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ALLi’s “Write Your Why” Competition
All indie authors have their own reasons for choosing the self-publishing path, and we want to know yours! This year, the Self-Publishing Advice Conference 2025 (run in association with the Alliance of Independent Authors) is inviting authors like you to enter our free Write Your Why competition. In 500 words or less, tell us why you choose the indie path. Be […]
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Spada Conference: South Pacific Pictures Big Pitch Competition
Entry details — CRITERIA: Pitches must be 5 minutes in length. Pitches can include the use of audio, video or still images. Pitches can be for any format in any genre. Pitches can be presented by more than one person. — TO ENTER: Fill out the attached entry form. Write a 300-word (max) synopsis of your pitch. […]
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History Unbound Pitch Appointments
PITCHING APPOINTMENTS STILL AVAILABLE Do you have the next best selling historical novel and need a publisher? Then a pitching appointment at History Unbound will be for you! You have 10 minutes with a publisher of your choosing to sell your idea. Pitching appointments are still available with publishers like Rowena Beresford from Riveted Press […]
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s national writer-residency organisation announces its 2026 Writers in Residence Programme
The Michael King Writers Centre is pleased to announce that next year’s programme of residencies at the historic Signalman’s House on Takarunga Mt Victoria in Devonport, Auckland, is now open for applications. Writers awarded a residency can look forward to peaceful accommodation, the use of a writing studio, a supporting stipend and the opportunity to […]
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Submissions open for 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Submissions for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards opened today. Governed by the New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa, these prestigious awards provide recognition of, and promote excellence in, the best books for adult readers published annually in Aotearoa. Books with release dates between 1 January 2025 and […]
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Brown Ink Submissions
Our Brown Ink development programme is looking for Māori and Pasifika writers with the best new and original work. The programme offers the selected playwrights a development workshop with a professional script advisor and actors dedicated to helping develop their play. Previous plays selected for Brown Ink development include Hemo is Home by Tainui Tukiwaho, Still Life with Chickens by DF Mamea, Hyperspace by Albert Belz, The Mooncake […]
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Grayson Books Poetry Contest: Full-Length Manuscripts
Grayson Books offers two poetry contests each year. The deadline for the Chapbook Contest is January 31. The contest is for 16-36 pages of poetry. The deadline for the Poetry Contest (full-length collection) is August 15. This is for 50-90 pages of poetry. Each contest accepts electronic entries only, through Submittable.com and requires that the manuscripts […]
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Green Stories Epiphanies Competition
Green Stories Epiphanies Competition is open for entries. Submission Guidelines The competition is open to all adults (18+) of any nationality. Submissions will be judged on creativity, literary merit and how well they meet the theme criteria. Word limit: 500 words Stories are invited in the following categories: Transport, Home and garden, Food, Nature, Consumption/waste, […]
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Entrepid Times’ 10th Creative Non-Fiction and Travel Writing Competition Submissions
Entrepid Times’ 10th Creative Non-Fiction and Travel Writing Competition is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines This year’s theme is A Book Led Me There. Pieces must be original, factual, and not published elsewhere online. The maximum word count is 2000; pieces that exceed this limit will not be considered. Judges: Entrepid Times Entry fee: Free entry Assessed […]
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Calibre Audio Short Story Competition
Calibre Audio’s Inclusive Voices Short Story Competition is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines All writers are welcome, including those with or without print disabilities. Format: Written, video or audio entries are accepted Word limit: 550 words max Theme: Your story must feature Audio, Braille, or Community (or all three) Entry categories: Under 11s, 11–18s, 18–25s, Over 26s Judges: Panel of […]
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Call for Submissions IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages
The IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages is a worldwide invitation to publishers, librarians, and institutions—public and private—working for the promotion of books and reading, to discover and share books written for young readers in Indigenous and endangered languages. A call for submissions is open for interested parties to […]
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Eyelands Book Awards 2025 is open for submissions
Entry Categories Full-length books of fiction (novels or novellas of any genre) Collections of short stories by one author Collected and selected poems Historical fiction – Memoir Children’s and YA books – Graphic Novels LGBTQIA* (texts of any genre with a main theme related to the LGBTQIA+ community) Sci-Fi – Thriller – Horror (Novels or novellas) […]
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