The latest Writing Deadlines newsletter ⤵️

18 opportunities | Prizes up to $5,000

• The Elegant Literature Award for New Writers - 30 June 2026

• The Slate Roof Press 2026 Elyse Wolf Prize - 30 June 2026

• Frontier Poetry Open - 12 July 2026

• Streetlight Magazine 2026 Poetry Contest - 13 July 2026

• Press 53 Award for Poetry - 31 July 2026

• Approach to the Meaning — Call for Submissions - 1 August 2026

• Writer’s Digest 14th Annual Self-Published E-book Awards - 14 August 2026

• Bournemouth Writing Prize - 15 August 2026

• Niagara Falls Poetry Project 25th Anniversary Poetry Competition - 15 August 2026

• Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative Fellowship - 20 August 2026

• Lantern Lighters Contest - 1 September 2026

• New2theScene Summer Short Story Competition - 6 September 2026

• BPA Short Story Award - 13 September 2026

• Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition - 30 September 2026

• ‘Lines of Communication’ — SaveAs Writers’ International Writing Competition - 30 September 2026

• The Folk Horror Short Story Contest - 1 October 2026

• Saints and Sinners LGBTQ+ Very Short Fiction Contest - 15 October 2026

• Eyelands Book Awards - 20 October 2026