Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I've a piece published in this fantastic mag. Thanks @scifansat.bsky.social Loving it so far, and enjoyed Nancy E Dunne's piece, as well as laughing at @thatburntwriter.bsky.social Flash. Looking forward to reading the rest. 182
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Greene & Heaton Project. Agent Zoom 1:1 for 10 successful writers. Closing Date 27/03/26. See website for T&Cs. #writingopportunities #writingcompetitions #agentfeedback greeneheaton.co.uk/the-greene-d...greeneheaton.co.ukGreene Door 010
Reposted by Kayleigh KittManuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...manuscriptwishlist.comThe Next Official #MSWL Day: February 26, 2026 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website 31481329
Reposted by Kayleigh KittWriters & Artists @writersandartists.bsky.social · 01/11/2025The W&A Working-Class Writer's Prize 2025 is open for entries NOW! Submit your writing within our one-month window to be in with a chance of winning. Find out more: bit.ly/4opAzXS 015
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Residency opportunities. Literature Wales & Disability Arts Cymru Deaf &/or Disabled &/or Neurodiverse writers on Reinventing the Protagonist. Closing noon 3rd Dec. See website for T&Cs #disabledwriters #neurodivergentwriters #writingopportunities www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...literaturewales.orgReinventing the Protagonist: Opportunity for Deaf and/or Disabled and/or Neurodiverse Writers - Literature WalesReinventing the Protagonist: Opportunity for Deaf and/or Disabled and/or Neurodiverse Writers Literature Wales, in partnership with Disability Arts Cymru, is once more delighted to invite Deaf and/or... 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Classical Association & Sir John Soane’s Museum collab. Entries open for poems and spoken word on classical objects in the museum. Closing date 27th Feb 2026. See website for T&Cs #poetrycompetitions #spokenwordcomps #writingcompetitions classicalassociation.org/competition/...classicalassociation.orgVerse and Voice Competition - The Classical AssociationVerse and Voice Competition We are delighted to be working in collaboration with Sir John Soane’s Museum to open entries for our 2026 Competition, which is free for everyone to enter, of any age, acro... 011
Reposted by Kayleigh KittThe Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 07/11/2025The 2025-26 Keats-Shelley and Young Romantics Prizes are open! There are two competitions – poetry and essays – and two age groups: the Keats-Shelley Prize, which is open to all, and the Young Romantics Prize, aimed at anyone aged between 16-18. For more information, visit bit.ly/3KdIurO 0186
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Jerwood residencies for writers at Arvon. Deadline for applications 17th Nov. #writingresidencies #writingopportunities www.arvon.org/jerwood-arvo...arvon.orgJerwood Arvon Writer Residencies 2026-7 | ArvonThe Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies are a fully funded, self-directed development opportunity for 12 emerging writers. 000
Reposted by Kayleigh KittDiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social · 10/10/2025The #KelpiesPrize for Writing and Illustration 2026 is NOW OPEN for entries! We're looking for new writers and illustrators who live in Scotland and want to make a career in children's books. If that sounds like you, head to our website for full details! discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-priz... 033
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Essay competition on the theme 'bodies'- Royal Institute of Philosophy. Prizes. Winner £2k. Runner-up £500. Winning essays will be published in Philosophy. Deadline 30th Nov. See website for T&C. #writingcompetitions #writingopportunities royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/bodies-...royalinstitutephilosophy.org'Bodies': Our 2025 Philosophy Essay Prize topic - Royal Institute of PhilosophyThe topic for this year’s Royal Institute of Philosophy essay prize competition is ‘Bodies’. 011
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 26/10/2025The Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize 2026. Competition open for young writers, aged 18-25. First prize £750, second prize of £500. Closing date 19 Nov 25. See website for T&C. #youngwriterscomps #writingopportunities #writingcompetitions benjaminfranklinhouse.org/education/li...benjaminfranklinhouse.orgLiterary Prize 2026 – Benjamin Franklin House 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Welsh writers - applications invited. Representing Wales, writer development programme. Writers currently underrepresented in the Welsh literature sector. Closing date 11th Nov. See website for T&Cs. #writingopportunities #writingprogrammes #welshwriters www.literaturewales.org/our-projects...literaturewales.orgRepresenting Wales 2026-2027 - Literature WalesRepresenting Wales 2026-2027 Applications for the 2026-2027 Representing Wales programme are now open! Closing date: 5.00pm, Tuesday 11 November 2025. Literature Wales staff will be available to ans... 021
