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SUMMARY:The Dorothy Dunnett Society / HWA Short Story Award 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 1st July 2026\nEntry Fee:  £5\nPrizes: Winner: £500 plus mentoring and publication\nWord Limit: 3\,500 words\nNote: Stories must be set at least 35 years in the past\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: historicalwriters.org/awards/the-dorothy-dunnett-society-hwa-short-story-award-2026/\n\nThe Dorothy Dunnett Society / HWA Short Story Award 2026 is open to short stories that are set at least 35 years in the past. The competition is run by the Historical Writers’ Association and the Dorothy Dunnett Society and the winner will receive £500\, mentoring sessions from publishing experts and publication in  Whispering Gallery and on www.historiamag.com. Two further highly commended writers will also be offered mentoring.  \nAll six shortlisted writers will have their stories published as an ebook / print on demand edition by the HWA and Dorothy Dunnett Society via Amazon and each shortlisted author will receive two print copies. The longlist will be announced on 23 September. Shortlisted\, highly commended and winning stories announced on 7 October and shortlisted authors will be invited the the Crown Awards Ceremony in November 2026 in central London. \nFrom the organisers: ‘This competition is for unpublished short stories of up to 3\,500 words and held to celebrate the works of Dorothy Dunnett and the enduring appeal of Historical Fiction. Choose your theme\, your genre and your period and bring the past alive. The only condition is that your story is set at least 35 years in the past.  The judges are looking for great storytelling\, fresh voices\, new perspectives and real ambition in these stories which is why we’ve set a generous word limit. The competition organisers encourage writers to explore any and every aspect of historical fiction from literary to adventure\, to crime and romance and to be ambitious and imaginative in the themes they explore.’
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/dorothy-dunnett-hwa-short-story-award/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Scottish Wildlife Trust Words of the Wild Writing Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11:59pm on 12 July 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nAdult Prizes: Various prize bundles\nWord Limit: 1\,000 words\nTheme: Changing seasons\nCategories: Short Story Competitions\, Poetry Competitions\, Non Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/wordsofthewild/competition\n\nThe Scottish Wildlife Trust is once again inviting you to tell your story of Scotland’s wildlife and wild places. What are the natural waymarkers that you look for that signal the transition from one season to the next? Which species do you most look forward to seeing at certain times of year? And what signs are you seeing that our seasons are changing as our planet warms? \nSubmissions can be in English\, Scots or Gaelic up to 1\,000 words long and written in any form: poem\, letter\, short story\, essay\, song lyrics – whichever works best to tell your story. This year’s theme is “Changing seasons”.  \nA winner from each age and language category will be selected by the panel of judges and will receive an amazing prize bundle: \nAdult winners (18 years and over)\n– 24-litre Swarovski backpack\n– £100 voucher for NHBS\n– £50 voucher for Wild Fungarium\n– 70cl bottle of Seòlta Spiced Rum\n– Complete series of Melissa Harrison’s Seasons anthologies\n– Opticron 10x magnification hand lens\n– 2027 Scottish Wildlife calendar\n– 1-year’s membership to the Trust or a wildlife adoption \nJunior winners (under 18 years)\n– Trail camera starter bundle (including a Num’axes camera\, memory card and batteries)\n– £50 voucher for Wild Fungarium\n– Swarovski baseball cap\n– Complete series of Melissa Harrison’s Seasons anthologies\n– Opticron 10x magnification hand lens\n– 2027 Scottish Wildlife calendar\n– 1-year’s membership to the Trust or a wildlife adoption \nTwo runners-up in each category will also receive a 2027 Scottish Wildlife calendar. \nWinners will be announced at a special event as part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival in October. \nYour submission will be judged on its originality\, creativity and inspirational qualities by a brilliant panel of judges: Craig Aitchison\, Susi Briggs\, Taylor Dyson\, Anne Frater\, Martin MacIntyre\, Eve McIntosh\, Sandy NicDhòmhnaill Jones\, Rachel Stewart\, and Dr Kenny Taylor.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/words-wild-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTSTAMP:20260615T234726
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SUMMARY:Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (ET) 29th July 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:Anthology Short Story Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 31 July 2026\nEntry Fee: Early Bird fee – €15 (November 2025 – January 2026)\, Standard fee – €18 (February – July 2026)\nPrizes: 1st Place: €1\,000 plus publication in Anthology magazine and a one-year subscription; 2nd: €250; 3rd: €150\nWord Limit: 1\,500 words\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  anthology-magazine.com/awards/short-story-competition\n\nRun by the beautifully designed Anthology magazine\, this short story competition has one of the lowest word limits around but the €1\,000 first prize is well worth vying for. As is the additional prizes of being published the magazine and receiving a one-year subscription too. \nNote that the standard entry fee is €18 but you get a discount if you get your entry in early enough.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/anthology-short-story-award/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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