COMPETITIONS 2026

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Try your best and see how you rank against the rest.

At some point you need to test your metal against other writers. See how your story stands up and expresses the point that you want to make. In this competition you are not just writing for the win, you are writing for the challenge, growth and experience that this competition can give you. There is a blog post below through the link below if you want to read more about the benefits of entering competitions.

Blog Post

Important Information for both Categories

Competition Opens on the 2nd of April 2026
Competition Closes on the 18th of June 2026

Wordcount between 1000-1500 words

Full Terms and conditions on the category pages

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What suits your writing style?

Speculative Fiction

The Catalyst Scroll invites speculative fiction scenes that capture the instant something shifts — a belief fractures, a truth is revealed, a system collapses, or a new understanding takes hold. This competition is not about the aftermath. It is about the moment of ignition, and the spark that changes the world around it.

Catalyst Scroll

Memoir / Creative Non-fiction

The Heritage Scroll seeks personal stories that examine the legacies we carry — whether inherited through blood, belief, place, tradition, or memory.
These are stories of formation rather than fracture; of the foundations beneath the person you are today and how that will shape your tomorrow.

Heritage Scroll

Meet the Judges

3 Industry Professionals with Spec-fic experience and 3 industry professionals with memoir experiance will be blind judging the top entries and selecting the winners. The details will be provided after the entries have closed.