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Didcot Writers Writing Competition

A project of Didcot Writers (see other related projects).

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Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for people who have not attended one of their events.
The fee is GBP £4 (below average for contests).

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Awarded 4 x per year

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower
Didcot Writers Writing Competition's overall average response time is slower than most contests.
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Collapse section Fiction Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 500 words.
Novel Excerpt: Up to 500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Hot (30 Sep 2026*)

1

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 500 words.
Book Excerpt: Up to 500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Hot (30 Sep 2026*)

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Hot (30 Sep 2026*)

1

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Didcot Writers Writing Competition Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy
We have received 4 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
303 min | 365.3 mean avg | 376.0 median | 406 max days (50.2 std dev)
Pending
2 responses are pending (11 min | 196.0 mean avg | 196.0 median | 381 max days waiting | 442.4 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: GBP £4.00. (100.0 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 100.0 % paid fees.)
Date compiled: 06 Sep 2026 22:39 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 20 Jul 2026

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