Type Status Deadline Date DL Month Competition Name Min Word Max Word Theme Entry Fee 1 Entry Fee 2 Prize 1 Prize 2 Prize 3 Comments
Flash Fiction Confirmed 01/01/2020 01.Jan Stories of TNOC Prize 0 750 City in a Wild Garden Free N/A $2,000 $1,000 $1,000 3x further prizes of $500
Short Story Confirmed 05/01/2020 01.Jan Faversham Short Story Competition 0 2000 N/A £5 £10 £200 £100 N/A
Novella-in-Flash Confirmed 12/01/2020 01.Jan Bath Novella-in-Flash Award 6000 18000 N/A £16 £32 £300 £100 £100
Short Story Confirmed 13/01/2020 01.Jan Mogford Short Story Prize 0 2500 Food and Drink £10 £20 £10,000 £250 £250 £250 for three runner up stories
Flash Fiction Confirmed 15/01/2020 01.Jan Lunate 500 Flash Fiction Competition 0 500 First £2 £4 £40 £30 £20
Short Story Confirmed 15/01/2020 01.Jan Writers Online Historical Fiction Competition 1500 1700 Historical £6 £12 £200 £50 N/A
Short Story Confirmed 15/01/2020 01.Jan Writers Online Open Short Story Competition 1500 1700 N/A £6 £12 £200 £50 N/A
Poetry Confirmed 18/01/2020 01.Jan Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry Competition 0 40 lines N/A £3 £6 £150 £50 £50
Short Story Confirmed 19/01/2020 01.Jan The Stringybark Short Story Competition 0 1500 Link to Australia $14 AUS $26 AUS $350 AUS $250 AUS $125 AUS Additional goodies as part of prize bundles
Flash Fiction Confirmed 24/01/2020 01.Jan Mum Life Microfiction Writing Competition 0 500 Grandmother Free N/A $50 AUD $20 AUD $20 AUD
Novel Confirmed 26/01/2020 01.Jan Retreat West First Chapter Competition 0 3500 N/A £10 £20 Winner + shortlisted get submission package review
Short Story Confirmed 27/01/2020 01.Jan The Fresher Writing Prize 0 3000 Unknown £7 £14 £200 N/A N/A
Short Story Confirmed 30/01/2020 01.Jan Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize 0 3000 N/A $25 $50 $1,000 N/A N/A
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2010 01.Jan The Masters Review Winter Short Story Competition 0 6000 N/A $20 $40 $3,000 $300 $200
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Arts Quarter Books Short Story Prize 0 4000 N/A £12 £24 £750 £250 N/A
Flash Fiction Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Beacon Lit 500 Word Competition 0 500 Sweet & Sour £3 £6 £75 £50 £25 Prize is overall for the year (i.e. the top entries from all monthly prompts) and includes additional critique package
Flash Fiction Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Biffy 50 Microfiction Competition 0 100 (inc title!) Beginnings Free N/A £75 N/A N/A Three highly commended also offered publication
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Cranked Anvil Short Story Competition 0 1500 N/A £5 £8 £150 £75 £30
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Crazyhorse Prizes - Fiction 0 25 pages N/A $20 $40 $2,000 N/A N/A Entry fee includes subscription to CrazyHorse
Memoir / CNF Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Crazyhorse Prizes - Non Fiction 0 25 pages N/A $20 $40 $2,000 N/A N/A Entry fee includes subscription to CrazyHorse
Poetry Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Crazyhorse Prizes - Poetry 1 poem 3 poems N/A $20 $40 $2,000 N/A N/A Entry fee includes subscription to CrazyHorse
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Cuirt New Writing Prize 0 2000 N/A 10 euros 20 euros 500 euros N/A N/A
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Dreamers Magazine Writing Contest 15 4000 Migration, Sense of Place, Home $20 $40 $250 $20 $20 Entry includes year subscription to magazine
Memoir / CNF Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Fish Publishing Short Memoir Prize 0 4000 N/A 17 euros 28 euros 1000 euros 300 euros 200 euros 2nd prize includes retreat in Spain; top 10 entries published in anthology
Poetry Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Into the Void Poetry Prize 0 60 lines N/A $6 CAD $12 CAD $500 CAD $100 CAD $50 CAD
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Lamar York Prize 0 6000 N/A $18 N/A $1,000 N/A N/A Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to The Chattahoochee Review
Essay Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Lamar York Prize 0 6000 N/A $18 N/A $1,000 N/A N/A Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to The Chattahoochee Review
Flash Fiction Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Lancashire Author's Association FF Competition 100 100 N/A £2 £4 £150 N/A N/A
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan New Millennium Writing Award - Fiction 0 7499 N/A $20 $35 $1,000 N/A N/A
Flash Fiction Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan New Millennium Writing Award - Flash Fiction 0 1000 N/A $20 $35 $1,000 N/A N/A
Memoir / CNF Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan New Millennium Writing Award - Non Fiction 0 7499 N/A $20 $35 $1,000 N/A N/A
Poetry Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan New Millennium Writing Award - Poetry 0 5 pages N/A $20 $35 $1,000 N/A N/A
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Plymouth Writers Group Competition 1000 1500 N/A £5 £10 £250 £100 N/A
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Scribble Open Quarterly Competition 1000 3000 N/A £3 £6 £75 £25 £15 Winners decided by reader vote
