The second half of the year seems to have fewer competition and magazine-window opportunities for me. Here they are -
- July -
- 31st - Allegro poetry deadline
- 31st - Compass poetry deadline
- 31st - Indigo Dreams collection competition
- 31st - Flash Frontier (Historical Fiction, 1000 words)
- 31st - Winchester Poetry Prize deadline. 1st prize 1000. Entry fee 5.
- August -
- TU Dublin Short Story Competition (free entry. 1st prize 500 euros. Deadline 19th August)
- September -
- 1-7th - Lost Balloon window (1000 words max)
- 1-30th - Ambit fiction window
- 2nd - Popshot deadline. Theme: Chance
- 30th - Deadline of Bedford Writing Competition for Stories (max 3000) and for poems. 1st prize 500. Fee 6 (4 for students). See rules
- 30th - Edinburgh Flash Fiction Award deadline. Max 250 words. 1st prize 600. See rules
- Frogmore Papers window opens
- Troubadour International Poetry Prize. 1st prize 2000. Entry fee 5. Deadline 21 Oct.
- The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction Free entry. 1st prize £500 (shortlisted authors will be featured in an ebook anthology). Deadline Friday 25th October 2019. 2,000-6,000 words with the theme of 'AI'.
- 1st-31st - Interpreter's House window (poetry and prose)
- 1st-31st - Envoi window (poetry)
- 1st Commonwealth Short Story Prize (free entry. 2k-5k words. 1st prize 5000)
- 1st Ambit (poetry) window closes (opens 1st Aug)
- 16th Sonder (theme - Secrets)
- 1st-30th - Under the Radar window (poetry)
- 30th - The South poetry deadline.
- 2nd - Stinging Fly window opens
- 1st-31st - Under the Radar window (prose)
- Postbox - stories 1000-2000. Deadline Dec 31st. See https://www.redsquirrelpress.com/submissions