Kayleigh Kitt
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The W&A Working-Class Writer's Prize 2025 is open for entries NOW!
Submit your writing within our one-month window to be in with a chance of winning.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4opAzXS
Submit your writing within our one-month window to be in with a chance of winning.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4opAzXS
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The W&A Working-Class Writer's Prize 2025 is open for entries NOW!
Submit your writing within our one-month window to be in with a chance of winning.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4opAzXS
Submit your writing within our one-month window to be in with a chance of winning.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4opAzXS
Residency opportunities. Literature Wales & Disability Arts Cymru Deaf &/or Disabled &/or Neurodiverse writers on Reinventing the Protagonist. Closing noon 3rd Dec. See website for T&Cs
#disabledwriters #neurodivergentwriters #writingopportunities
www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...
#disabledwriters #neurodivergentwriters #writingopportunities
www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...
Reinventing the Protagonist: Opportunity for Deaf and/or Disabled and/or Neurodiverse Writers - Literature Wales
Reinventing the Protagonist: Opportunity for Deaf and/or Disabled and/or Neurodiverse Writers Literature Wales, in partnership with Disability Arts Cymru, is once more delighted to invite Deaf and/or...
www.literaturewales.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Residency opportunities. Literature Wales & Disability Arts Cymru Deaf &/or Disabled &/or Neurodiverse writers on Reinventing the Protagonist. Closing noon 3rd Dec. See website for T&Cs
#disabledwriters #neurodivergentwriters #writingopportunities
www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...
#disabledwriters #neurodivergentwriters #writingopportunities
www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...
Classical Association & Sir John Soane’s Museum collab. Entries open for poems and spoken word on classical objects in the museum. Closing date 27th Feb 2026. See website for T&Cs
#poetrycompetitions #spokenwordcomps #writingcompetitions
classicalassociation.org/competition/...
#poetrycompetitions #spokenwordcomps #writingcompetitions
classicalassociation.org/competition/...
Verse and Voice Competition - The Classical Association
Verse and Voice Competition We are delighted to be working in collaboration with Sir John Soane’s Museum to open entries for our 2026 Competition, which is free for everyone to enter, of any age, acro...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Classical Association & Sir John Soane’s Museum collab. Entries open for poems and spoken word on classical objects in the museum. Closing date 27th Feb 2026. See website for T&Cs
#poetrycompetitions #spokenwordcomps #writingcompetitions
classicalassociation.org/competition/...
#poetrycompetitions #spokenwordcomps #writingcompetitions
classicalassociation.org/competition/...
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The 2025-26 Keats-Shelley and Young Romantics Prizes are open! There are two competitions – poetry and essays – and two age groups: the Keats-Shelley Prize, which is open to all, and the Young Romantics Prize, aimed at anyone aged between 16-18.
For more information, visit bit.ly/3KdIurO
For more information, visit bit.ly/3KdIurO
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The 2025-26 Keats-Shelley and Young Romantics Prizes are open! There are two competitions – poetry and essays – and two age groups: the Keats-Shelley Prize, which is open to all, and the Young Romantics Prize, aimed at anyone aged between 16-18.
For more information, visit bit.ly/3KdIurO
For more information, visit bit.ly/3KdIurO
Jerwood residencies for writers at Arvon. Deadline for applications 17th Nov.
#writingresidencies #writingopportunities
www.arvon.org/jerwood-arvo...
#writingresidencies #writingopportunities
www.arvon.org/jerwood-arvo...
Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies 2026-7 | Arvon
The Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies are a fully funded, self-directed development opportunity for 12 emerging writers.
www.arvon.org
October 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jerwood residencies for writers at Arvon. Deadline for applications 17th Nov.
#writingresidencies #writingopportunities
www.arvon.org/jerwood-arvo...
#writingresidencies #writingopportunities
www.arvon.org/jerwood-arvo...
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The #KelpiesPrize for Writing and Illustration 2026 is NOW OPEN for entries!
We're looking for new writers and illustrators who live in Scotland and want to make a career in children's books. If that sounds like you, head to our website for full details!
discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz...
We're looking for new writers and illustrators who live in Scotland and want to make a career in children's books. If that sounds like you, head to our website for full details!
discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz...
October 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The #KelpiesPrize for Writing and Illustration 2026 is NOW OPEN for entries!
We're looking for new writers and illustrators who live in Scotland and want to make a career in children's books. If that sounds like you, head to our website for full details!
discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz...
We're looking for new writers and illustrators who live in Scotland and want to make a career in children's books. If that sounds like you, head to our website for full details!
discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz...
