RESULTS
We are delighted to announce the results of the 2026 International Literary Prize
Shortlists will be published in November
Winners will be announced in December
Judges' Choices and Editors' International Choices will be announced in January.
Prizes will be awarded at the International Literary Festival in February 2027. The festival will also see the publication of the anthologies and the launch of the 2027 competition
Shortlisted Stories will be published in the 2027 Short Story anthology. Shortlisted poems, and extracts from winning scripts, song lyrics and links to performed songs will be published in the 2027 Poetry anthology.
Please note: Shortlisted entries in Scriptwriting and Songs are not published in the anthologies
FEEDBACK will be completed by the end of January.
SHORT STORY
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POETRY
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SCRIPTWRITING
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SONGWRITING (PERFORMED)
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SONGWRITING (LYRICS)
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Our International Literary Prize continues
to attract entries from all around the world.
Sponsored by the University Centre Grimsby, The Royal Society for Arts and the Arts Council England, this year's competition,now in its eleventh year, features cash prizes, publication in our annual anthologies and a televised award ceremony
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
ARMENIA.
AUSTRALIA
BANGLADESH
BERMUDA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA
DUBAI - UAE
EL SALVADOR
FAROE ISLANDS (
FRANCE
GERMANY
HONG KONG
HUNGARY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
KUWAIT
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
MYANMAR
NIGERIA
NEW ZEALAND
PAKISTAN
PUERTO RICO
POLAND
PORTUGAL
PUERTO RICO
SEYCHELLES
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND (
TAIWAN
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
UKRAINE
UNITED KINGDOM
USA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UKRAINE
VIETNAM
ZAMBIA
2026 Judging Panel
SHORT STORY
TBD
POETRY
TBD
SCRIPTWRITING
TBD
SONGWRITING
TBD
Previous Results
See who won our prestigious prizes in previous years.
Be inspired
Listen to the theme song and read winning entries from previous years.
