Writing competitions and contests 2017
I looked all over the internet to find writing competitions and contests that I could enter and bless with my winning entries, but no-one had them listed in a user-friendly way…So I decided to curate my own!
Below are the open competitions and contests for the rest of the year 2017 with links to the organisers. You can filter the table by entry date, competition prize, max words and my favourite…the entry fee.
Please don’t enter any of these writing competitions.
It will make it harder for me to win.
| Competition name | Entry Deadline | Comp Prize | Entry Fee | Max words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gertrude Stein Award in Fiction | June 1st, 2017 | $1,000 Publication | $10 | 8,000 |
| Londnr Magazine New Voices Competition | June 1st, 2017 | Publication Paid contract Mentoring Free ticket | £4 | 1,000 |
| Bath Flash Fiction Award | June 11th, 2017 | 1st £1000 2nd £300 3rd £100 | £9 | 300 |
| Dorset Fiction Award | June 11th, 2017 | £500 | £7 | 1000 |
| Curt Johnson Prose Award | June 15th, 2017 | $1,500 Publication | $20 | 8,000 |
| Segora International Writing Competition | June 15th, 2017 | £300 | £6 | 3,000 |
| Eyelands International Short Story Competition | June 20th, 2017 | Holiday in Greece Publication | Û 10 | 2,500 |
| Mere Literary Festival Biennial Poetry Competition | June 26th, 2017 | 1st £200 2nd £100 3rd £50 Publication | £3.50 | 40 lines |
| Pennine Ink Short Story Competition | July 7th, 2017 | £50 Publication | £3 | 500 |
| Gem Street' Dystopia Competition | July 14th, 2017 | 1st Û500 2nd Û200 3rd Û100 | Û 7 | 3,500 |
| Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers | July 15th, 2017 | $500 Publication | $12 | Fiction: 5,000 Poetry: 10 pgs. |
| Rattle Poetry Prize | July 17th, 2017 | $10,000 Publication | $20 | ? |
| To Hull & Back Humorous Short Story Competition | July 31, 2017 | £1,000 | £3 | 3,000 |
| Green Alphabet Writing Competition | July 31, 2017 | £500 | £3 | 500 prose 40 lines poetry |
| Ex Ophidia Press Poetry Book Prize | August 15th, 2017 | $1,000 Publication | $25 | 64 - 84 pages |
| Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize | October 31st, 2017 | £750 | Free | 1,500 |
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