Essay competition on the theme 'bodies'- Royal Institute of Philosophy. Prizes. Winner £2k. Runner-up £500. Winning essays will be published in Philosophy. Deadline 30th Nov. See website for T&C.
#writingcompetitions #writingopportunities
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#writingcompetitions #writingopportunities
royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/bodies-...
'Bodies': Our 2025 Philosophy Essay Prize topic - Royal Institute of Philosophy
The topic for this year’s Royal Institute of Philosophy essay prize competition is ‘Bodies’.
royalinstitutephilosophy.org
October 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Essay competition on the theme 'bodies'- Royal Institute of Philosophy. Prizes. Winner £2k. Runner-up £500. Winning essays will be published in Philosophy. Deadline 30th Nov. See website for T&C.
#writingcompetitions #writingopportunities
royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/bodies-...
#writingcompetitions #writingopportunities
royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/bodies-...
The Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize 2026. Competition open for young writers, aged 18-25. First prize £750, second prize of £500. Closing date 19 Nov 25. See website for T&C.
#youngwriterscomps #writingopportunities #writingcompetitions
benjaminfranklinhouse.org/education/li...
#youngwriterscomps #writingopportunities #writingcompetitions
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Literary Prize 2026 – Benjamin Franklin House
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October 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize 2026. Competition open for young writers, aged 18-25. First prize £750, second prize of £500. Closing date 19 Nov 25. See website for T&C.
#youngwriterscomps #writingopportunities #writingcompetitions
benjaminfranklinhouse.org/education/li...
#youngwriterscomps #writingopportunities #writingcompetitions
benjaminfranklinhouse.org/education/li...
Welsh writers - applications invited. Representing Wales, writer development programme. Writers currently underrepresented in the Welsh literature sector. Closing date 11th Nov. See website for T&Cs.
#writingopportunities #writingprogrammes #welshwriters
www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...
#writingopportunities #writingprogrammes #welshwriters
www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...
Representing Wales 2026-2027 - Literature Wales
Representing Wales 2026-2027 Applications for the 2026-2027 Representing Wales programme are now open! Closing date: 5.00pm, Tuesday 11 November 2025. Literature Wales staff will be available to ans...
www.literaturewales.org
October 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Welsh writers - applications invited. Representing Wales, writer development programme. Writers currently underrepresented in the Welsh literature sector. Closing date 11th Nov. See website for T&Cs.
#writingopportunities #writingprogrammes #welshwriters
www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...
#writingopportunities #writingprogrammes #welshwriters
www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...
Northern Writer's Awards now open for the first submission window. Closing date 12th Jan 26. See website for T&C.
#childrenswriters #writingawards #novelwritingcompetitions
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#childrenswriters #writingawards #novelwritingcompetitions
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Enter - New Writing North
The Northern Writers’ Awards discover and support writers in the North of England, with a focus on supporting new work-in-progress.
newwritingnorth.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Northern Writer's Awards now open for the first submission window. Closing date 12th Jan 26. See website for T&C.
#childrenswriters #writingawards #novelwritingcompetitions
newwritingnorth.com/northern-wri...
#childrenswriters #writingawards #novelwritingcompetitions
newwritingnorth.com/northern-wri...
Open call for disability science fiction pieces. Condition apply, see website for details. £100 per published piece. Deadline 1st Nov 25.
#underrepresentedwriters #writingopencall #writingopportunities
www.disabilitydebrief.org/letters-from...
#underrepresentedwriters #writingopencall #writingopportunities
www.disabilitydebrief.org/letters-from...
Letters from the Future
An Open Call for Disability Science Fiction
www.disabilitydebrief.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Open call for disability science fiction pieces. Condition apply, see website for details. £100 per published piece. Deadline 1st Nov 25.
#underrepresentedwriters #writingopencall #writingopportunities
www.disabilitydebrief.org/letters-from...
#underrepresentedwriters #writingopencall #writingopportunities
www.disabilitydebrief.org/letters-from...
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Writers of historical fiction, check out our new comp: newwriters.org.uk/historical-f...
Deadline: Wednesday, 5th November 2025
Top Prize: £500
Word Limit: 300 words
Charity: 10% of proceeds to First Story & the Funzi & Bodo Trust
Get involved!
#writingcommunity #historicalfiction
Deadline: Wednesday, 5th November 2025
Top Prize: £500
Word Limit: 300 words
Charity: 10% of proceeds to First Story & the Funzi & Bodo Trust
Get involved!
#writingcommunity #historicalfiction
September 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Writers of historical fiction, check out our new comp: newwriters.org.uk/historical-f...
