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SUMMARY:Writers' & Artists' Short Story Competition 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 14th February 2025\nEntry Fee:  Free\, though entrants must be registered on writersandartists.co.uk\nPrizes: An Arvon Residential Writing Week (worth £850) plus publication\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\nTheme: Wonder\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nJudge: Vanessa Onwuemezi\nCompetition Website:  writersandartists.co.uk/competitions/writers-artists-short-story-competition-2025\n\nThe Writers’ & Artists’ Short Story Competition 2025 is fantastic opportunity for a short story writer to win a place on the renowned Arvon Residential Writing Week course\, which usually costs £850. The competition is free to enter (although you’ll need a – free – account at the Writers’ & Artists’ website). \nHead judge Vanessa Onwuemezi won The White Review Short Story Prize in 2019 and her work has appeared in literary and art magazines\, including Granta\, Frieze and Prototype. \nThe closing date for entries is midnight 14th February 2025\, and the winner – along with two runners-up – will be announced on the blog pages of their site in March 2025.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/writers-artists-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Elmbridge Literary Competition 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 24th February 2025\nEntry Fee: Adults: £8\, Under 18s: free\nPrizes: Adults: 1st Place: £250; 2nd: £150; 3rd: £100; Under 18s: £10-£35 in book tokens\nWord Limit: Varies\nTheme: The River\nCategory: Short Story Competitions/Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  rcsherrifftrust.org.uk/elmbridge-literary-competition/\n\nThe Elmbridge Literary Competition 2024 is run in partnership with publisher Sampson Low\, who will publish the winning entries as a Chapbook. Open to short stories and poems\, there are various categories for under 18s and another for adults. Check out the competition terms and conditions for all the details. Please read the terms carefully as they vary depending on the type of submission and the age of the entrant. \nNote that there are different prizes and word/line limits for the different categories\, but the adults have a word limit of 1\,500 words for short story entries and 30 lines for poems. Note also that the Arial font must be used. There is the option to pay for Judges Feedback (fee £10.00) or a Full Critique (fee £25). \nGood luck!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/elmbridge-literary-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Future Scholar Foundation Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Ongoing Monthly – Submit by the 24th of the month (submit by 15th of the month for free feedback)\nEntry Fee: Free\nEligibility: Elementary and Middle School Students Aged 4-14\nTheme: New prompt every month\nPrizes: 1st: $25 Amazon Gift Card\, 2nd: $15 Amazon Gift Card\, 3rd: $5 Amazon Gift Card\,  all winners also published in FSF Hall of Fame \nWord Limit: 350 words\nJudges: Future Scholar Foundation Team and One Guest Judge\nCategories: Flash Fiction\, Short Story\nCompetition Website:  futurescholarfoundation.org/shortstorydesktop\n\nThe Future Scholar Foundation hosts monthly short story competitions for elementary and middle school students. Participate to win gift cards\, have your story published on an international stage\, and receive FREE feedback. \nThe Future Scholar Foundation is an international nonprofit platform with a mission to inspire students around the world to harness the magic of writing and facilitate impactful change in their lives and communities. They have impacted over 6\,000 students from over 30 countries\, and their work has been featured on The Seattle Times\, NorthWest Asian Weekly\, and ELA Brave and True. They have been supported by professionals from Stanford University\, Yale University\, The New York Times\, and more.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/future-scholar-foundation-competition/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 6 pm (UK time) 28 February 2025\nEntry Fee: £18\nPrizes: 1st Place: £500\nWord Limit: 3\,500 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/margery-allingham-short-mystery-competition\n\nRun jointly by The Crime Writers’ Association and the  Margery Allingham Society\, this competition is open to mystery stories of up to 3\,500 words and has a top prize of £500. They are seeking the best unpublished short mystery\, and not only that\, but one which fits into Golden Age crime writer Margery Allingham’s definition of what makes a great mystery story: \n“The Mystery remains box-shaped\, at once a prison and a refuge. Its four walls are\, roughly\, a Crime\, a Mystery\, an Enquiry and a Conclusion with an Element of Satisfaction in it.” – Margery Allingham
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/margery-allingham-short-mystery-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Exeter Writers Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 28 February 2025\nEntry Fee: £7 per entry\nPrizes: First prize: £700; second prize: £350; third prize: £250; Best entry from Devon-based writer: £100\nWord Limit: 3\,000 words (no minimum\, title not included in the word count)\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: exeterwriters.org.uk/p/competition-2.html\n\nCompetition Details\nExeter Writers have been running a short story competition since 2009 and this year the top prize is an enticing £700. There are also cash prizes for second place (£350)\, third place (£250) and an extra prize for the best entry from a writer living in Devon (£100). The maximum word count is 3\,000 words\, not including the title\, and there is no minimum word count. Winning entries will also be published on the Exeter Writers website.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/exeter-writers-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Edinburgh Short Story Award 2025
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 28th February 2025\nEntry Fee: £11 per story\nPrizes: 1st Place: £3\,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250; top 20+ stories will be published in The Edinburgh Anthology\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  scottishartstrust.org/short-story\n\nThe Edinburgh Short Story Award\, run by the Scottish Arts Trust\, is open for entries. There are various prizes to be won:\n– First Prize £3\,000 – Open to writers worldwide\n– Second Prize £500 – Open to writers worldwide\n– Third Prize £250 – Open to writers worldwide\n– Isobel Lodge Award £750 – Open to unpublished writers living in Scotland\n– Write Mango Flash Award £300 – Open to writers worldwide \nNote that publication is offered to authors of the top twenty stories (or more) in their next anthology.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/edinburgh-short-story-award/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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