Over 150 calls for literary competitions & submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in Sept 2025. Please share & best of luck! thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog/w…

Letter in The Observer today. “I am a refugee. The UK made me a surgeon.”

“I see quite clearly that all good things must come to an end. The summer has been splendid, but it has lasted long enough. This morning I welcomed the chill in the air and viewed the falling leaves with cheerfulness.” ~A.A.Milne #Autumn #AutumnEquinox 🍁

Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize is now open for submissions! We’ve also increased the prize to $3500 (from $2K last year) so we can celebrate more poems/poets🌻

Six weeks remain to send us your best short story! Read all details here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/

🚨 NEW: Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced maintenance grants will be reintroduced for the most disadvantaged students in England

ANMLY opens October 1st for new work in all genres. Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translation, and comics. anmly.submittable.com/submit

Issue 23 submissions window is now open to entries across poetry, fiction, essays, one-acts, cultural profiles, art, & photography. Essays guest editor: Motshola Pholo Click on the link in bio for full guidelines.

Coming soon. Looking forward to giving these lectures with Dr Juliane Romhild for Literaryre Cambridge. Booking open. Hope to see you there! ⁦

📢 Exciting Opportunity for all Writers🎊 The Hope Prize welcomes submissions from writers worldwide on the themes of hope, courage, and resilience. The winning entry will receive a prize of $10,000 AUD. Second and third-place prizes are $2,000 AUD and $1,000 AUD,

Over 160 calls for literary competitions & submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in October 2025. Please share & best of luck! thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog/w…

Many congratulations to all ten poets on the 2025 T. S. Eliot Prize shortlist, especially to Gillian Allnutt, who has been shortlisted for her tenth collection #Lode.

Congratulations to Cambridge alumnus Professor John Clarke, who has been jointly awarded The The Nobel Prize Prize in Physics – making this Cambridge's 126th Nobel win 🏆 👏 Read about his work and his long connection with Cambridge: cam.ac.uk/research/news/…

Only three weeks left to enter the National Poetry Competition. Although I thought it never stood a chance, this one won a prize a few years back. Go on. Give it a shot. #Vimeo vimeo.com/1117830204?ref…

Four weeks remain to submit to our annual short story contest! Read more: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown

📚✨ The 2026 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize is now open for submissions! Sponsored by WME Books UK, the Prize continues its mission to discover and support unpublished, talented women and non-binary writers, helping new voices in fiction to be heard. This year’s stellar panel of

📚 The 2026 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize is open! Curious about this year’s Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize judging panel? Meet the judges and find out more on our newsletter 👇 substack.com/home/post/p-17… Don’t forget to subscribe for the latest Prize news & events! ✨

I'm excited to share an updated manuscript wishlist detailing what I am looking for on my list of literary and upmarket fiction. If you are writing in this space, I would love to hear from you! Submission info here: madeleinemilburn.co.uk/submissions/ #MSWL #amwriting #amquerying

We are doing a free event for writers with Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize on 6th November at Bàrd Books! Head over to the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize Instagram for more details including a giveaway ✨ RSVP: url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/EAlLCn5GmoI6…

📚🎉We are so pleased to introduce you to our excellent judging panel for the 2026 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize. Vogue Williams Ela lee Harriet Bourton Dr Clare Walker Gore Isobel Maddison lucy.cam.ac.uk/fictionprize WME Books UK