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Uzair Khan wins Landfall Tauraka Young Writers’ Essay Prize 2026
Tāmaki Makaurau resident Uzair Khan has been announced as the winner of this year’s Landfall Tauraka Young Writers’ Essa...
Posted: Tuesday May 19, 2026
Your writing could be next
The Bridport Prize is open for entries in: Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Story & Novel. Entries close 31 May.
Posted: Thursday May 14, 2026
The 2026 Barfoot & Thompson Young Authors Challenge has been announced and it's a plot twist!
2026 Theme: Twisting the Plot. Submissions close 7 Aug 2026.
Posted: Wednesday May 13, 2026
Matariki Postcard Design Competition
Age categories: 5–12 | Teen: 13–19 | Adult. Closes Sunday 31 May 2026.
Posted: Wednesday May 13, 2026
My China Story Short Video Competition
Theme: People who bring China and New Zealand closer. Entries close 31 May 2026.
Posted: Wednesday May 13, 2026
Where could your writing take you?
Poetry. Flash Fiction. Short Story. Novel. Open to writers worldwide. Competition Deadline: 31 May 2026
Posted: Friday May 01, 2026
Deadline extended!
NFFD 2026 competition now open through Tuesday, 05 May!
Posted: Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
The 2026 Peter Wells Short Fiction Contest is now open
Entries close Friday 5 June
Posted: Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
Submissions for the 2026 NFFD competition close soon!
Submissions close 30 April
Posted: Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Enter the NZPS International Poetry Competition
Entries close 31 May 2026
Posted: Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Calling all crime storytellers!
Do you have a knack for conjuring up sinister plots, capturing the perfect crime, or documenting deadly deeds? If so, th...
Posted: Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Writing Competitions and Contests - Weekly Updates
13 opportunities | 3 closing this month | Total prizes over $25,000
Posted: Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Writing Prizes Roundtable - call for registrations
Join coordinators from literary prizes across the UNESCO Cities of Literature for a dynamic virtual meeting hosted by Me...
Posted: Friday Nov 28, 2025
Poetry Shelf Noticeboard: The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems
Congratulations to our very own Sue Wootton, winner of the Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems.
Posted: Monday Nov 24, 2025
Calling all young writers
Entries are open for the 2026 Landfall Tauraka Young Writers' Essay Prize! Entries close 31 March 2026.
Posted: Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Springboard 2026 nominations are now open!
Nominations for the Springboard Class of '26 are open until 5 December 2025.
Posted: Monday Nov 10, 2025
From writing exercise to winning story
Congratulations to all of the winners in Writer 2025, the University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka’s annual creative wri...
Posted: Friday Oct 31, 2025
Tasmin Prichard wins 2025 Landfall Tauraka Essay Prize
Posted: Thursday Oct 16, 2025
And the winners of the 2025 Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose competition are....
Posted: Thursday Oct 16, 2025
The 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is open!
Submit your short story before 1 November.
Posted: Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize 2025 - winners announced
Posted: Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Warmest congratulations to Jilly O'Brien
Winner of the Wigtown Scots Poetry Prize 2025 for The Scaum o Sky an Sowl
Posted: Monday Oct 06, 2025
The Love Your Bookshop Competition is now online!
Tell BookHub what makes your favourite local bookshop or indie online store so special, and you could WIN $250 in book t...
Posted: Monday Oct 06, 2025
The 2025 Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose Competition
Warmest congratulations to all the 2025 Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose Competition shortlisted writers
Posted: Friday Sep 05, 2025
Calling all poets!
Entries for the 2025 Robert Burns International Poetry Competition are now open. Entries close 6pm 30 November 2025.
Posted: Monday Sep 01, 2025
Creative writing collection and 2025 competition launched
Entries close Wednesday 10 September 2025.
Posted: Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Entries for the 2025 Robert Burns International Poetry Competition open soon!
Open for entries 1 September - 30 November 2025
Posted: Monday Aug 11, 2025
Calling all young storytellers!
The 2025 Barfoot & Thompson Young Authors Challenge is back - and this year’s theme is "My Time Machine." Entries close ...
Posted: Monday Aug 04, 2025
Entries open for the Takahē Monica Taylor Poetry Prize
Entries close 30 September 2025.
Posted: Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Toitū He Kāinga National Poetry Competition is open
Entries close 22 August 2025
Posted: Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Do you have an original and inventive play written to inspire and excite young audiences?
Submissions close 1 August.
Posted: Monday Jul 07, 2025
The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2026 playwriting competition
The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manu...
Posted: Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
The 2025 NFFD winners are published!
Posted: Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
Otago Alumni 48 Hour Flash Fiction Competition
Time to get creative with the inaugural Otago Alumni 48 Hour Flash Fiction Competition.
Posted: Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
The Masters Review 2025 Reprint Prize closes soon
Deadline: June 29, 2025, 11:59 PM Pacific
Posted: Friday Jun 27, 2025
Calling all young wordsmiths in Ōtepoti!
Entries are now open for the Dunedin Youth Poetry Competition.
Posted: Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Congratulations to the NFFD 2025 Longlisted
Watch for the short list coming soon!
Posted: Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Congratulations to all the NFFD Micro Madness longlisted
Posted: Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
2025 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Competition
Entries open this Sunday 1 June and close on Monday 30 June 2025.
Posted: Thursday May 29, 2025
The Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize 2025 now open
Entries close Thursday 24 July 2025
Posted: Wednesday May 28, 2025
Congratulations to Ava Reid, the winner of this year’s Landfall Young Writers Essay Competition
Posted: Friday May 23, 2025
Enter the 2025 NZPS International Poetry Competition
Entries close midnight Aotearoa New Zealand time on May 31, 2025
Posted: Monday May 19, 2025
Call for Applications - University of Exeter Special Collections Ronald Duncan Stipend
Eligible to a writer from Dunedin! Applications close Sunday 15 June 2025
Posted: Friday May 16, 2025
Caselberg International Poetry Prize
Competition opens Sunday 1 June and closes on Monday 30 June 2025
Posted: Wednesday May 14, 2025
Landfall Tauraka Essay Prize
Entries are open and must be received by 31 May 2025.
Posted: Monday May 12, 2025
The Laurel Prize 2025 is open for submissions for collections published 1 June 2024 – 1 May 2025
Applications close 1 May 2025
Posted: Friday Mar 28, 2025
Submissions for the 2025 A&U Fiction Prize closing soon!
Entries close 31 March 2025
Posted: Friday Mar 21, 2025
Call for Applications - University of Exeter Special Collections Ronald Duncan Stipend
Eligible to a writer from Dunedin! Applications close Sunday 15 June 2025
Posted: Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Submissions for the Moana Nui Microfiction Comp '25 are NOW OPEN!
Submissions close Monday 10 March 2025
Posted: Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
The Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize 2025
Awarded for the best piece of writing on the theme of Fear - Applications close: 1st April 2025 at 23:59 (UK time)
Posted: Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Nine Dots Prize - The 2024/2025 question: Is data failing us?
Applications close 27 January 2025
Posted: Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Calling all young writers!
Rod Oram Memorial Essay Prize - entries close Friday 28 March 2025
Posted: Friday Dec 20, 2024
Calling all young writers!
It's that time again! Entries for the 2025 Landfall Young Writers' Essay Competition are open - Entries close 31 March 2...
Posted: Friday Dec 13, 2024