Writing Competitions and Contests - Weekly Updates

By Writing Deadlines | Posted: Wednesday Dec 03, 2025

13 opportunities | 3 closing this month | Total prizes over $25,000

• The Leopold Bloom Prize for Innovative Narration - 7 December 2025

• The poetry.com Monthly Contest - 30 December 2025

• The April Showers Publishing Writing Competition - 31 December 2025

• The Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize - 7 January 2026

• The Bechtel Prize - 11 January 2026

• The Longleaf Press Book Contest in Poetry - 15 January 2026

• César Egido Serrano Foundation VIII International Flash Fiction Competition - 31 January 2026

• Pegasus Poetry Book Prize - 2 February 2026

• Voices of Mixed Heritage - 28 February 2026

• Penelle Magazine - Call for Submissions - 15 March 2026

• Memoir in Verse Award - 31 March 2026

• The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition - 1 April 2026

• The Bridport Prizes - 15 June 2026

Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned writer, there's something here for everyone.

More details here: Writing Deadlines - Update #18 (November 2025)