— SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2025 EDITION
- Lomba Fotografi Budaya 2025 – “Mbabar Langen: Mengabadikan Keindahan”
The 2025 Cultural Photography Competition, themed “Mbabar Langen,” aims to capture the beauty and uncover the beauty of cultural heritage so that it remains sustainable and alive within the community. The competition is free and open to all Indonesian citizens, allowing them to participate in cultural preservation through photography.
Registration: 15 September 2025 to 31 October 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- EERIE (Express and Explore Life in English)
EERIE (Express and Explore Life in English) 2025 is a program initiated by the English of Siloence (EOS). Designed for all high school and college students in Indonesia, EERIE is a well-crafted
initiative, driven by the desire to raise awareness about the importance of English language proficiency, particularly in the domains of English speech, short story, and storytelling. Registration fee starts from: IDR 90k – 100k.
Registration: 15 September 2025 to 5 October 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- LOVE-COMP 2025
Love Comp, or Lampung Overland Various English Competition, is one of the most prestigious English language competitions regularly organized by UKM-U English Society of the University of Lampung (Unila). This year, Love Comp will expand its scope to the international level with the theme “The Magic of the Multiverse.” Registration fee starts from: IDR 200k – 225k.
Registration: 21 July 2025 to 17 October 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- LEADERS ENGLISH COMPETITION 2025
Through various educational programs, training, and competitions, LEADERS.ID encourages young people to be bold, think creatively, and actively participate in addressing future challenges, including global issues such as climate change, social inequality, and the environmental crisis. This year LEADERS.ID is presenting a new program in the English language competition sector: the Leaders English Competition 2025. Registration fee starts from: IDR 38k.
Registration: 01 September 2025 to 18 October 2025
For more information, please access the link below
— AUGUST 2025 EDITION
- Article writing competition on Indonesian Wikipedia
EUforia Wiki4Trade is a series of writing competitions on Indonesian Wikipedia that has been successfully organized since 2018. It continues the previous projects: EUforia European Union Project (2018), EUforia Wiki4Climate (2019), EUforia Wiki4HumanRights (2021), and EUforia Wiki4Peace (2022). This year, Wikimedia Indonesia and the Delegation of the European Union for Indonesia return to host the fifth installment of this writing challenge. No fee required for the competition.
Registration: 11 August 2025 to 10 September 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- International Essay Competition JBC 2025
Java Business Competition is one of the annual events held by SEARCH Telkom University. This year JBC held two sub-competitions, one of them is Call For Essay, an essay competition held at the international level. (Essays can be submitted individually or in teams). 45k fee are required for the competition.
Registration: 11 August 2025 to 07 September 2025
Full Essay Submission: 15 September 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- LOVE-COMP 2025
Love Comp, or Lampung Overland Various English Competition, is one of the most prestigious English language competitions regularly organized by UKM-U English Society of the University of Lampung (Unila). This year, Love Comp will expand its scope to the international level with the theme “The Magic of the Multiverse.”. There are a series competition available for Love Comp, including Speech, Paper Presentation, and News Casting. 200k – 225k fee are required for the competition.
Registration: 21 July 2025 to 17 October 2025
For more information, please access the link below
— JULY 2025 EDITION
- Lomba Fotografi Seni Budaya Tahun 2025 “RANA BUDAYA #3”
Rana Budaya invites participants to explore the deep connection between culture and still life photography. The competition focuses on documenting non-human cultural objects, like traditional instruments or crafts as silent witnesses of tradition and social change. With minimal editing, participants are encouraged to craft visual narratives in each pictures. Selected works will be exhibited at Societet Militaire Hall, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, from September 4–13, 2025. No fee required for the competition.
Registration: 19 July 2025 to 17 August 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- IOWA Short Fiction Award
The Iowa Short Fiction Award and the John Simmons Short Fiction Award are annual prizes given to two collections of stories by emerging short fiction writers, which are then published by the University of Iowa Press. Manuscript submissions are managed and juried through the Iowa Writers’ Workshop; please click here to learn more about eligibility, and to submit your story collection for consideration. No fee required for the competition.
Registration: 01 July 2025 to 31 August 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- 2025 Posterheroes Contest
Posterheroes is an international contest about social communication that calls for posters (70×100 cm) about social and environmental issues. All the works are judged by a selection panel composed of some of the most relevant graphic design and visual communication experts that choses 40 winning posters. No fee required for the competition.
Submission Deadline: 22 August 2025
For more information, please access the link below
— JUNE 2025 EDITION
- KAHF Content Creation Competition
KAHF Content Creation Competition collabed with PFN Indonesia to celebrate Social Media day. It followed the theme of ‘Keren Bukan Sekedar Tampilan’. Show your creative skills in content making and win the prize offered. There is no regristation fee for the competition.
Registration: 04 June 2025 to 13 July 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- This is Gender: Law & Justice
This is Gender: Law & justice invites photographers to explore how gender shapes legal systems, both visible structures like laws, courts, and policing, and the less visible forces of bias, economic exclusion, and social stigma. We’re calling for photography that unucovers injustice and offers new ways of seeing justice, challenging systems shaped by capitalism, colonialism, and patriarchy.
