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SUMMARY:New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on Thursday 30th April 2026\nEntry Fee: £10 for one entry\, £18 for two entries\, £26 for three entries\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000; 4x Runners-up prizes of £100 each; top five entries will be published online\nWord Limit: 100 words (excluding title)\nCharity: 10% of entry fee proceeds will be donated to Duchenne UK\nJudges: Editorial team at NewWriters.org.uk\nEligibility: Open to poetry or prose from writers aged 18 or above based anywhere in the world\nCompetition Page: newwriters.org.uk/100-word-competition\n\nThe New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2026 is seeking imaginative\, thought-provoking stories or poems of up to 100 words. With an increased prize fund of £1\,400 and the top five entries getting published on the website and in a future New Writers Anthology\, this is a great competition for new and experienced writers alike. \nThe winner will be awarded £1\,000\, while four runners-up will be awarded £100 each. \n \nAlso\, 10% of the proceeds of the competition will donated to Duchenne UK\, the UK’s leading charity seeking a cure and effective treatments for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). So even if you don’t win\, you’ll still be contributing to a good cause. \nIn addition\, the New Writers Editor\, David Hanson\, is undertaking a sponsored 200-mile London to Paris cycle ride (the Duchenne Dash) to raise additional funds for the charity. If you’d like to support the charity (and encourage his efforts)\, please check out his Just Giving page HERE. Any donations would be massively appreciated. \nWe want to make the competition accessible to as many writers as possible. We therefore have a limited number of free entries for low-income writers\, available on a first-come\, first-served basis (up to 22nd April 2026). Please see the terms and conditions for details. \nSo if you’d like the chance to win up to £500 for (up to) 100 words\, get involved.
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SUMMARY:Story Glory Short Story Contest
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Last day of each month\nEntry Fee: Free\nPrizes: A book or book voucher\nWord Limit: 300 to 1\,200 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions / Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website:  storyglory.co.uk\n\nThe Story Glory Short Story Contest is a montly writing competition for fiction stories of between 300 and 1\,200 words. The theme varies each month\, it could be one word\, could be a title or a line of dialogue. The contest opens on the first of each month and closes on the final day of each month. The results will be announced by the 10th of the following month. \nIt is free to enter and the winner will win a book or a book voucher. Entrants must create a free account on the website to take part.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/story-glory-short-story-contest/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11.59pm (AEDT) Sunday 26th April 2026\nEntry Fees: AU$35 per entry (PayPal) (approximately £17)\nPrizes: Total prize pool: AU$4\,000 (everyone on the shortlist wins a cash prize); Winner: AU$1\,500; 2nd place: AU$1\,000; 3rd place: AU$500; 4th place: AU$350; 5th place: AU$250; 6th place: AU$200; 2 x Wildcard prizes: AU$100 (all winners also receive print publication in the Not Quite Write anthology and are read aloud on the podcast)\nWord Limit: 500 words or fewer (excluding title)\nJudges: Ed and Amanda (Hosts of the Not Quite Write Podcast)\nCategory: Flash Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: notquitewritepodcast.com/prize\n\nThe Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction is different to most flash fiction competitions for various reasons. Firstly\, you have only two days in which to write your 500-word story. Secondly\, instead of just one prompt\, there are two… plus an additional anti-prompt\, which urges you to break a specific ‘rule’ of writing. This will either get your creative juices flowing or have you tearing your hair out\, but we are really drawn to the originality of the competition… and indeed the AU$4\,000 in cash prizes available! \nThere’s an option to purchase a critique if you so wish\, and even an option to have your entry read on the podcast with an on-air critique (of you’re feeling brave). So if you want to test yourself in a time-specific competition that forces to your work within set parameters\, this could be the contest for you.
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