🏍️ TO HULL AND BACK IS OPEN 🏍️ The 10th To Hull And Back humorous #shortstory competition is open for entries 🎉 - Closes 30th June 2027 - £10 early-bird entry fee, £12 standard - 2,500 words - Top prize £1,000 - Shortlist published in anthology Details: christopherfielden.com/to-hu…

Coke (cola, not caine), cider, cheese n onion rolls and 70s ear pleasure 🤘 – at Easton-in-Gordano, England

Not sure this place is big enough... – at Easton-in-Gordano, England

My October ✍️ newsletter contains details of 9 writing competitions & publishing opportunities, an interview with Marvin Wey from AuthorScale, a November writing workshop + lots of lovely writing news 🎉 mailchi.mp/christopherfielde…

In ✍️ newsletter #93: more new writing competitions & publishing opportunities + meeting date reminders for 2026 & 2027 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: christopherfielden.com/writi…

Registration for The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition is open until 10th Feb 2027. For students aged 10-18. 500 words. Entry fee $20 – use discount code LIST27 to get $3 off. Prize is $8,000 in e-gift cards & a chance to win a place on a course. essaycomp.org/

Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Marvin Wey, the co-founder of AuthorScale, a platform that helps authors sell their books ✍️ You can see the short interview on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=kiuTsk9j…

Boy trip to the magnificent The Eden Project 💚 – at Penwithick, England

In ✍️ newsletter #92: Marvin Wey interview video in the resource area + new writing competitions & publishing opportunities + meeting date reminders for 2026 & 2027 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: christopherfielden.com/writi…

Chawriteable’s Win-Win Writing Competition opens on 15th Dec & closes on 15th Jan 2027. Flash fiction up to 400 words & short stories up to 1,000 words. Suggested fee / donation £5. Top prize £100. Winning stories illustrated & published online. chawriteable.co.uk/competiti…

The @ironcladcreate short story competition is open for entries until 11th December 2026. The prompt is “glimmer”. 6,000 words max. £9.75 entry fee. £100 top prize. Winners and shortlisted writers are published in an anthology. ironcladcreative.org/shortst…

In ✍️ newsletter #91: book marketing expert interview THIS WEDNESDAY + lots of new writing competitions & publishing opportunities + (yet more!) meeting dates for 2026 & 2027 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: christopherfielden.com/writi…

The 2nd @ise_art (ISAC) International Lyric Competition is open for entries until 1st March 2027. There is no word or line limit. JPY 2,000 entry fee – that’s around £9.50 or $12.50. Top prize is JPY 50,000 – approx. £240 / $317. Winners published online. en.iseshimaart.com/internati…

The awesome @ReedsyHQ are running a one-off prompts contest in October: The Haunting Season. Closes 31st October 2026. 2,000 words min, 5,000 max. $20 entry. $1,500 prize. Winning story considered for publication in Reedsy’s literary magazine, Prompted. reedsy.com/creative-writing-…

The @ElegantLit October #shortstorycompetition is open for entries. The theme this month is “Painted Prison”. Closes 31st October 2026. 2,000 words max. $10 to enter. Top prize is $3,000 + 10c per word and publication. elegantliterature.com/contes…

In ✍️ newsletter #90: a spooky October writing prompt + more writing competitions & publishing opportunities + meeting dates for 2026 & 2027 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: christopherfielden.com/writi…