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2026 HG Wells Short Story Competition

The annual HG Wells Fiction Short Story Competition 2026, recently annouced for entries is founded by the world-renowned BBC Aeronautics Correspondent Reg Turnill and his wife, Margaret, to celebrate ...

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2026 Ocean Awareness Contest: Your Story, Our Ocean

The 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest, “Your Story, Our Ocean“, encourages students to to explore the many ways our ocean sustains, protects, and inspires us. ...

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The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2026

The Caterpillar Poetry Prize, organized by The Caterpillar, a print magazine for children featuring poetry, short stories and art, has been recently opened for entrie for its 2026 year. ...

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BlueCat TV Writing Competition 2026

The BlueCat TV Writing Competition 2026 has been recently announced for entries and is accepting submissions looking for the very best of television writing. ...

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The Lumen Prize for Art and Technology 2026

The Lumen Prize for Art and Technology 2026, international annual juried competition now in its 14th year is calling for entries and like every year celebrates the very best art created digitally by a ...

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The Alpine Fellowship Visual Arts Prize 2026

The Alpine Fellowship Visual Arts Prize 2026, annual international competition now is accepting applications from artist worldwide and the prize this year is awarded for the best visual arts response ...

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The Bridport Prize 2026

The Bridport Prize 2026, run by the Bridport Arts Centre in Bridport in England, committed to discovering new writers in poetry, short story, flash fiction, the novel and memoir, now is opened for ent ...

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Bogliasco Foundation Fall 2026 & Spring 2027 Fellowships

The Bogliasco Foundation is currently accepting applications for Fall 2026 & Spring 2027 residential fellowships inviting applications from gifted artists and scholars doing creative or scholarly work ...

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