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Iron People

On Saturday 26 April, Northern Broadsides will present Iron People @ Eureka, a FREE outdoor performance inspired by Ted Hughes’ beloved books The Iron Man and The Iron Woman.

Creative Bridges 2025 conference

Lapidus International, the writing for wellbeing community, are welcoming proposals for the Creative Bridges conference and they are looking for a Writer in Residence to respond to the conference. Creative Bridges takes place online, 13-14th September 2025, and brings together writers, activists, researchers and practitioners from around the world to share knowledge on the role of writing in personal healing and social transformation. If you have a great idea for a presentation, workshop or wellbeing session exploring the intersection of writing, wellbeing and activism, Lapidus would love to hear from you. They are also seeking a Writer/Poet-in-Residence for the conference. This role is ideal for a writer who feels inspired by the themes of Writing for Wellbeing and Activism and is eager to capture the essence of the conference through reflective pieces, poetry, or prose. Apply for either opportunities by 1st May 2025.

Working Class Writers Nature Writing prize

Gaia (an imprint of the Octopus Publishing Group), Class Nature and The Working Class Writers Festival are on the hunt for a new voice in nature writing. To enter, submit your work by Midnight on 25 April 2025. The winner will receive two online Arvon masterclasses, one online Arvon writing day and more.

Scratch A4 Competition

​​Scratch A4 is a competition exploring the rich and exhilarating possibilities of the short, short story - and culminating in a fantastic event in Soho in June. Submissions for the Summer A4 competition will open from March 14th - April 26th 2025 .

Barnstormers New Writing Competition

Barnstormers is seeking short plays (10-20 minutes) from writers based in or connected to West Somerset, Somerset or Exmoor. Selected scripts will be performed as informal readings in 2025, with the potential for a new writing tour in 2026. Submissions open until midnight on the 30th April 2025.

Plymouth Young City Laureate 2025-26

The Young City Laureate is the writer voice of the city’s young – they receive paid writing commissions to develop their creative work, which they are given the opportunity to share and perform at special events and occasions at libraries, schools and festivals in Plymouth. Literature Works collaborates with Plymouth Culture to support the Young City Laureate. Submissions close at midday on Monday 30th June 2025.

The Moth Short Story Prize 2025

The Moth Short Story Prize is open to anyone over 16 as long as their story is previously unpublished. 1st prize €3,000, 2nd prize a week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in France plus open travel stipend, 3rd prize €1,000. The word limit is 3,000 and there is an entry fee of €15 per story. This year’s judge is Evie Wyld. Closing 30 June 2025. Winning story published as part of the summer fiction series in the Irish Times, while the 2nd and 3rd-prize-winning stories will be published in the Irish Times online.

Quay Words Young Writers’ Flash Fiction Competition 2025

Win cash prizes and see your writing published - the annual Flash Fiction competition for 10-18 year-olds is now open. The theme this year is ‘Generation’ and they're looking forward to reading the stories that light up your imagination. It’s completely free to enter and they are fascinated to see the creative stories you will generate. The deadline for entries is Sunday 11th May 2025.

New Writers Poetry Competition

The New Writers Poetry Competition welcomes poems of up to 42 lines on any theme and from anywhere in the world. It has a prize pot of more than £1,500 (with £1,000 for the winner) and the top three poems will be published on the newwriters.org.uk and in a future issue of the New Writers Anthology. Deadline: 31st July

Coleridge Poetry Prize

ABRSM’s composer mentoring programme, Writing for Music Education, is a six-month programme for emerging composers based in the UK looking to explore the world of composing for music education. The mentoring programme is free and bursary of £750 will be provided to each composer to support their engagement with the programme activities over the six-month period.

The Yeovil Literary Prize

The Yeovil Literary Prize international writing competition opens on 1st January 2025 and closes on 31st May 2025. The competition is recognised by writers and publishers as prestigious in the international literary world.

To Hull And Back Humorous Short Story Competition

The To Hull And Back short story competition is a biennial writing contest with a humorous twist that celebrates the most imaginative and amazing short stories from writers all over the world.