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Northern Writer's Awards now open for the first submission window. Closing date 12th Jan 26. See website for T&C. #childrenswriters #writingawards #novelwritingcompetitions newwritingnorth.com/northern-wri...newwritingnorth.comEnter - New Writing NorthThe Northern Writers’ Awards discover and support writers in the North of England, with a focus on supporting new work-in-progress. 032
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Open call for disability science fiction pieces. Condition apply, see website for details. £100 per published piece. Deadline 1st Nov 25. #underrepresentedwriters #writingopencall #writingopportunities www.disabilitydebrief.org/letters-from...disabilitydebrief.orgLetters from the FutureAn Open Call for Disability Science Fiction 020
Reposted by Kayleigh KittNew Writers @newwritersuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Writers of historical fiction, check out our new comp: newwriters.org.uk/historical-f... Deadline: Wednesday, 5th November 2025 Top Prize: £500 Word Limit: 300 words Charity: 10% of proceeds to First Story & the Funzi & Bodo Trust Get involved! #writingcommunity #historicalfiction 073
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Still time for disabled artists in England, Scotland and Wales to apply for awards. Small projects up to £25k and large over £25k. Applications close Monday 29th September at midday. See website for details. 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Moniak Mhor. Scottish Youth Fund applications invited. £500 individual £2.5 group. Writers aged 8-30. Closing date 18 Nov 25. Writers who've experienced isolation or marginalisation. See website for info. #scottishwriters #youngwriters #writingopportunities www.moniackmhor.org.uk/youth/youth-...moniackmhor.org.ukYouth Led Creative Fund - Moniack MhorText only webpage OPEN from 18th August – 18th November 2025 to young people in Scotland who have experienced isolation or marginalisation Apply for up to £ 500 for an individual or up to £ 2000 for a... 010
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Her thumb glided over the pitted patina of the compass glass, age-stained with blood deposits, needle fixed on north. Scrawled on the scrap of paper taped to the reverse was-we’ll meet again–I’ll find you–ensure you pay for your actions. She ferally smiled sliding it back into the draw. #WriteCBC 050
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 23/08/2025@writingeastmidlands.com mentoring scheme is open for applications and closes 9th October 2025. See website for more details. #eastmidlandswriters #writingschemes #writingmentoring #writers writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/...writingeastmidlands.co.ukMentoring - Writing East Midlandscreative writing mentoring scheme from Writing East Midlands. Focussed writer development with a matched professional writer. 120
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Opportunity for under-represented UK writers in the East of the country. Apply for Escalator for mentoring. Applications close 16th Sept 2025. See website for more details. #writingopportunities #writingmentoring #writers nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/get-involved...nationalcentreforwriting.org.ukApply to the Escalator Talent Development ProgrammeIf you feel your voice is under-represented and would benefit from a structured period of support, then we want to hear from you! 000
Reposted by Kayleigh KittCurtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Our #CBCSummerStory25 writing competition is now open for entries on Instagram! Enter by Mon 8 Sept. Write a flash fiction story inspired by our prompts to be in with a chance of winning a course place and editorial report. Find out how to enter: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/how-to-... 2104
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Bold Types: Scottish Women's Creative Writing Competition. Short stories and poems on the theme of friendship. Up to 1k. Comp closing on 15th September 2025. Free entry. See website for more information. #boldtypes #scottishwriters #writingcompetitions womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/01/b...womenslibrary.org.ukBold Types: Scottish Women’s Creative Writing Competition 2025 | Glasgow Women's LibraryBe bold and submit your short stories and poems to our annual writing competition. We’re following Book Week Scotland’s theme – FRIENDSHIP. 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 23/08/2025There's still time for Scottish writers to apply for a Cove park crime writing residency. Applications close Monday 25th August 2025. See website for more details. #scottishwriters #writingopportunities covepark.org/loch-long-cr...covepark.orgLoch Long Crime Writing ResidencyWe are pleased to accept applications for the third edition of the Loch Long Crime Writing Residency – a fully funded opportunity for Scotland-based writers developing new work in crime fiction. This ... 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 23/08/2025The Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awards for 2026 are currently open. See website for categories and eligibility. #writingcompetitions #writingopportunities www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...scottishbooktrust.comNew Writers Award: category guidelinesA detailed breakdown of the information required for New Writers Awards applications by category 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Tagging @thattherekirsti.bsky.social Querying MG Fiction, Winner of WriteMentor Ideaidol 24 and Creative Future Writer's award 24 110