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Storgy Short Story Competition 0 8000 Annihilation Radiation £10 £20 £500 £100 £50 Topic - before, during, after to be given after entering
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan The Gollancz and Rivers of London BAME SFF Award 5000 10000 SFF Free N/A £4000 £2000 £800 For UK residents only who identify as black, asian or other minority. £800 for five runners-up; top two prizes include full critique of work
Poetry Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan The Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition 0 40 lines N/A £5 £10 £1000 £300 £100 4 additional prizes of £50
Short Story Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan The London Magazine Short Story Prize 0 2500 N/A £10 £15 £500 £300 £200
Memoir / CNF Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan The Page Prize in Non Fiction 0 1000 N/A $10 $20 $1,000 N/A N/A
Poetry Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan The Plough International Poetry Prize 0 40 lines N/A £5 £10 £1000 £500 £250
Flash Fiction Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan The Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition 250 1000 Paranormal / supernatural $10 $20 $500 $100 $100
Memoir / CNF Confirmed 31/01/2020 01.Jan Women on Writing Creative Essay Contest 200 1000 N/A $12 $24 $500 $300 $200 Also prizes for runners-up and honourable mentions
Memoir / CNF Confirmed 01/02/2020 02.Feb Cutbank Montana Prize for Creative Nonfiction 0 35 pages N/A $20 N/A $500 N/A N/A Entry fee includes subscription to magazine
Short Story Confirmed 01/02/2020 02.Feb Cutbank Montana Prize for Fiction 0 35 pages N/A $20 N/A $500 N/A N/A Entry fee includes subscription to magazine
Poetry Confirmed 01/02/2020 02.Feb Cutbank Patrician Goedicke Prize for Poetry 0 5 poems N/A $20 N/A $500 N/A N/A Entry fee includes subscription to magazine
Short Story Confirmed 01/02/2020 02.Feb The Breakwater Fiction Contest 1000 5000 N/A $10 $20 $1,000 N/A N/A Winner and finalists published in Breakwater
Short Story Confirmed 03/02/2020 02.Feb Newcastle Short Story Award 0 2000 N/A $16.50 AUS $33.00 AUS $3000 AUS $1700 AUS $1000 AUS Also $500 and $300 highly commended prizes
Memoir / CNF Confirmed 03/02/2020 02.Feb Spread the Word Life Writing Prize 0 5000 N/A Free N/A £1500 £500 £500 Prize also includes mentorship and courses
Short Story Confirmed 08/02/2020 02.Feb Chiplit Fest Short Story Competition 0 5000 N/A £8 £16 £500 £100 £50 Entry fee depends on word count
Flash Fiction Confirmed 09/02/2020 02.Feb London Independent Story Prize 0 300 N/A £7 £14 £100 N/A N/A
Short Story Confirmed 09/02/2020 02.Feb London Independent Story Prize 0 1500 N/A £10 £20 £100 N/A N/A
Flash Fiction Confirmed 10/02/2020 02.Feb Molotov Cocktail Flash Frenzy Contest 0 1000 Frenzy $7 $14 (?) $250 $125 $75 4th - 10th = publication & free copy. Dark/offbeat tales re s/thing unleashed, unhinged or untethered. 750 words or fewer recommended.
Flash Fiction Confirmed 10/02/2020 02.Feb Strands International Flash Fiction Competition 300 1000 N/A $5 $5 $100 $50 $25 Can send two stories for $5 entry fee
Flash Fiction Confirmed 15/02/2020 02.Feb Bumblebee Flash Fiction Contest 0 750 N/A $15 $30 $300 N/A N/A Early bird discount available
Flash Fiction Confirmed 15/02/2020 02.Feb National Flash Fiction Day Microfiction Competition 0 100 N/A £2 £3.75 £100 £50 £25 £5.25 for 3 entries. SL stories also printed in anthology with free copy. Free entries available for marginalised/disadvantaged writers.
Short Story Confirmed 15/02/2020 02.Feb William Van Dyke Short Story Prize 0 5500 N/A $20 $40 $1,500 $300 N/A Entry also purchases PDF copy of prize issue
Short Story Confirmed 15/02/2020 02.Feb Writers Online Dialogue Only Short Story Competition 1500 1700 Dialogue Only £6 £12 £200 £50 N/A
Flash Fiction Confirmed 16/02/2020 02.Feb Bath Flash Fiction Award 0 300 N/A £9 £15 £1,000 £300 £100 Early bird entry fee discount
Short Story Confirmed 27/02/2020 02.Feb The White Review Short Story Prize 2000 7000 N/A £15 N/A £2,500 N/A N/A UK writers only
Flash Fiction Confirmed 28/02/2020 02.Feb Beacon Lit 500 Word Competition 0 500 Fourteen Again £3 £6 £75 £50 £25 Prize is overall for the year (i.e. the top entries from all monthly prompts) and includes additional critique package
Short Story Confirmed 28/02/2020 02.Feb Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award 0 3000 N/A 10 euros 20 euros 2000 euros N/A N/A
Short Story Confirmed 28/02/2020 02.Feb Exeter Writers Short Story Competition 0 3000 N/A £7 £14 £700 £250 £100 £100 Prize for best Devon writer
Flash Fiction Confirmed 28/02/2020 02.Feb Fish Publishing Flash Fiction Prize 0 300 N/A 14 euros 22 euros 1000 euros 300 euros Free course Top 10 stories published in anthology
Essay Confirmed 28/02/2020 02.Feb Listowel Writers Week Originals Humorous Essay 0 750 N/A 10 euros 20 euros 750 euros N/A N/A
Short Story Confirmed 28/02/2020 02.Feb Scottish Arts Trust Story Awards 0 2000 N/A £10 £20 £1,000 £500 £250 £500 for unpublished Scottish author
Short Story Confirmed 29/02/2020 02.Feb CWA Short Story Competition 0 3500 Mystery/Crime £12 £24 £500 N/A N/A
Short Story Confirmed 29/02/2020 02.Feb Fiction Factory Short Story Competition 0 3000 N/A £6 £12 £150 £50 £25
Short Story Confirmed 29/02/2020 02.Feb Flash 500 Short S