A round-up of the composing opportunities available at the moment in the UK. All composition prizes and schemes included here are free to enter. Opportunities included in this list are not endorsement. If you find this page useful, please consider donating £3 to go towards website costs by buying us a coffee. Organisations can submit opportunities here.

This page was last updated on 10th September 2025.

Composing opportunities

The deadline for each opportunity is in brackets.

• Free studio readings of pieces for string quartet (15 September)

• Prize for new works for piano duet by composers under 35 (19 September)

• Prize for a duet for piano and organ (20 September)

• Choir carol competition (21 September)

• Prize for composers at an early stage of their career as a composer (22 September)

• Young composer competition for 12-18 year olds (25 September)

• SEND delivery artists (composers/music directors/music facilitators) (29 September)

• Solo horn composition prize (1 October)

• Platform for emerging composers to experiment and collaborate (6 October)

• Scottish-based emerging artists (13 October)

• Become composer in residence with London ensemble (17 October)

• Submit your music to Concert Roulette (rolling deadline)

• Call-out for existing work for 6–25 players (string orchestra+ or mixed instrumentations) (rolling deadline)

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