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Edinburgh Short Story Award 2024
DescriptionThe competition is open to all writers worldwide, published and unpublished, who are over 16 years of age.

Short stories may be on any topic.

The entry fee is £10 per story.

• First prize: £3,000
• Second prize: £500
• Third prize: £250

Deadline: 29 February 2024

Jackson’s Art Prize 2024
DescriptionJackson’s Art Prize is open to artists from around the world.

Artists may submit 2-dimensional fine art works (paintings, drawings, original prints).

Entry fee: £6 per artwork.

The overall winner will receive £5000 and Jackson's Art Materials.

Deadline: 1 March 2024

Belfast Photo Festival 2024
DescriptionBelfast Photo Festival is an annual international festival of photography.
Entry is open to all photographers from anywhere in the world. Applicants must be age 16+

You can submit a photo-book and series of photographs (up to 15 images).

The entry fee is €29.

The winners will be eligible for a number of awards, including a cash prize of £2,000.

Deadline: 23 February 2024

13. Leica Street Photo Contest
DescriptionThe competition is open to all street photographers from around the world.

You may submit up to 5 images.

Entry is free.

The Grand Prize winner will receive the Leica Q3 camera.

Deadline 8 January 2024

The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2024
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone over the age of 18.

''Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place – these terms will be given a wide interpretation by the judge Zaffar Kunial.''

Entry fees:
£7 for your first poem
£4 for each subsequent poem

• 1st prize: £1000
• 2nd prize: £500
• 3rd prize: £250

Deadline: 1 April 2024

International Poster Triennial in Toyama 2024
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone.

There are three categories:
• A - printed posters on any theme
• B - printed posters on the theme of THINK
• U30+Student Category - digital poster on the theme of THINK

The competition is free to enter.

• Grand Prix (one winner): 1,000,000 yen
• Gold Prize (two winners): 500,000 yen
• Silver Prize (three winners): 300,000 yen

Deadline: 16 January 2024

LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2024
DescriptionThe competition is open to all photographers over the age of 18.

Entry fees: from $10 to $45. You may submit one photo for free.

$10,000 in cash awards.

Deadline: 13 December 2023

 'Europhotometeo 2024' International Photography Competition
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone.

You may submit only one photo related to clouds or other meteorological phenomena.

The competition is free to enter.

• 1st prize: 1,000 €
• 2nd prize: 500 €
• 3rd prize: 250 €

Deadline: 15 January 2024

Magma 2023/24 Poetry Competition
DescriptionThere are two contests, one for short poems of up to 10 lines, and one for poems of 11 to  50 lines.  

The entry fees are £5 for the first poem, £4 for the second and £3.50 for the third.

• Editors' Prize (poems of up to 10 lines)
1st prize: £1,000

• Judge's Prize (poems of 11 to 50 lines)
1st prize: £1,000

Deadline: 31 January 2024

40th Chicago Latino Film Festival POSTER CONTEST
DescriptionThe Chicago Latino Film Festival has launched a contest to design a poster for its 40th edition.

The competition is open to artists from around the world.

Entry is free.

The winner receives $1,000.

Deadline: 9 January 2024