Writing Deadlines
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Writing Deadlines – 19 No-fee (free-to-enter) Competitions and Submission Opportunities (Update #45)
Hello Writers!
There’s still plenty of summer left to enjoy, so if you’ve been putting off that first submission until “things calm down,” here’s your nudge. This week, the opportunities I’m sharing are all free to enter. There are no entr...
Writing Deadlines – 14 New Opportunities (Update #44)
Hello Writers!
This week's line-up is a proper mixed bag — from six-word micros to a themed folio on healthcare and healing, and even a live reading night in London for anyone who fancies performing rather than publishing. Wherever your wr...
Writing Deadlines – 15 September Deadlines with Prizes up to $8,000 (Update #43)
Hello Writers!
There’s a quiet shift in the air as summer starts easing into autumn. The evenings drawing in a little earlier, that restless itch that comes with a change of season. It’s the kind of stretch that tends to nudge writers back...
Writing Deadlines – 11 Competitions with Deadlines from August to November 2026 (Update #42)
Hello Writers!
Welcome back to another edition of Writing Deadlines with your weekly roundup of the best writing competitions, prizes, and submission opportunities. Whether you've spent these warmer months quietly filling notebooks or you'...
Writing Deadlines – 15 Writing Competitions - Including 7 Free-to-Enter (Update #41)
Hello Writers!
Welcome back to another edition of Writing Deadlines with your weekly roundup of the best writing competitions, prizes, and submission opportunities.
This week’s edition looks a little further down the road than usual. Alon...
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