Emerging Writer

Some people are fools for love, others are fools for poetry. 1st Prize: €1,000; 2nd Prize :€500 The winning poets are also offered ...

The North – Irish Issue Deadline: 30 Jul 2018 Issue 61 of The North, to be published in December 2018, will be a special Irish issue...

Culture Matters  is pleased to announce that the second Bread and Roses Poetry Award, sponsored by Unite, is now open for entries. It is...

The competition closes on 8 June , with a prize-giving at Wigtown Book Festival (21- 30 September 2018 ).  

This is the 12 th  year of the Competition, which is widely respected and forms a major part of the Festival year.    From the entries...

Part of the McLellan Festival 31st August - 9th September 2018 ​ This year's judge is  Sinéad Morrissey . ​  1st prize £1500...

This is one of the most prestigious writing contests in the British literary calendar. Do you have a really good poem or short story? Or ...