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Emerging Art Foundation Prize up to 3k. Celebrating bridging disciplines of art and writing. Closing 31st August. See website for info. #writingcompetitions #crossgenrewritingprize #writingopportunities emergingartfoundation.org/art-writing-...emergingartfoundation.orgEmerging Art Foundation 021
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Call for working class writers. Submissions being invited for the Bee Literary Magazine closing 11th August. 500-3k words. Stories about joy, community and hope. See website for info. #writingopportunities #literarymagazines thebeemagazine.com/open-call-fo...thebeemagazine.comOpen Call for SubmissionsSend us your ideas for stories you’d like to write for the Bee. 011
Reposted by Kayleigh KittThe Nature Chronicles Prize @naturechronicles.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Over the coming weeks we're going to introduce you to our judges! First up is Linda Cracknell, a writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction. She is inspired by place and memory, and walking is essential to her creative process. naturechroniclesprize.com #Booksky #NatureWriting 📚💙 094
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 27/07/2025United Agents Books taking submissions from underrepresented authors in short window 10 am Monday 28th July-10am Tuesday 29th July. See website for more details. #writingopportunities #underrepresentedwriters For full submission guidelines, visit: unitedagents.co.uk/department/b...unitedagents.co.ukUnited AgentsUnited Agents Ltd. is a British talent and literary agency founded in 2007. 010
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Dinosaur books are open for submission for children's books aged 5-12. Particularly interested in underrepresented authors. See website for more details. www.dinosaurbooks.co.uk/submission-g... #writingopportunities #writingsubmissions #childrenswritersdinosaurbooks.co.ukSubmission Guidelines — Dinosaur Books 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 21/06/2025P G Wodehouse Society (UK) Essay Prize. £750 prize for essays 3k-7k. Entries now being invited. See website for T&Cs. #writingcomps #essaycompetitions www.pgwodehousesociety.org.uk/essayprize?u...pgwodehousesociety.org.ukEssay Prize — The P G Wodehouse Society (UK) 010
Reposted by Kayleigh KittLeamington Books @leamington.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Literature Alliance Scotland are offering writer bursaries for work in progress. literaturealliancescotland.co.uk/writer-bursa... 0813
Reposted by Kayleigh KittHorror Tree @horrortree.com · 17/06/2025Under-Represented UK Horror Authors! The Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Writers’ Prize horrortree.com/under-repres... Due: 7/25 Prize: Publishing contract w/Penguin Michael Joseph, £10,000 advance, & rep by Bell Lomax Moreton Agency Theme: Horror novels by under-represented UK horror authors 054
Reposted by Kayleigh KittReligion Call For Papers (relcfp) @relcfp.com · 11/06/2025Katherine Mansfield Society Essay Prize 2025: Katherine Mansfield's Men call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2… #acrel #aarsbl #sblaar 001
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Grants for writers over 30 from Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust - experiencing financial difficulties in the pursuit of their careers. Applications welcomed until 2nd October. See website for details. #writinggrants #fundsforwriting #writingawards www.oppenheimdownestrust.org?utm_source=s...oppenheimdownestrust.orgOppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust - funding for British artists, sculptors, writers, musicians and dancers: Homepage - Background and Awards 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 21/06/2025The 2025 Giles St Aubyn Awards is now open to non-fiction submissions. The award will close on Monday 1 September 2025 at 5pm. See website for T&Cs. #writingawards #writingcompetitions #nonfictionwriting rsliterature.org/rsl-giles-st...rsliterature.orgRSL Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction - Royal Society of LiteratureRSL Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction Three annual awards — of £10,000, £5,000 and £2,500 — are available for authors engaged on their first commissioned works of non-fiction. The RSL Giles St Aub... 