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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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CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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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:New2theScene Winter Short Story Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1st March 2026 (opens 1st January 2026)\nEntry Fee: £5\nPrizes: 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 2026 anthology; Notable mentions: £15 New2theScene vouchers; possible publication in anthology\nWord Limit: 4\,000 words\nTheme/Genre: Any – let your imagination free!\nJudge: Guest author\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: new2thescene.co.uk/new2thecomp\n\nNew2theScene is a platform for the discovery of new or not yet familiar literary talent. They sell the books of authors who aren’t bestsellers (yet)\, promoting them through their podcast\, articles\, blogs\, social media and so on. Their Winter Short Story Competition for unpublished writers will be open to entries from 1st January to 1st March 2026. Although the cash prize isn’t as big as some out there\, the winner will also be interviewed on the New2theScene podcast and given exposure on the socials\, so it could be a great opportunity to get your writing out there.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/new2thescene-winter-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 5 pm (UK time) on Monday 2nd March 2026\nEntry Fee: £10 per entry\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250\nWord Limit: 1\,000 to 3\,500 words\nEligibility: Stories can be submitted from writers based in the UK and Ireland\nJudges: Andrew Porter (author of The Imagined Life)\, Shani Akilah (author of For Such a Time as This) and Ludo Cinelli (agent at Eve White Agency)\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  bricklanebookshop.org/2026-short-story-prize\n\nRun by Brick Lane Bookshop\, this well-established short story competition has great cash prizes and the twelve shortlisted stories will feature in the Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize 2026 anthology.  \nThe judging team consists of:\n– Shani Akilah\, a Black British Caribbean writer and screenwriter from Woolwich. She is a book influencer\, co-founded the Nyah Network\, a book club for Black women\, and was a literary judge for the Nota Bene Prize 2023. Shani has a Masters degree in African Studies from Oxford University. Her debut short story collection ‘For Such A Time As This’ was published in June 2024.\n– Andrew Porter\, the author of four books\, including the story collections The Disappeared (Knopf) and The Theory of Light and Matter (Vintage) and the novels In Between Days (Knopf) and The Imagined Life (Knopf\, 2025). A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, he has received a Pushcart Prize\, a James Michener/Copernicus Fellowship\, and the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction.\n– Ludo Cinelli\, an Agent and the Managing Director at Eve White Literary Agency. He represents fiction\, non-fiction and children’s authors across genres. The work he loves might challenge him with their ideas and style\, but they might also be a simple story beautifully told\, or just incredibly fun. He takes pride in building strong\, long-lasting relationships with clients and publishing colleagues alike. \nSeveral free entries are available to those on a low income. See the competition site for details. Be sure to read and adhere to the terms of this competition (for instance entries must be in PDF format).
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/brick-lane-bookshop-short-story-prize/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Mairtin Crawford Awards for Poetry and Short Story
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 12pm (midday UK time) on Wednesday 11 March 2026\nEntry Fee: £10\nPrizes: The Winner of each Award will receive a £500 cash Prize; In addition\, each Winner can take up time a ‘Time to Write’ package which includes a 3-night stay at a Hotel in Belfast\, and 4 days of dedicated writing space in The Crescent. Two Runners Up for each Category will receive a £250 cash prize.\nWord Limit: Poetry Award: between 3-5 poems of up to 60 lines each. Short Story of up to 2\,500 words.\nCategory: Short Story Competitions / Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  belfastbookfestival.com/mairtin-crawford-award\n\nThe Mairtín Crawford Awards are aimed at writers working towards their first full collection of poetry\, short stories\, or a novel. Both published and unpublished writers are invited to submit between 3-5 poems for the poetry award\, and a short story of up to 2\,500 words for the short story award\, with the only stipulation being that they have not yet published a full collection of poetry\, short stories\, or a novel. \nThe Winner of each Award will receive a £500 cash Prize. In addition\, each Winner can take up time a ‘Time to Write’ package which includes a 3-night stay at a Hotel in Belfast\, and 4 days of dedicated writing space in The Crescent. Two Runners Up for each Category will receive a £250 cash prize. \nJudging the 10th Mairtín Crawford Poetry Award will be: Kathleen McCracken and Dawn Watson. With support from Milena Williamson. Whilst the 9th Short Story Award will be judged by: Lucy Caldwell (Chair) and Wendy Erskine with support from Riley Johnston. The Patron of the Awards is Moyra Donaldson. The organisers offer thanks to the supporters of the 2026 Awards: Hastings Hotels and No Alibis Bookshop.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/mairtin-crawford-awards-poetry-short-story/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Julia and Martin Wilson Short Story Prize
