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SUMMARY:Claret Press Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1st February 2026\nEntry Fee: £5 per entry\nPrizes: 1st Place: £50\, 2nd Place: £30\, 3rd Place: £20\nPublication: Claret Press website and Sip of Claret News Newsletter\nTheme: Today’s Politics\nWord Limit: 5\,000 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nJudges:  Tessa Glover\, Katie Isbester and Ann Whitehead\nCompetition Website: claretpress.com/short-story-competition\n\nCompetition Details\nClaret Press\, an independent publisher based in London\, England\, is looking for short stories centred around ‘Today’s Politics’. \nIf you’re not used to writing political fiction\, don’t worry! This broad topic encompasses everything from the right to protest\, LQBTQ+ issues\, feminism\, housing\, medical care\, the economy. \nThe deadline is 1st February 2026\, and the entry fee is £5. Winners will receive £50 (first place)\, £30 (second place) and £25 (third place)\, and have their story published on the Claret Press website and in the Claret Press newsletter\, which has over 700 highly-engaged subscribers.\nThis competition is open globally\, although each submission is expected to be written in English.  \nGood luck!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/claret-press-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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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.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/100-word-writing-competition/
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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:Limnisa Short Story Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 on 22 February 2026\nEntry Fee: €10 (£8.50)\nPrizes: Winner: 1st Place: Free Week at Limnisa Writing Retreat; 2nd Place: 50% off a stay\, 3rd Place: 25% off.\nWord Limit: 1\,500 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nTheme: A line from “On This Land” by Mahmoud Darwish\nCompetition Website:  limnisa.com/competition-2026\n\nLimnisa is a writing retreat in Greece who have been running for over 15 years\, helping writers find space and time to work on their projects. Located in a quiet villa next to the sea\, Limnisa provides food\, board and quiet time for writers to work in the sun\, along with ample opportunity to meet other writers and artists and share their craft.\nWith a thriving international community of writers\, Limnisa is one of Greece’s best-kept secrets\, and perfect for the overwhelmed artist looking for a space to relax and dedicate themselves to their craft.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/limnisa-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Canterbury Tales Writing Competition 2025/26
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 28 February 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: For entrant: 1st £300\, 2nd £150\, 3rd £100 (Prizes for entrant’s school library: 1st £1000\, 2nd £500\, 3rd £250)\nWord Limit: 500 words\nTheme/Genre: Happily ever after?\nEligibility: The three age groups are: Junior – 5-10 years old\, Intermediate – 11-14 years old\, Senior – 15-18 years old\nCategory: Story/Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: chaucer.org.uk/canterbury-tales-writing-competition-2025-26-happily-ever-after\n\nThis competition is organised by The Chaucer Heritage Trust (which was founded in 1992 and aims to further interest\, understanding and appreciation of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer\, his life and times\, and influence).  \nThe special theme of the competition this year is ‘Happily ever after?’ and the competition is open to all students of school age including not only those in schools and college communities\, but also students who are home educated and in any other young people’s community organisations. The three age groups are: Junior – 5-10 years old\, Intermediate – 11-14 years old\, Senior – 15-18 years old (based on the entrant’s age on 28 February 2026). \nEntrants should invoke the spirit of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales and must choose ONE of the following:\n– Write a poem or story that ends happily\n– Write a poem or story that ends happily\, but not for everyone\n– Write a description (in verse or prose) of a character who comes to a bad end \nMore details available on the competition site.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/canterbury-tales-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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