Latest competitions:

SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2026

'LINES OF COMMUNICATION'

To celebrate 150 years since the first ever telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell, SaveAs Writers invites you to submit poetry or short stories with the theme of Lines of Communication. More details....

Deadline: 30 SEPTEMBER 2026

Past competitions and results:

Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition 2026

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Deadline: 1 JUNE 2026 - NOW CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2025

'FACING THE STORM': To commemorate the 250th anniversary of The English Painter J.M.W. Turner's birth.
Deadline: 31 August 2025 – NOW CLOSED
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Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition 2025

Deadline: 2 JUNE 2025 – NOW CLOSED

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SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2024

'RISKING ALL': commemorating the the Everest Climbing expedition centenary

Deadline: 31 August 2024 – NOW CLOSED
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Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition 2024

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Deadline: CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2023

All in the Mind

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Deadline: CLOSED

The Creative Writing Ink Poetry Prize 2023

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Deadline: CLOSED

Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition 2023

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Deadline: CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2022

Myth

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Deadline: CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2021

Horizons

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Deadline: CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2020

Post-Apocalypse

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Deadline: CLOSED

Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition 2020

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Deadline: CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2019

All Things Moon

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Deadline: CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2018

Nightmare: Gothic Dreams

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Deadline: CLOSED

Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition 2018

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Deadline: CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2017

Love & Friendship

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Deadline: CLOSED

Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition 2017

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Deadline: CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' Competition 2016

Bright Young Things

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Deadline: CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' Competition 2015

Writing the City

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Deadline: CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' Competition 2014

Rebellion

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Deadline: CLOSED

SaveAs Writers' Competition 2013

The Bigger Picture: Reflections On The Great War

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Deadline: CLOSED

Shakespearean Poetry & Prose Competition 2013

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Deadline: CLOSED

Dickens Bicentenary Poetry & Prose Competition 2012

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Deadline: CLOSED

International Poetry & Prose Competition 2012

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Deadline: CLOSED

Siege of Canterbury Millennial Poetry & Prose Competition 2012

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Deadline: CLOSED

International Poetry & Prose Competition 2011

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Deadline: CLOSED