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Closing 25th June. Channel 4 New Writers Scheme for budding unrepresented screenwriters/TV drama, now open for applications. See website for T&C and eligibility. #writersopportunities #scriptwriters #screenwriters #NewWritersScheme #Channel4 careers.channel4.com/4Skills/C4Ne...careers.channel4.comChannel 4 New Writers Scheme | Channel 4 CareersChannel 4's New Writers Scheme **Applications for the New Writers Scheme 2025/26 are now OPEN** Click on the links below to apply:(Please ONLY apply to the location which is geographically closest to... 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Fingers nudge my door. On questioning, he presents an ear in my direction, wispy-sandy hair, a thin smile. Rocking on his heels with a minty breath, a gun materialises in his hands from his ripped hoodie pocket. It's not loaded, but recoiling is futile his foot's over the threshold. #WriteCBC 040
Reposted by Kayleigh KittPeter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Today @bigfinish.bsky.social has announced the tenth annual Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity. It's a chance to write a #DoctorWho audio featuring the Thirteenth Doctor. Competition deadline: Thursday June 12th. Details here: www.bigfinish.com/news/v/tenth... 03920
Reposted by Kayleigh KittLouise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 23/05/2025The JKP Writing Prize is back for 2025 - part of Hachette UK’s Future Bookshelf programme, which supports aspiring writers from underrepresented backgrounds. Everyday Disability and Chronic Illness: Stories of Joy, Resistance, and Anti-Ableism www.thefuturebookshelf.co.uk/landing-page...thefuturebookshelf.co.ukThe JKP Writing Prize 2025Visit the post for more. 063
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award; for emerging non-American writers under the age of 30, no fee, win $2,500. See website for T&C. #youngscriptwriters #scripwritingcomps #writingcomps www.iemmys.tv/internationa...iemmys.tvSir Peter Ustinov Scriptwriting Award – International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 010
Reposted by Kayleigh KittRoyal Philharmonic Society @royalphilsoc.bsky.social · 29/04/2025The RPS Young Classical Writers Prize calls on young people to put pen to paper and express their musical passions and opinions. Open to UK-based writers aged 16-25, applications are now open until Friday 29 August. You can find out more and enter via: royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/awards/rps-y... 067
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Opportunity for young writers aged 11-19 in the UK to submit a historical story between 800-2k in a time before the writer was born. See website for T&Cs and prizes. #youngerwriters #writingcompetitions www.walterscottprize.co.uk/young-walter...walterscottprize.co.ukHow to enter - How to enter The 2020 PrizeHow to enter The 2020 Prize 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Kindle Storyteller Awards 2025 currently open for entries until 31st May 2025 for published authors. See Amazon/Kindle for further details. #writingawards #writingcompetitions www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&no...amazon.co.ukAmazon.co.uk: Storyteller UKOnline shopping from a great selection at Storyteller UK Store. 000
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 11/05/2025The Hugo Burge Foundation is offering grants to Scottish writers. Applications open until 31st May. See website for T&C, process and dates. #writingopportunities #writingfunding #scottishwriters www.hugoburgefoundation.org/grants?utm_s...hugoburgefoundation.orgGrants 011
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Delighted to have a short-story published along with so many other fab writers, in this lovely monthly magazine. #SciFanSat #SFF 041
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 05/04/2025@arvonfoundation low income grants available for Arvon courses. See website for more information. #writinggrants #writingfunding #writingopportunities www.arvon.org/writing-cour...arvon.orgArvon Grants: The David Pease Fund | Low Income and Teacher Grant | Creative Writing Courses - ArvonThe David Pease Grant fund helps writers who are unable to afford our full writing course fees. We offer two types of grants - Low Income Grant and Teachers Grant. 010
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 05/04/2025The Jericho Prize for unpublished and self-published Black-British picture book writers is now open. Closing date 30th April 2025. See website for further details. #writers #writingcomps #writingopportunities www.jerichoprize.com/jericho-priz...jerichoprize.comJericho Prize - The PrizeCelebrating new Black-British writing for children 010
Kayleigh Kitt @spellboundscribe.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Take Ten, Chesil Theatre’s new writing festival is open to script submissions on the theme of Angels. Closing date 1st June. See website for guidelines. #sciptwritingcomps #scriptwriting #writingcomps #writingopportunities www.chesiltheatre.org.uk/taketen.html...chesiltheatre.org.ukTakeTenProud members of The Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain and the National Operatic and Dramatic Association 000
