Other Writing Competitions

A selection of other competitions and competition listings that may be of interest to you:

Mslexia Adult & YA Novel Competition 2025

Closes 22 September 2025.

https://mslexia.co.uk/competitions/adult-novel/womens-fiction-competition-2025-adult-novel/

Caledonia Novel Award 2026

Closes 15 October 2025.

https://thecaledonianovelaward.com/

Romantic Novels of the Year Award 2026

Closes 30 November 2025.

For books published in 2025.

https://romanticnovelistsassociation.org/awards/the-romantic-novel-awards#rnotys-2026

Exeter Novel Prize

Closes 1 January 2026.

https://www.wordkitchen.org.uk/exeter-novel-prize

Word Herding

Listing writing competitions.

https://anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/

Reedsy Writing Contests Listing

https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-contests/

The Novel Factory Listing

https://www.novel-software.com/novel-writing-competitions/

Irish Writers' Centre Listing

https://irishwriterscentre.ie/resources/competitions-submissions/