The latest writing opportunities for October 2023.
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Aimsir Press
Deadline: 14th October
Marking the beginning of winter in the Celtic calendar, Samhain is a time in which the veil between our world and the Otherworld is believed to be at its thinnest. In folk tradition, this means that the aos sí are able to move between both worlds, and this belief informs the rituals, customs and celebrations associated with this period. For this issue of Aimsir, we are searching for work that communicates the precarity of this time and offers a glimpse into the darkened months ahead. We want to feel the warmth of the summer months disappear, and experience the embodied sense of decay that these intensely spiritual celebrations represent.
The Pig’s Back
Deadline: 15th October
The Pig’s Back seeks submissions of previously unpublished fiction and non-fiction. We accept work from anywhere in the world but currently can only accept English language pieces. We do not accept poetry.
Banshee Issue 17
Deadline: 31st October
Banshee welcomes submissions from both Irish and international writers of any background, including first-time writers. We welcome work from members of groups or communities typically under-represented within literature, whether or not the work addresses this.
Michael McLaverty Short Story Award 2023
Deadline: 31st October
The Michael McLaverty Short Story Award offers a significant prize of £2,000 for the winning story. Additionally, each of the two runners-up will receive a prize of £250.
The maximum word count for entries is 3,000 words.
Entry Fee: £10
The Anthology Flash Fiction Competition
Deadline: 31st October
Established to inspire creativity, great writing and to provide a platform for publication. The Anthology Flash Fiction Competition is open to original and previously unpublished flash fiction pieces on any theme or genre in the English language by writers of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. We are looking for writing that is clever and unique, inspires us, and crafts a compelling story.
The Caledonia Novel Award 2024
Deadline: 31st October
The entry fee for The Caledonia Novel Award 2024 is £25 per novel. Novels can be in any genre for adults or young adults. Novels must be at least 50,000 words in length.
Discoveries
Deadline: 8 January 2024
Discoveries invites unpublished and unagented women writers in the UK or Ireland to submit the opening of a novel in English – up to 10,000 words – across any genre of adult fiction for the chance to take part in a bespoke creative writing course, secure personalised mentorship packages, an offer of literary agent representation and a prize of £5000. Unlike most initiatives of this kind, writers are not required to have finished their novel, and Discoveries is completely free to enter.
The Dublin Review
Deadline: Ongoing.
The Dublin Review welcomes submissions of fiction and non-fiction previously unpublished in the English language. We do not accept poetry submissions. We especially encourage submissions from members of groups traditionally underrepresented in literary magazines and other cultural forums.
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