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 6 pm (UK time) on 27th March 2026\nEntry Fee: £12 per entry for adults; under-16s free\nPrizes: Main prize (adults): £800; Ages 11-16yrs: £100; Age 10 and under: £100\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  broadwayartsfestival.com/2026-short-story-competition-entry-form\n\nThe Broadway Arts Festival originally launched the Julia and Martin Wilson Short Story Prize aims to encourage creativity during the lockdown. The prize is generously sponsored and judged by festival Benefactors Julia & Martin Wilson who read every entry received\, from across the world. The competition now takes place every other year. \nEntries need to be a maximum of 2\,000 words with unlimited entries allowed per entrant. No theme to adhere to. The main prize for adults is £800\, while there are £100 prizes for children aged 11-16 years\, and 10 and under.  \nWinners will be announced towards the second week of May. Winning stories will be published on the festival website for all to read & enjoy.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/julia-martin-wilson-short-story-prize/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (ET) 28th March 2026\nEntry Fee: $25 USD; Additional entries $15\nPrizes: Two to four winners share in the $1\,000 USD total prize pool. 10-20 writers Shortlisted. All entries considered for publication\, and for submission to the Pushcart.\nWord Limit: 5\,000 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: letterreview.com/information/\n\nThe Letter Review Prize is a regular writing competition split into the following categories: Short Fiction\, Poetry\, Nonfiction\, and Manuscripts. It offers cash prizes and publication to the winners. You can access previous winners on the Letter Review site to give you an idea of what floats their boat. The judges will be Kita Das and Dr. Ol James.\nWinning and Shortlisted writers are celebrated via the Letter Review website (400\,000 yearly readers)\, their extensive mailing list\, social media channels (FB 37\,000 members)\, and their Subreddit (12K). Winning entries are also frequently submitted to further prestigious anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize. Winners are invited to participate in our interview series (Writers’ Insight)\, further raising their professional profile.  \nThere are no style\, theme or genre restrictions for the short fiction prize and all entries considered for publication and for submission to the Pushcart Prize and other anthologies.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/letter-review-prize-short-fiction/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Henshaw Press Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 March 2026\nEntry Fee: £6 per entry (additional fee of £14 for a critique)\nPrizes: First prize: £200; second prize: £100; third prize: £50\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  henshawpress.co.uk\n\nThe latest Henshaw Press Short Story Competition is open to entries\, with a £6 fee and an optional critique (for an additional fee of £14)\, the top prize is £200\, which is well worth winning. Winning entrants will also be offered the opportunity to have their stories included in the next Henshaw Anthology. Check out the competition website for the various terms and conditions. \nIn 2023 the Henshaw Press Short Story Competition raised £406.39 which was donated for the purchase of books at the Christopher Whitehead Language College and Sixth Form\, Worcester. In 2024\, the competition raised £581.40 for The Burton Borough School\, Newport\, Shropshire. In 2025 the competition raised £364.29 for books for Walton High School\, Stafford.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/henshaw-press-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Cats Protection Cat Tales Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31st March 2026\nEntry Fee: £10\nPrizes: An exclusive prize bundle from Cult Pens\, worth up to £350 plus publication in The Cat magazine\nWord Limit: 250 to 1\,000 words\nJudges: Gail Porter\, Matt Richardson\, Jane Fallon\, Anne Twist\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  cats.org.uk/shortstory\n\nCats Protection has announced the launch of a national short story competition\, inviting aspiring writers from across the UK to submit imaginative tales that celebrate the unique bond between cats and humans. \nWhether heart-warming\, magical or mysterious\, entries must feature cats at their core and highlight the special connection they share with people. \nStories will be judged by acclaimed authors Jane Fallon and Anne Twist as well as Scottish television presenter and mental health advocate Gail Porter and comedian Matt Richardson. \nThe winning entries will be published in The Cat magazine and showcased on Cats Protection’s website\, offering writers a valuable platform to share their work. \nBoth category winners will also win a goody bag gifted by competition partner\, Cult Pens\, each with a retail value of £350 as well as being offered a visit to a Cats Protection adoption centre to meet the cats awaiting rehoming. \nEligibility\n• Open to residents of England\, Wales\, Scotland and Northern Ireland\n• Entrants must be aged 18 or over\n• Stories must be original and written in English\n• Two categories: children’s literature and adult literature\n• Minimum word count 250 words\, maximum word count: 1\,000 words\n• Stories must use Arial\, 12pt\, be double-spaced and be submitted by a word document or PDF using the entry form with the short story title as the file name\n• One entry per person per category (separate entry fee required) \nAll stories must include or centre around a cat. Writers are encouraged to refer to Cats Protection’s Cat Welfare guidance to ensure responsible representation.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/cats-protection-cat-tales-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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