How to Enter

Our 2025 Writers' Award competition is now closed. All entrants will be contacted and winners announced on 16 September.

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The theme for 2025 is ‘Wild.’ The theme is a creative prompt, not a requirement. Send us your best work!

You can submit ONE piece of writing, up to and not exceeding the word limits (not including the title, section/stanza breaks, or epigraphs):

  • Poetry: 50 lines
  • Fiction: 2,000 words
  • Creative Non-Fiction: 2,000 words

There is no minimum word count.

Please ensure you read the following:

The best way to get a sense of what we’re looking for is by purchasing a previous anthology here.

How to Enter

All entries must be received by Sunday 18 May at 11:59pm. We cannot accept late entries.

All entrants will be contacted by 30 September.

Please do not put your name on your work. Judging is anonymous.

Enter Online Here
  • Online: We use Zealous as an entry platform and cannot offer technical support. If you have problems, please contact http://help.zealous.co or e-mail info@zealous.co. You can also use one of the other methods of entry.
  • By e-mail: download an entry form below and return it with your submission as an attachment (not in the body of your e-mail) to enter@creativefuture.org.uk.
  • By post: download an entry form below and return it with your submission to:
    Creative Future Writers' Award
    Community Base
    113 Queens Road
    Brighton BN1 3XG

Postal entries must be received by Monday 19 May.

We cannot accept submissions without an entry form.

Download an Entry Form

Download a Large Print Entry Form

If you have any questions, get in touch on 01273 234780 (Tuesdays only) or enter@creativefuture.org.uk.

We are a small part-time team and may not respond right away, but will do so as soon as we can.

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