The FWNN Round-up: Writing bursaries, prizes, submissions and more this August!

The mega monthly round-up of bursaries, prizes, submissions, webinars, writing retreats and more!

Hello and welcome to the FWNN’s monthly round-up!

This month I’ve put together a collection of 40 fantastic opportunities. They include bursaries, awards, short story and poetry submissions, novel submission requests, writing retreats, webinars, prizes and all sorts.

There’s a huge range of content for you to explore. As writers we’re journalists, authors, teachers, copywriters, working in content mills, submitting to lit mags. Not one writer I know earns or publishes in one way.

There’s such a wide range of opportunities that every member of the Freelance Writing Network can make use of something here!

Deadlines Coming Up…

• Submissions are Open for Poetry Wales Winter 2024 and Spring 2025. They want innovative poetry and new Welsh poets. Details here. This closes soon on August 13th.

• WILDsound Festival showcases the best of new writings from around the world today. Submit your story to the relevant festival contest and earn a performance video showcase reading. They have a mix of deadlines for different contests, the first of which close on August 13th.

• The editors at Grist seek work of high literary quality from both emerging and established writers. They are open to a range of submissions including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, craft essays and more. Deadline is August 15th.

• Black Horse Review is starting a poetry contest to showcase the diversify of modern literature, and they want to see what you have to offer. They are looking for daring poetry that is innovative, striking, and emotive in its narrative and ideas. Top prize of $500. Deadline is August 15th.