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FFF Competition Nineteen

Deadline: 10 pm (UK time) Saturday 23rd December 2023

  • Deadline: 10 pm (UK time) Saturday 23rd December 2023
  • Entry Fee: £3.80 per entry (PayPal/Stripe) or £2.30 per entry via BSC (UK bank account)
  • Prizes: Winner: £150.00; 2x Highly Commended: £30.00; 2x Shortlisted: £20.00 (all winners will receive publication)
  • Word Limit: 300 (excluding title), minimum 100
  • Judge: S. A. Greene (winner of Competition Eighteen)
  • Category: Flash Fiction Competitions
  • Competition Website: freeflashfiction.com/current-competition

The Page is Printed creative writing competition

The Page Is Printed 2024

Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 14 January 2024

  • Entry Fee: £5 for one entry, £10 for three (FREE for under 18s)
  • Prizes: First prize (adults): £100; First prize (under 18s): 2x £25
  • Word Limit: 5,000 words (no minimum, title not included in the word count)
  • Competition Website: tacchi-morris.com/the-page-is-printed-2024
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New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2024

Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 31 January 2024

  • Entry Fee: £10 for one entry, £19 for two entries, £27 for three entries
  • Prizes: 1st Place: £1,000; 2nd Place: £300; 3rd Place: £200;
  • Word Limit: 300 words (excluding title)
  • Charity:  £1 from each entry will be donated to First Story (England’s leading creative writing charity for young people)
  • Head Judge: Stephanie Carty (Author and Clinical Psychologist)
  • Category: Flash Fiction Competitions
  • Competition Website: newwriters.org.uk/flash-fiction-competition

Smokelong Quarterly Competition 2024

The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction

Deadline: Midnight on 30 April 2024

  • Entry Fees: February 1-March 1: One Entry, $14; Two Entries, $18; Up to Four Entries: $30 | March 2-April 30: One Entry, $16; Two Entries, $20; Up to Four Entries: $32
  • Prizes: Grand prize winner: $2,500; Second place: $1,000; Third place $500; Finalists: $100. All finalists and placers will be published in the special competition issue in June 2024.
  • 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-2024/