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New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2025

Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on Friday 31 January 2025

  • Entry Fee: £10 for one entry, £19 for two entries, £27 for three entries
  • Prizes: 1st Place: £1,100; 2nd Place: £300; 3rd Place: £200
  • Word Limit: 300 (excluding title)
  • Eligibility: Anyone aged 16 years or older (at the time of entry) from anywhere in the world.
  • Charity:  £1 from each entry will be donated to First Story (England’s leading creative writing charity for young people)
  • Head Judge: Shreya Sen-Handley (Author, Columnist, Playwright and Illustrator)
  • Category: Flash Fiction Competitions
  • Competition Website: newwriters.org.uk/flash-fiction-competition

Bath Flash Fiction Award

Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 2nd February 2025

  • Entry Fee: £9 for one entry, £15 for two entries, £18 for three entries
  • Prizes: 1st Place: £1,000; 2nd place: £300; 3rd place: £100; Two commendations of £30 each, plus 50 longlisted entrants will be offered publication
  • Word Limit: 300 words
  • Judge: Sarah Freligh (author of seven books, including Sad Math)
  • Category: Flash Fiction Competitions
  • Competition Website:  bathflashfictionaward.com

3-Minute Writing Competition

Deadline: 15 February 2025

  • Entry Fees: £6 for first entry, £3 for subsequent entries (in the same category)
  • Prizes: £50 plus winning entries will be performed at the Mini-Arts Festival in Glaisdale (cash amount may increase depending on number of entries)
  • Word Limit: Three minutes/500 words or fewer (excluding title)
  • Category: Song/Play/Story Competitions
  • Competition Website: 3-minutearts.uk

FFF Competition Twenty Six

Deadline: 10 pm (UK time) Sunday 23rd February 2025

  • Entry Fee: £3.95 per entry (PayPal/Stripe) or £2.55 per entry via BACS (UK bank account)
  • Prizes: Winner: £150.00; 2x Highly Commended: £60.00; 3x Shortlisted: £50.00 (all winners will receive publication)
  • Word Limit: 300 maximum, 100 minimum (excluding title)
  • Judge: TBC
  • Category: Flash Fiction Competitions
  • Competition Website: freeflashfiction.com/current-competition

Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest

Deadline: 30th April 2025

  • Entry Fees: $15
  • Prizes: 1st place: $2,000 USD; 2nd place: Publishing and marketing package with Compassiviste Publishing ($6,000 USD value); 3rd place: Manuscript assessment package with Compassiviste Publishing ($1,500-$3,000 USD value); 4th place: Editing package with Tadpole Press ($1,450 USD value); 5th place: Writing coaching package with Tadpole Press ($600 USD value); 6th place: $100 USD.
  • Word Limit: 100 words or fewer (including title)
  • Category: Flash Fiction Competitions
  • Competition Website: tadpolepress.com/100-word-writing-contest

The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2025

Deadline: Midnight (ET) on 10th May 2025

  • Entry Fees: 1st February to 31st March: One Entry, $14; Two Entries, $21; Up to Four Entries: $36 | 1st April to 10th May: One Entry, $16; Two Entries, $24; Up to Four Entries: $39
  • Prizes: Grand prize winner: $2,500; Second place: $1,000; Third place $500; Finalists: $150. All finalists and placers will be published in the special competition issue in June 2025.
  • Word Limit: 1,000 words or fewer (excluding title)
  • Judges: SmokeLong editors
  • Category: Flash Fiction Competitions
  • Competition Website: smokelong.com/the-smokelong-quarterly-award-for-flash-fiction-2025

New2theScene Flash Fiction Competition 2025

Deadline: 1st June 2025 (opens 6th April 2025)

  • Entry Fee: £5
  • Prizes: First prize: Interview for the New2theScene podcast; £50 New2theScene vouchers; ‘Spotlight author’ and winner’s blog, with the story featured on the New2theScene website (and possibly an anthology); Notable mentions: £15 New2theScene vouchers; possible publication in anthology
  • Word Limit: 999 words
  • Theme/Genre: Any - let your imagination free!
  • Judge: Guest author
  • Category: Short Story Competitions
  • Competition Website: new2thescene.co.uk/new2thecomp

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