Deadline: Wednesday, 5th November 2025
Top Prize: £500
Word Limit: 300 words
Charity: 10% of proceeds to First Story & the Funzi & Bodo Trust
Get involved!
#writingcommunity #historicalfiction
Deadline: Wednesday, 5th November 2025
Top Prize: £500
Word Limit: 300 words
Charity: 10% of proceeds to First Story & the Funzi & Bodo Trust
Get involved!
#writingcommunity #historicalfiction
Still time for disabled artists in England, Scotland and Wales to apply for awards. Small projects up to £25k and large over £25k. Applications close Monday 29th September at midday. See website for details.
September 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Still time for disabled artists in England, Scotland and Wales to apply for awards. Small projects up to £25k and large over £25k. Applications close Monday 29th September at midday. See website for details.
Moniak Mhor. Scottish Youth Fund applications invited. £500 individual £2.5 group. Writers aged 8-30. Closing date 18 Nov 25. Writers who've experienced isolation or marginalisation. See website for info.
#scottishwriters #youngwriters #writingopportunities
www.moniackmhor.org.uk/youth/youth-...
#scottishwriters #youngwriters #writingopportunities
www.moniackmhor.org.uk/youth/youth-...
Youth Led Creative Fund - Moniack Mhor
Text only webpage OPEN from 18th August – 18th November 2025 to young people in Scotland who have experienced isolation or marginalisation Apply for up to £ 500 for an individual or up to £ 2000 for a...
www.moniackmhor.org.uk
September 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Moniak Mhor. Scottish Youth Fund applications invited. £500 individual £2.5 group. Writers aged 8-30. Closing date 18 Nov 25. Writers who've experienced isolation or marginalisation. See website for info.
#scottishwriters #youngwriters #writingopportunities
www.moniackmhor.org.uk/youth/youth-...
#scottishwriters #youngwriters #writingopportunities
www.moniackmhor.org.uk/youth/youth-...
@writingeastmidlands.com mentoring scheme is open for applications and closes 9th October 2025.
See website for more details.
#eastmidlandswriters #writingschemes #writingmentoring #writers
writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/...
See website for more details.
#eastmidlandswriters #writingschemes #writingmentoring #writers
writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/...
Mentoring - Writing East Midlands
creative writing mentoring scheme from Writing East Midlands. Focussed writer development with a matched professional writer.
writingeastmidlands.co.uk
August 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
@writingeastmidlands.com mentoring scheme is open for applications and closes 9th October 2025.
See website for more details.
#eastmidlandswriters #writingschemes #writingmentoring #writers
writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/...
See website for more details.
#eastmidlandswriters #writingschemes #writingmentoring #writers
writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/...
Opportunity for under-represented UK writers in the East of the country. Apply for Escalator for mentoring. Applications close 16th Sept 2025. See website for more details.
#writingopportunities #writingmentoring #writers
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#writingopportunities #writingmentoring #writers
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/get-involved...
Apply to the Escalator Talent Development Programme
If you feel your voice is under-represented and would benefit from a structured period of support, then we want to hear from you!
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk
August 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Opportunity for under-represented UK writers in the East of the country. Apply for Escalator for mentoring. Applications close 16th Sept 2025. See website for more details.
#writingopportunities #writingmentoring #writers
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/get-involved...
#writingopportunities #writingmentoring #writers
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/get-involved...
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Our #CBCSummerStory25 writing competition is now open for entries on Instagram! Enter by Mon 8 Sept.
Write a flash fiction story inspired by our prompts to be in with a chance of winning a course place and editorial report. Find out how to enter: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/how-to-...
Write a flash fiction story inspired by our prompts to be in with a chance of winning a course place and editorial report. Find out how to enter: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/how-to-...
July 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Our #CBCSummerStory25 writing competition is now open for entries on Instagram! Enter by Mon 8 Sept.
Write a flash fiction story inspired by our prompts to be in with a chance of winning a course place and editorial report. Find out how to enter: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/how-to-...
Write a flash fiction story inspired by our prompts to be in with a chance of winning a course place and editorial report. Find out how to enter: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/how-to-...
Bold Types: Scottish Women's Creative Writing Competition. Short stories and poems on the theme of friendship. Up to 1k. Comp closing on 15th September 2025. Free entry. See website for more information.
#boldtypes #scottishwriters #writingcompetitions
womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/01/b...
#boldtypes #scottishwriters #writingcompetitions
womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/01/b...