Registration: 22 July 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- Gadjah Mada National English Competition (GMNEC) 2025
GMNEC 2025 is a competition event that could help you to showcased your creative talents. The competition consists of Speech Contest, Storytelling, and Newscast with no registration fee needed.
Registration: 04 June 2025 – 06 July 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- Briliant Flash Fiction
Briliant Flash Fiction welcomes submissions from writers worldwide, offering a platform to showcase impactful storytelling.
Registration: No deadlines, submission only
For more information, please access the link below
Briliant Flash Fiction Website
- 14th Manga Kingdom Tottori International Comic Arc Contest
The Manga Kingdom Tottori International Comic Arc Contest is open to artists of all nationalities and ages. It is organized by the Tottori Prefecture in Japan. Illustrators are expected to follow the theme of “Promise” for their submissions. There are about three categories for the contest and all participants may submit their original works in multiple categories. The price ranges from 3 million rupiah to 50 million rupiah.
Registration: 20 April 2025 – 31 Augustus 2025
For more information, please access the link below
— MAY 2025 EDITION
- Mercu Buana English Club (MBEC) English Event 2025
English Event is an annual English competition held by students of Mercu Buana English Club (MBEC) from Universitas Mercu Buana. It consists of English competitions such as speech, scrabble, storytelling, news casting, and video essay, and a national-scale seminar. Registration fee ranging from: IDR 140k up to 260k.
Registration: 01 May 2025 to 29 May 2025
Location: Hybrid
For more information, please access the link below
Mercu Buana English Club (MCEB) English Event Guidebook
- English Olympic 2025
English Olympic 2025 is a competition event by UKM Bahasa Politeknik Negeri Ujung Pandang with the theme “Voyage Through The Kingdom of Cultural Wonders” with registration fee ranging from: IDR 125k to 140k. Available competitions consists of speech, news casting, storytelling, essay writing, and battle of the brains. All be held online.
Open Registration: 19th April – 30th May 2025
Technical Meeting: 31st May 2025
Competition: 13th June – 14th June 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- JNE Content Competition 2025
With the theme of “Melesat SAT SET: Inspirasi Tanpa Batas”, JNE Content Competition has returned for its 12th year which serves as their contribution to support people with creative abilities in writing, design, photography, and videography.The prize of the competition ranges from a cash prize of hundreds millions of rupiah to departure for Umrah.
Registration: 24 March 2025 – 11 June 2025
Location: Online
For more information, please access the link below
— APRIL 2025 EDITION
- Brawijaya English Tournament 2025
A competition consists of speech, storytelling, news casting, short story writing, and essay competitions, for high school and college students. Registration fee starts from: IDR 85K.
Registration: 16 March 2025 to 30 April 2025
Work and Submission: 16 March 2025 to 30 April 2025
For more information, please access the link below
https://bit.ly/BET2025Registration
- Winchester Poetry Prize 2025
A poetry writing competition for those aged 16 and up based in the UK and held internationally. Registration fee: £6 (IDR 134K).
Registration: 03 April 2025 to 31 July 2025 (UK Time)
Work and Submission: 31 July 2025 (11:59 PM – UK Time)
Due to the time difference between UK and IDN, the submission deadline would be 01 August 2025 (06:59 AM – WIB/ 07:59 AM – WITA / 08:59 AM – WIT)
For more information, please access the link below
- The 13th Literary Studies conference
A paper presentation conference intended for scholars, which will be held in Yogyakarta on 13-14 November 2025 with the theme “Literary Narratives, Climate Change, and Social Inequality: ASEAN Perspectives”. Registration fee starts from: IDR 750K. Registration will be opened after the abstract acceptance announcement on 16 May 2025.
Abstract Submission: 20 April 2025
Registration: 17 May 2025 to 1 July 2025
For more information, please access the link below or visit the website domain www.lscusd.id
- 2025 HG Wells Short Story Competition
A short story competition with the theme “The Middle Ground”. There are no entry fees for those aged 21 and under and those over 21 are charged £10 (IDR 224K) and £5 (IDR 112K) for those with student ID.
Registration: 8 July 2025
Work and Submission: 8 July 2025
For more information, please access the link below
HG Wells Short Story Competition
— MARCH 2025 EDITION
- Lost In Translation 2025
A translating competition through subtitling (video translation) open for all high school and college students with a registration fee of IDR 60k.
Registration: 10 February 2025 to 02 March 2025
Work and Submission: 03 March 2025 to 06 March 2025
For more information, please access the link below
https://www.instagram.com/p/DF4GOqmTCo_
- Mau Bermimpi Competition
A speech competition for those in the age range of 14-21, a poster competition for all ages, and a creative video competition for high school and college students. Each with a registration fee of IDR 20K.
Registration: 18 February 2025 to 03 March 2025
Work and Submission: 19 February March 2025 to 03 March 2025
For more information, please access the link below
- Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
A humorous poetry contest that accepts both published and unpublished work with no registration fee
Work and Submission: 15 August 2024 to 1 April 2025
For more information, please access the link below
bit.ly/wergleflomphumorcontest
- Policy Paper Competition
CSEAS & NIVA’s Policy Paper Competition supports young ASEAN researchers in tackling plastic pollution. Open to students and young researchers from all ten ASEAN countries with no registration fee.
Registration: 9 January 2025.
Work and Submission: 10 January 2025 to 10 March 2025
For more information, please access the link below
