Creative Writing Ink

Happy Easter from Creative Writing Ink 🐣🌸 We hope the Easter period brings you rest, relaxation, and maybe a little spring writing inspiration too ✍️🌼 We’ll be back on Tuesday as usual. See you then!

The Scratch A4 1000-word short story competition is now open. ✍️ Enter today to be one of 6 finalists and hear your work read live in Soho this June. Deadline for entry is 25th April 2026. Submit via their website. 🔗 scratch-books.co.uk/scratcha4compe…

The Whispering Wisdom Prize Poetry Competition 2026 is open for entries. ✍️ Submit your poem on any theme, 40 lines max, for the chance to win £250. Deadline for entry is 31st May 2026. Full details on their website. 🔗 whisperingwisdom.co.uk/competitions

Canterbury Festival’s Poet of the Year 2026 is now open! ✍️ Accepting poems on any theme and style. Enter today for the chance to win up to £300 and be named Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year. 🌟 Deadline is 1st June, 2026. canterburyfestival.co.uk/poet-of-the-ye…

The Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition 2026 is open for entries. ✍️ Submit a poem on any theme for the chance to win up to £1,000 and publication. 📖🌟 Full details on their website. warepoets.org/competition-20…

The Henshaw Short Story Competition is open for entries. 📖 Enter a short story on any subject for the chance to win up to £200 and publication. ✍️ Deadline for entry is 31st March 2026. For full details on how to enter, please visit their website. henshawpress.co.uk

The Reedsy Literary Prize is open from 25th February. ✍️ Enter your short story for the chance to win up to $1,500 + publication and more. 🌟 The deadline is 27th May. Full details on their website. reedsy.com/creative-writi…

The Wells Festival of Literature's Writing Competitions will open for entries from 1st April. 📖 Enter today for the chance to win up to £1,000. Deadline for entry is 30th June and 31st July (Young Poets category).  wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/competitions/

The John McGivering Writing Prize 2026 and Competition for Younger Writers (12-17) will open for entries on 1 March. 📖 Enter by 1 May 2026 for the chance to win up to £350 and £75 for younger writers. 🌟 Full details on their website. kiplingsociety.co.uk/news/the-super…

The Creative Future Writers’ Award 2026 is open for entries. 💡 Open to underrepresented writers aged 18+ living in the UK who have not previously published a book. 📖 This year’s theme is Material. ✍️ Deadline for entry is 5th May. Full details: creativefuture.org.uk/for-writers/cr…

Inkspot Publishing’s £500 for 500 Flash Fiction Writing Competition is open for entries. ✍️ Entries should be 500 words (excluding title). 🌟 📖 Deadline for entry is May 17th 2026. Full details on their website. inkspotpublishing.com/competition/50…

FFF competition Thirty-Two is open for entries. ✍️ Submit a flash fiction piece for the chance to win £165 plus publication. 🌟 Deadline for entry is 23rd February. Full details on the website: freeflashfiction.com/current-compet…

Cats Protection short story competition opens on 20th January. 🐈✍️ Enter a story all about cats and their special bond with humans. 🌟 Deadline for entry is 31st March, 2026. Full details on their website: cats.org.uk/shortstoryentry

The Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize 2026 is now open to writers in the UK & Ireland. ✍️ Enter today for the chance to win up to £1,000 plus publication. 🌟 Deadline for entry is 5 pm on Monday, 2nd March. Full details over on their website. bricklanebookshop.org/2026-short-sto…

The Deepings Literary Festival 2026 Short Story Competition is now open. ✍️ The theme is Hidden Treasures. Open to writers of all ages, with two categories for children and adults. 🏅 Enter by 6th March. For full details, please see their website. deepingsliteraryfestival.co.uk/short-story-co…

The Time to Write competition is open for entries for 2026.  ✍️ Open to schools. Pupils from Year 3-11 are invited to submit a short story with the theme 'thread'. 🧵🌟 Deadline for entry is 1 February 2026. Full details on their website. Link  write.iseb.co.uk/#

Latest news 📖✨ Rebecca: Why Are We So Obsessed? is an upcoming lecture by Charlie Swailes exploring Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. ✍️ Taking place on Tuesday, 17th February, 2-3.30 pm at Fletton House. For further info, visit their website. 🔗 oundlefestivalofliterature.co.uk/what-s-on

The Wolves Lit Fest Poetry competition closes for entries on 31st December. ✍️ Submit your best poem (max. 40 lines) for the chance to win up to £400. 🌟 Featuring judges Martin Figura and Helen Ivory (pictured). Full details: wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk/competition.ht…

The Cheshire Prize for Literature 2025/26 is open for entries. ✍️ The prize is open for all writers. Enter today for the chance to win book vouchers or a cash prize. 🌟 Deadline for entry is 31st January, 2026. Full details at their website. chester.ac.uk/about/events/c…

The 3 minute competition is open for entries! 🌟 Enter your best 3 minute story, song, or play, for the chance to win a cash prize & have your work performed at the Mini Arts Festival, Glaisdale. 📚 Deadline is 15th February, 2026. Full details: 3-minutearts.uk