Bold Types: Scottish Women’s Creative Writing Competition 2025 | Glasgow Women's Library
Be bold and submit your short stories and poems to our annual writing competition. We’re following Book Week Scotland’s theme – FRIENDSHIP.
womenslibrary.org.uk
August 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Bold Types: Scottish Women's Creative Writing Competition. Short stories and poems on the theme of friendship. Up to 1k. Comp closing on 15th September 2025. Free entry. See website for more information.
#boldtypes #scottishwriters #writingcompetitions
womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/01/b...
#boldtypes #scottishwriters #writingcompetitions
womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/01/b...
There's still time for Scottish writers to apply for a Cove park crime writing residency. Applications close Monday 25th August 2025. See website for more details.
#scottishwriters #writingopportunities
covepark.org/loch-long-cr...
#scottishwriters #writingopportunities
covepark.org/loch-long-cr...
Loch Long Crime Writing Residency
We are pleased to accept applications for the third edition of the Loch Long Crime Writing Residency – a fully funded opportunity for Scotland-based writers developing new work in crime fiction. This ...
covepark.org
August 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
There's still time for Scottish writers to apply for a Cove park crime writing residency. Applications close Monday 25th August 2025. See website for more details.
#scottishwriters #writingopportunities
covepark.org/loch-long-cr...
#scottishwriters #writingopportunities
covepark.org/loch-long-cr...
The Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awards for 2026 are currently open. See website for categories and eligibility.
#writingcompetitions #writingopportunities
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
#writingcompetitions #writingopportunities
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
New Writers Award: category guidelines
A detailed breakdown of the information required for New Writers Awards applications by category
www.scottishbooktrust.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awards for 2026 are currently open. See website for categories and eligibility.
#writingcompetitions #writingopportunities
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
#writingcompetitions #writingopportunities
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
Tagging @thattherekirsti.bsky.social Querying MG Fiction, Winner of WriteMentor Ideaidol 24 and Creative Future Writer's award 24
**WIN** a free spot on 1 of my courses
To win, quote this post + tag a friend + say why they're fab
Post for a new friend every day + get your name in the hat multiple times
Friend wins a micro edit, you win a course place or vice-versa, you decide
Names drawn next Monday
DETAILS IN THREAD:
To win, quote this post + tag a friend + say why they're fab
Post for a new friend every day + get your name in the hat multiple times
Friend wins a micro edit, you win a course place or vice-versa, you decide
Names drawn next Monday
DETAILS IN THREAD:
August 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Tagging @thattherekirsti.bsky.social Querying MG Fiction, Winner of WriteMentor Ideaidol 24 and Creative Future Writer's award 24
Emerging Art Foundation Prize up to 3k. Celebrating bridging disciplines of art and writing. Closing 31st August. See website for info.
#writingcompetitions #crossgenrewritingprize #writingopportunities
emergingartfoundation.org/art-writing-...
#writingcompetitions #crossgenrewritingprize #writingopportunities
emergingartfoundation.org/art-writing-...
Emerging Art Foundation
emergingartfoundation.org
August 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Emerging Art Foundation Prize up to 3k. Celebrating bridging disciplines of art and writing. Closing 31st August. See website for info.
#writingcompetitions #crossgenrewritingprize #writingopportunities
emergingartfoundation.org/art-writing-...
#writingcompetitions #crossgenrewritingprize #writingopportunities
emergingartfoundation.org/art-writing-...
Call for working class writers. Submissions being invited for the Bee Literary Magazine closing 11th August. 500-3k words. Stories about joy, community and hope. See website for info.
#writingopportunities #literarymagazines
thebeemagazine.com/open-call-fo...
#writingopportunities #literarymagazines
thebeemagazine.com/open-call-fo...
Open Call for Submissions
Send us your ideas for stories you’d like to write for the Bee.
thebeemagazine.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Call for working class writers. Submissions being invited for the Bee Literary Magazine closing 11th August. 500-3k words. Stories about joy, community and hope. See website for info.
#writingopportunities #literarymagazines
thebeemagazine.com/open-call-fo...
#writingopportunities #literarymagazines
thebeemagazine.com/open-call-fo...
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Over the coming weeks we're going to introduce you to our judges!
First up is Linda Cracknell, a writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction.
She is inspired by place and memory, and walking is essential to her creative process.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
📚💙
First up is Linda Cracknell, a writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction.
She is inspired by place and memory, and walking is essential to her creative process.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
📚💙
August 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Over the coming weeks we're going to introduce you to our judges!
First up is Linda Cracknell, a writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction.
She is inspired by place and memory, and walking is essential to her creative process.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
📚💙
First up is Linda Cracknell, a writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction.
She is inspired by place and memory, and walking is essential to her creative process.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
📚💙