Writing Contests with February 2025 Deadlines – Free Entry

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Writing Contests with Deadlines in February 2025

1. Bath Flash Fiction Award

• Genre: Flash fiction (300 words max)
• Prizes: £1,000 (winner), £300 (second place), £100 (third place), two commendations (£30 each)
• Deadline: February 2, 2025

2. Hurston/Wright Crossover Award

• Eligibility: Unpublished Black writers (18+)
• Genre: Literary nonfiction (essays or book excerpts)
• Prize: $2,000
• Deadline: February 3, 2025

3. Narrative Magazine High School Contest

• Eligibility: High school students (ages 15–18)
• Genre: Poetry (on theme)
• Prize: Up to $500
• Deadline: February 5, 2025

4. Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize

• Genre: Adventure novel
• Prize: £10,000
• Deadline: February 6, 2025

5. Northern Writers’ Awards – Fiction & Narrative Non-Fiction

• Eligibility: Writers living in Northern England for at least 12 months
• Genre: Novel, narrative non-fiction, or short-story collection (work in progress)
• Prizes: £2,000–£5,000, plus access to the Northern Writers’ Awards Network
• Deadline: February 6, 2025

6. Northern Writers’ Awards – Fiction, Narrative Non-Fiction & Young Adult

• Eligibility: Writers in Northern England who have not published a full-length novel or collection
• Genre: Fiction, narrative non-fiction, young adult fiction
• Prize: £2,000, mentorship, and access to the Northern Writers’ Awards Network
• Deadline: February 6, 2025

7. Northern Writers’ Awards – Poetry & Debut Poetry

• Eligibility: Poets living in Northern England
• Genre: Poetry collection (debut and established poets)
• Prizes: £2,000–£5,000, plus access to the Northern Writers’ Awards Network
• Deadline: February 6, 2025

8. Northumbria University Student & Alumni Award

• Eligibility: Northumbria University students and graduates (within 10 years)
• Genre: Poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction
• Prize: £2,000
• Deadline: February 6, 2025

9. Young Northern Writers’ Awards

• Eligibility: Writers aged 11–18 in Northern England
• Genre: Any creative work (prose, poetry, scripts, blogging, songwriting, rap)
• Prize: Up to £150
• Deadline: February 6, 2025

10. Matthew Hale Award

• Eligibility: Writers aged 11–18 in Northern England with limited access to creative opportunities
• Genre: Any creative work (prose, poetry, scripts, blogging, songwriting, rap)
• Prize: £500 worth of tailored writing support (mentorship, courses, books, etc.)
• Deadline: February 6, 2025

11. The Eva Ibbotson Award

• Eligibility: Writers aged 11–15 in Northern England writing in English as an additional language
• Genre: Any creative work (prose, poetry, scripts, blogging, songwriting, rap)
• Prize: £500 worth of tailored writing support
• Deadline: February 6, 2025

12. Criminal Lines Award

• Eligibility: Writers (18+) in Britain and Ireland, unpublished in novel/novella format
• Genre: Crime, thriller, mystery, and suspense fiction
• Prize: £3,500 and an offer of literary representation
• Deadline: February 7, 2025

13. The University of Chester Flash Fiction Award

• Eligibility: Scottish students aged 16–19
• Genre: Flash fiction (360 words max)
• Prize: Up to £100
• Deadline: February 7, 2025

14. Furious Fiction

• Genre: Flash fiction (500 words max)
• Prize: $500 AUD
• Deadline: February 9, 2025 (opens February 7)

15. The Miracle Monocle Award for Young Black Writers

• Eligibility: Black writers (25 and younger)
• Genre: Any
• Prize: $200
• Deadline: February 10, 2025 (closes when cap is reached)

16. Highlights Foundation Scholarships

• Prize: Full and partial tuition scholarships for writing workshops and retreats
• Deadline: February 10, 2025

17. The Tomorrow Prize & The Green Feather Award

• Eligibility: Los Angeles County high school students
• Genre: Science fiction (Tomorrow Prize) and eco-themed sci-fi (Green Feather Award)
• Prizes: $250–$100 and publication
• Deadline: February 14, 2025

18. Giller Prize

• Eligibility: Books published in Canada (October 1, 2023 – February 28, 2025)
• Genre: Fiction (novel or short story collection)
• Prize: $100,000 (winner), $10,000 (finalists)
• Deadline: February 14, 2025

19. Tree2mydoor Valentine’s Day Poetry Competition

• Eligibility: UK citizens
• Genre: Valentine’s Day poems (romantic, funny, silly)
• Prize: £100 gift voucher
• Deadline: February 14, 2025

20. Writers’ & Artists’ Short Story Competition

• Genre: Short story (2,000 words max)
• Prize: Arvon residential writing course and publication
• Deadline: February 14, 2025

21. Aniko Press Summer Flash Fiction Competition

• Genre: Flash fiction (100 words, theme: “Wave”)
• Prizes: Publication, copy of Rock Flight by Hasib Hourani, latest issue of Aniko Magazine
• Deadline: February 14, 2025

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