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Bedford Competition International Short Story and Poetry Awards

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Closes

October 31, 2026

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

$11

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What it is

Annual international competition for poetry and short fiction. Two prizes of £2,000 each and publication in the Bedford Competition anthology are given annually for a poem and a short story. Fran Lock judges poetry; Toby Litt judges fiction.

Who it is for

Individual writers who write poetry or short fiction.

Open to artists anywhere.

The call says: “Source page: open to applicants from any country”

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Where

United States

When

October 31, 2026

Programme dates not listed

What you get

Two annual prizes of £2,000 (approximately $2,670) each and publication in the Bedford Competition anthology.

What you need to apply

  • A poem of up to 40 lines or a short story of up to 3,000 words, up to 3000 words
  • Required entry form

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 2 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

$11

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Go to the application

https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/international_short_story_and_poetry_awards