Creative Writing Competition 2026
All students, alumni, Fellows, Common Room Members, and staff of Kellogg College are invited to submit an original piece of creative writing for the sixth annual Kellogg College Creative Writing Competition, in association with the Kellogg College Centre for Creative Writing.
The competition opens for submissions on Wednesday 1 April 2026.
The theme of the competition is ‘Pathways’, which can be interpreted however you like.
Judges and prizes to be announced shortly.
Submission Guidelines:
Submissions can be in any form or genre, including poetry, fiction, flash fiction, drama and non-fiction, but they must be written in response to the set topic and must be entire pieces in themselves (and not a section of a longer piece). Poems must be 40 lines or fewer, prose must be 500 words or fewer, and dramatic pieces should last for no more than 2 minutes.
Timelines
- Submissions open from 1 April 2026
- Submissions close at 12 noon, 22 May 2026 (end of Week 4)
- Short-list of 10 to be announced on 12 June
- Celebratory event for finalists on 25 June, 5pm
Entries must be submitted to events@kellogg.ox.ac.uk by 5 pm, on Wednesday 22 May 2026.
