Opportunities for Writers
The Raising Voices Project: Open Submissions
Ongoing
Our Raising Voices Project is collecting and curating poems, short stories and creative non-fiction that relates to or has been inspired by specific locations in the Milton Keynes city area, building an online interactive audiovisual StoryMap to captures the raised voices of our community. Submissions are open now.
The Raising Voices StoryMap Launch Party
Tuesday 9 December, The Box Arts Club/Online, from 7.00pm; £ Donations welcome
Join us in-person or online for a special end of year celebration event, as we officially launch the Raising Voices StoryMap - an interactive, online audio-visual map of poems and stories inspired by the city. Submit new writing by 17 November and you could also be taking part.
MinK2026 Creative Writing Competition: The Trees
Submissions opn until 18 January 2026
For our sixth annual competition, we're looking for poems, short stories and creative non-fiction on the theme of 'The Trees'. Prizes for winners in 14-19 and 20+ age categories for each genre, and publication in our next #MinK anthology for the winning and recommended entries. Submissions are open now.