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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 05/01/2020 | 01.Jan | Faversham Short Story Competition | 0 | 2000 | N/A | £5 | £10 | £200 | £100 | N/A |
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| Novella-in-Flash | Confirmed | 12/01/2020 | 01.Jan | Bath Novella-in-Flash Award | 6000 | 18000 | N/A | £16 | £32 | £300 | £100 | £100 |
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| 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 |
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| Flash Fiction | Confirmed | 15/01/2020 | 01.Jan | Lunate 500 Flash Fiction Competition | 0 | 500 | First | £2 | £4 | £40 | £30 | £20 |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 15/01/2020 | 01.Jan | Writers Online Historical Fiction Competition | 1500 | 1700 | Historical | £6 | £12 | £200 | £50 | N/A |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 15/01/2020 | 01.Jan | Writers Online Open Short Story Competition | 1500 | 1700 | N/A | £6 | £12 | £200 | £50 | N/A |
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| Poetry | Confirmed | 18/01/2020 | 01.Jan | Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry Competition | 0 | 40 lines | N/A | £3 | £6 | £150 | £50 | £50 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Novel | Confirmed | 26/01/2020 | 01.Jan | Retreat West First Chapter Competition | 0 | 3500 | N/A | £10 | £20 | | | | Winner + shortlisted get submission package review |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 27/01/2020 | 01.Jan | The Fresher Writing Prize | 0 | 3000 | Unknown | £7 | £14 | £200 | N/A | N/A |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 30/01/2020 | 01.Jan | Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize | 0 | 3000 | N/A | $25 | $50 | $1,000 | N/A | N/A |
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| 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 |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 31/01/2020 | 01.Jan | Arts Quarter Books Short Story Prize | 0 | 4000 | N/A | £12 | £24 | £750 | £250 | N/A |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 31/01/2020 | 01.Jan | Cranked Anvil Short Story Competition | 0 | 1500 | N/A | £5 | £8 | £150 | £75 | £30 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 31/01/2020 | 01.Jan | Plymouth Writers Group Competition | 1000 | 1500 | N/A | £5 | £10 | £250 | £100 | N/A |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 31/01/2020 | 01.Jan | The London Magazine Short Story Prize | 0 | 2500 | N/A | £10 | £15 | £500 | £300 | £200 |
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| 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 |
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| Poetry | Confirmed | 31/01/2020 | 01.Jan | The Plough International Poetry Prize | 0 | 40 lines | N/A | £5 | £10 | £1000 | £500 | £250 |
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| Flash Fiction | Confirmed | 31/01/2020 | 01.Jan | The Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition | 250 | 1000 | Paranormal / supernatural | $10 | $20 | $500 | $100 | $100 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Flash Fiction | Confirmed | 09/02/2020 | 02.Feb | London Independent Story Prize | 0 | 300 | N/A | £7 | £14 | £100 | N/A | N/A |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 09/02/2020 | 02.Feb | London Independent Story Prize | 0 | 1500 | N/A | £10 | £20 | £100 | N/A | N/A |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 29/02/2020 | 02.Feb | CWA Short Story Competition | 0 | 3500 | Mystery/Crime | £12 | £24 | £500 | N/A | N/A |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 29/02/2020 | 02.Feb | Fiction Factory Short Story Competition | 0 | 3000 | N/A | £6 | £12 | £150 | £50 | £25 |
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| Short Story | Confirmed | 29/02/2020 | 02.Feb | Flash 500 Short S |
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