Competitions & awards

Competitions and prizes worth entering

Essay, writing, photography, science and business competitions with prizes and recognition. Open any one for who can enter and the deadline.

• Royal Entomological Society Photography Competitions — deadline 31 Oct 2026
• Pulitzer Center Writing Contest — deadline 1 Nov 2026
• 16th EESC Civil Society Prize: Combating Poverty — deadline 6 Nov 2026
• UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize — deadline 30 Nov 2026
• Dia al-Azzawi Prize for Public Art (2026 cycle) — deadline 30 Nov 2026
• Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets 2027 — deadline 1 Dec 2026
• Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2027 — deadline 3 Dec 2026
• SCI Innovation Award — deadline 4 Dec 2026
• AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism — deadline 7 Dec 2026
• 81st College Photographer of the Year — deadline 25 Dec 2026
• Philosophy Essay Prize 2026: Humans and AI — deadline 31 Dec 2026
• International Kids' Owl Art Contest — deadline 15 Jan 2027
• Planet Forward Storyfest Awards — deadline 15 Jan 2027
• International Schools Essay Competition and Debate — deadline 1 Mar 2027
• ARSO Continental Essay Competition — deadline 23 Apr 2027