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Henshaw Press Short Story Competition

Henshaw Press Short Story Competition

Deadline: 31 December 2023

  • Entry Fee: £6 per entry
  • Prizes: First prize: £200; second prize: £150; third prize: £50
  • Word Limit: 2,000 words
  • Judge: Four published authors / creative writing academics
  • Category: Short Story Competitions
  • Competition Website:  henshawpress.co.uk

Letter Review

Letter Review Prize for Reprints

Deadline: 1st January 2024

  • Entry Fee: $25
  • Prizes: Three Winners share in the $1,000 USD total prize pool
  • Prizes: Three Winners share in the $1,000 USD total prize pool
  • Word Limit: First 5,000 words of your manuscript or up to 70 lines of poetry
  • Category: Various
  • Competition Website: letterreview.com/information/
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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Prolitzer Prize for Prose

Deadline: 21 January 2024

  • Entry Fee: £3 for one entry, £2 for each any subsequent entries
  • Prizes: 1st Place: £200; 2x runners-up prizes of £50 each; winners and runners-up will be published in Prole issue 35
  • Line Limit: 2,500 words
  • Category: Prose Competitions (fiction or creative nonfiction)
  • Competition Website: prolebooks.co.uk/competitions