Resistance, and Anti-Ableism www.thefuturebookshelf.co.uk/landing-page...

Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award; for emerging non-American writers under the age of 30, no fee, win $2,500. See website for T&C. #youngscriptwriters #scripwritingcomps #writingcomps www.iemmys.tv/internationa...

The RPS Young Classical Writers Prize calls on young people to put pen to paper and express their musical passions and opinions. Open to UK-based writers aged 16-25, applications are now open until Friday 29 August. You can find out more and enter via: royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/awards/rps-y...

Opportunity for young writers aged 11-19 in the UK to submit a historical story between 800-2k in a time before the writer was born. See website for T&Cs and prizes. #youngerwriters #writingcompetitions www.walterscottprize.co.uk/young-walter...

Kindle Storyteller Awards 2025 currently open for entries until 31st May 2025 for published authors. See Amazon/Kindle for further details. #writingawards #writingcompetitions www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&no...

The Hugo Burge Foundation is offering grants to Scottish writers. Applications open until 31st May. See website for T&C, process and dates. #writingopportunities #writingfunding #scottishwriters www.hugoburgefoundation.org/grants?utm_s...

@arvonfoundation low income grants available for Arvon courses. See website for more information. #writinggrants #writingfunding #writingopportunities www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

The Jericho Prize for unpublished and self-published Black-British picture book writers is now open. Closing date 30th April 2025. See website for further details. #writers #writingcomps #writingopportunities www.jerichoprize.com/jericho-priz...

Take Ten, Chesil Theatre’s new writing festival is open to script submissions on the theme of Angels. Closing date 1st June. See website for guidelines. #sciptwritingcomps #scriptwriting #writingcomps #writingopportunities www.chesiltheatre.org.uk/taketen.html...

City St George's University, London. Scholarship to short course on the art of novel writing. Closing date 30th June. See website for details. #writingopportunities #writingscholarships #writing www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-...

Submit an article relating to the history of the Midlands and be in with a chance of winning £400, plus publication in journal. The deadline for entries is 31st October 2025. See link for details. #midlandswriters #writingopportunities #writingcomps x.com/MidlandHisto...

Playwrights still time to apply to the Glitch (managed by The Vault Creative Arts) for playwriting award. £2k and fully produced play based at Waterloo, London. For T&Cs see website. #playwritingcomps #playwriting #writingcomps www.theglitch.london/development?...

Poetry School - London based. Scholarship opportunity for underrepresented poets - Poetry MA. Closing date 17th April. Email- [email protected] for more information. . . . #poetryscholarship #poetrycompetition #writingopportunities #writingcomps www.instagram.com/p/DHLPd59tn9...

Jane Gregory Bursaries for the Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate held in July 2025. Entries being invited until 21st June. Send 500 words and see website for more T&Cs. harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/news/thrilli...

Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize. Entries being taken and competition open until 15th Sept. Cash prizes. Theme - Nature's Wisdom and Healing. See website for T&C gabrielablandy.org/nature-writi...