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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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Free Flash Fiction Competition Twenty-Nine Submission Open
FFF Competition Twenty-Nine is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines Submit a flash fiction piece of between 100 and 300 words, on any theme. Entrants must be 16 years or over. Entries must be in English. There is no limit to the number of entries an entrant may make, but multiple entries must be submitted separately. […]
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Inkspot Publishing Short Story Competition Submissions Open
Inkspot Publishing Short Story Competition is open for submissions. Submission Guidelines Accepting two entry types: stories up to 2,500 words, or stories between 2,500-5,000 words. Your submission must be written in English or be your own work translated into English. Judge: Kate Nash, Literary Agent Entry fee: £10 for stories up to 2,500 words. £15 for stories […]
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Open: NZPS International Poetry Competition 2025
OPEN JUDGE’S REPORT – Lee Murray What a delight it has been to read all the wonderful entries in the adult Open section of this year’s competition. With our submission period occurring in the midst of widespread social and political unrest, environmental disasters, war, and technological change, Te Rōpū Toikupu o Aotearoa received just short […]
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Haiku: NZPS International Poetry Competition 2025
HAIKU JUDGE’S REPORT – SCOTT MASON Haiku poet and commentator William J. Higginson observed in his classic The Haiku Handbook (Kodansha International, 1985) that “[t]he central act of haiku is letting an object or event touch us, and then sharing it with another.” As judge for the adult division of this year’s NZPS haiku competition, […]
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Haiku Junior: NZPS International Poetry Competition 2025
HAIKU JUNIOR JUDGE’S REPORT – JENNY FRASER It has been a privilege and honour to be asked to judge The New Zealand Poetry Society’s Haiku Juniors Competition, 2025. Thank you. I am grateful to Kim Martins for being my support champion and answering queries promptly. The journey of reading and choosing what I felt to […]
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Open Junior: NZPS International Poetry Competition 2025
OPEN JUNIOR JUDGE’S REPORT – JOSIAH MORGAN Of all the numerous ways to win a competition, the element of surprise unified and bound the pieces that spoke to me most this year. It was a real joy to read the numerous poems from so many talented young writers, almost all of which focused effectively on […]
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Booker Prize 2025 longlist
From a vast range of global experiences to books brimming with long-held secrets, from fresh voices to Booker Prize alumni, here’s the lowdown on this year’s longlist. The Booker Prize 2025 longlist has now been announced – a selection of 13 superb works of long-form fiction, chosen from over 150 titles written in English and […]
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2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Shortlist
We are thrilled to present the second issue of shortlisted stories from the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Click here to read them via our online magazine, adda. Issue 2 features five tales that capture beauty, heartbreak, mystery, fear, and hope in vivid prose. They are: ‘The Flute Player’ by Priscilla Ametorpe Goka (Ghana) ‘Tamarind’ by […]
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Self-Funded Residency 2025
Self-Funded Residency 2025 Call for applications: Self-funded residency opportunities at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre in Christchurch for those with their own income or funding to take up residence for a period of between 2 and 10 weeks. Organisation Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre Closes Sep 18, 2025 Region: Canterbury , Christchurch Written […]
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