Detritus Competition Launch!

In one of our latest blogs you may remember us talking about a 2025 re-introduction? Well, as the start of that refresh, we are excited, delighted and a little astonished to announce that today we are launching our very first writing competition which we have named Detritus!

Detritus Writing Competition 2025

The Detritus Writing Competition 2025 is aimed at those aspiring authors who have fabulous work waiting in the wings but who have seen their best work rejected and remain unpublished. Hence the name Detritus - which is sometimes how we feel when our work is dismissed and gets lost, floating in the vast ocean of new writing out there.

We can’t solve this for everyone, but what we can do is to appreciate, read and value your work, and we are also delighted to announce that we will offer a full publishing contract for our winning entrant.

As well as that, we have two categories of entry, to help with affordability and flexibility. The first tier costs £10 per entry and includes some social media promotion of you and your work and 10% off in the Pudding Press shop for one calendar year.

The second tier costs £40 per entry and includes all the above but entrants will also receive feedback on their submission. This feedback will made by a suitable editor specialising in each of our categories, Philosophy, Horror and Young Adult. If you choose this tier, you will also be given the option to resubmit your work to be re-judged before the long listing process.

Those of you who follow us, will know that we are a tiny, indie publishing company – tiny, but with a very big ethical heart. We would be delighted if you would like to join us on our journey.

You can find all the Detritus Writing Competition details including the Terms & Conditions here. Please do get in touch with us if you have questions and good luck with your submission!