2025 International Literary Prize
This year's competition features cash prizes, Fellowship of the Royal Society for Arts, publication for all shortlisted entries in our annual anthologies, a televised award ceremony and an inspiring new theme song.
Categories included Short Stories, Poetry, Scriptwriting and Songwriting.
Sponsored by the University Centre Grimsby Art Council England and The Royal Society for Arts, this annual writing competition, now in its ninth year, is open to entries from around the world.
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Short Story
1st Prize: £1000
2nd Prize: £100
3rd Prize: £50
Worldwide publication for all shortlisted entries.
Enter ONE Short Story
(1000 – 5000 words)
Preferred format: Arial 12p 1.5 line spacing
Your name must NOT appear anywhere
on the manuscript itself, as the contest is judged anonymously.
Submission Deadline: 30th September 2025
Poetry
1st Prize: £1000
2nd Prize: £100
3rd Prize: £50
Worldwide publication for all shortlisted entries.
Enter ONE Poem
(max. 40 lines)
Preferred format: Arial 12p 1.5 line spacing
Your name must NOT appear anywhere
on the manuscript itself, as the contest is judged anonymously.
Submission Deadline: 30th September 2025
Scriptwriting
1st Prize: £500
All winners are published on the website
and extracts are published in the Hammond House anthologies
Enter ONE Original Script
Theatre • Radio • Short Film • Television • Comedy Sketch
(up to 10 pages)
Submit in a PDF using the correct industry format
You may find software such as CELTX useful for scriptwriting.
Download a free version here.
Your name must NOT appear anywhere on the manuscript itself, as the contest is judged anonymously.
Submission Deadline: 30th September 2025
Songwriting
1st Prize: £250
in each sub-category
The Song Lyrics winners are published in the Hammond House anthology
The Recorded Song winner will be played at the 2026 Literary Festival
and benefit from worldwide release on the Hammond House record label.
Enter one or both SUB-CATEGORIES
Song Lyrics (word document)
Recorded Song (Mp3 File)
Your name must NOT appear anywhere
on the entry itself, as the contest is judged anonymously.
Submission Deadline: 30th September 2025
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Listen to the theme song and read winning entries from previous years.
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