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SUMMARY:Missing People Anthology
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 18 September 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: Publication in the anthology\nWord Limit: Prose: 1000 words\, poetry: 40 lines\nTheme: Experience of a loved one going missing\nCategories: Short Story\, Poetry\, Non-fiction\nCompetition Website:  missingpeople.org.uk/submit-your-work-to-our-anthology-about-missing\n\nThe Missing People charity is looking for contributions to an anthology of writing that reflects the experience of having a loved one go missing\, \nOnly people who have experience of someone close to them being missing can submit entries.\nWriters must be at least 18 years old. \nOnly original work can be submitted – poetry and various types of prose including stories\, reflections and letters. \nPoetry: up to 40 lines\, Prose: up to 1\,000 words. Maximum of five entries per person. \nWriting should reflect one of the following themes in the context of missing:\n– love\n– hope\n– memories
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/missing-people-anthology/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
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SUMMARY:SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2026 - Prose
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30 September 2026\nName: The Canterbury Festival Fiction Prize sponsored by Canterbury Festival\nTheme Lines of Communication\nEntry Fee: £5 per short story\, £12 for three\nPrizes: First: £200; Second: £100; Third: £50\nWord Limit: 3\,500 words\nCategory: Short story competition\nJudge: Emma May Cruickshank\nCompetition Website: saveaswriters.co.uk/all-competitions/lines-of-communication-2026.html\n\nTo celebrate 150 years since the first ever telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell\, SaveAs Writers invite you to submit poetry or short stories with this theme: ‘Lines of Communication’. \nMethods of communication have developed rapidly since that first phone call in 1876. Therefore\, the theme can be interpreted widely. Submissions might focus on communication in relationships • in the age of the Internet\, the mobile phone and AI • between human beings and aliens or robots • between nations or different cultures. \nWhat are the limits and difficulties of communication? Perhaps you want to explore if better communication means better understanding. Or if it is always used for the best reasons. These are just some of the possibilities. \nBe sure to read the full terms and conditions on the competition site before entering.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/saveas-writers-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTSTAMP:20260803T121644Z
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SUMMARY:Henshaw Press Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30 September 2026\nEntry Fee: £6 per entry (additional fee of £14 for a critique)\nPrizes: First prize: £200; second prize: £100; third prize: £50\nPublication: In a two-yearly anthology and on the website\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. All profits go to buying new books for school libraries. 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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTSTAMP:20260903T085844Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 5:00 pm (UK time) on 30 September 2026\nEntry Fee: £12\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000 plus online publication and an online creative writing course; two runners-up prizes of £200 each\nWord Limit: 3\,000 words\nFinal Judge: Daragh Fleming\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  creativewritingink.co.uk/competitions/creative-writing-ink-short-story-competition-2026\n\nIf you are seeking a well-run and trusted short story competition with a tasty £1\,000 top prize (plus a free creative writing course)\, the Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition could be just the ticket. With two runners-up prizes of £200 and a reasonable entry fee of £9\, this theme-free competition always proves popular. They use Subfolio for all entries. \nThe judge this time around is Daragh Fleming (author of A Brief Inhalation and Lonely Boy) who is a writer from Cork\, Ireland. He has work appearing in many literary magazines including Southword\, Crannóg\, Stand\, Gutter\, and more. He was highly commended for both the Patrick Kavanagh Award and the Fool For Poetry Prize in 2023\, and shortlisted for the Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize in 2024. He won the From The Well Competition in 2021 and the Ducairn Flash Competition in 2024. Daragh was also shortlisted for two Mental Health Media Awards for his TEDx Talk on using creativity to enhance and maintain our mental health.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/creative-writing-ink/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTSTAMP:20260909T142223Z
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SUMMARY:Hammond House International Literary Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30 September 2026\nEntry Fee: £10 (£5 for gold members)\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000; 2nd: £100; 3rd: £50. All shortlisted entries will receive worldwide publication.\nWord Limit: 1\,000 to 5\,000 words for stories / 40 lines for poems\nTheme: Destiny\nCategory: Short Story Competitions / Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  hammondhouse.org.uk/2026-literary-prize\n\nOrganised by North East Lincolnshire community organisation Hammond House\, the Destiny International Literary Prize 2026 has categories for Short Stories\, Poetry\, Scriptwriting and Songwriting\, with various prizes. Members of Hammond House can enter with a reduced fee. There is also the option to receive feedback on your entry\, for an additional fee. \nThe top prizes for the short story and poetry competitions are £1\,000\, while those for the scriptwriting and song writing competitions are £100.  \nThis highly regarded organisation is brilliant at championing new creative voices\, and this destiny-themed contest is certainly worth entering.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/hammond-house-literary-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTSTAMP:20260903T094132Z
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SUMMARY:The Moth Nature Writing Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30 September 2026\nEntry Fee: €16 per poem or prose piece\nPrizes: 1st prize €1\,000 and a week at The Moth Retreat; 2nd prize €500; 3rd prize €250\nWord Limit: 4\,000 words (fiction or non-fiction prose) or a single poem of any length\nJudge: Sean Borodale\nCategory: Short Story / Non-fiction / Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: themothmagazine.com/directory/about-the-moth-nature-writing-prize\n\nCompetition Details\nThe Moth Nature Writing Prize is an international prize. It aims to encourage and celebrate the art of nature writing and is awarded annually to unpublished pieces of prose or poetry which best combine exceptional literary merit with an exploration of the writers’ relationship with the natural world.  \nThe winners are chosen by a single judge each year\, who reads the stories anonymously. This year’s judge is Sean Borodale\, whose debut collection of poetry Bee Journal\, a two-year poem journal of beekeeping\, was shortlisted for the T S Eliot Prize and Costa Book Award. He was selected as a Granta New Poet and a Poetry Book Society Next Generation Poet. His radio work\, Mighty Beast\, a documentary poem about a cattle market\, won the Radio Academy Gold Award for Best Feature or Documentary.  \nHis poem ‘Notes for an Atlas’\, written while walking around London\, was adapted and directed by Mark Rylance as an eight-night theatre work for Southbank Centre. He has been Honorary Research Fellow at the Slade School of Fine Art and is the current Adrian Brinkerhoff writer-in-residence at Poetry Ireland.\nPrevious judges include Richard Mabey\, Helen Macdonald\, Max Porter\, Kathleen Jamie and Cal Flyn. \nTHE PRIZES \n1st prize €1\,000 and a week at The Moth Retreat\n2nd prize €500\n3rd prize €250 \nThe winning pieces are published in the Irish Times online.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/the-moth-nature-writing-prize/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTSTAMP:20260904T141711Z
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SUMMARY:UK Writers' College Short Story Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30 September 2026\nEntry Fee: £8\nPrizes: Winner: £500\, Second: £250\, Third: £125; the three winning entries will be published in an anthology and will receive editorial comments on their submitted works\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\nTheme: ‘The End of the Line’\nJudges: Arja Salafranca\, Sonny Whitelaw and Andrew Salomon\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: ukwriterscollege.co.uk/the-uk-writers-college-annual-short-story-competition\n\nThe UK Writers’ College Short Story Competition is open to new writers aged 16 or over but anyone who has made a living from writing (fiction or non-fiction) is not eligible to enter. It is run by The Writers’ College\, who offer a range of writing resources and courses to aspiring authors and who have bases in the UK\, New Zealand and South Africa. Whether you want to hone your short story writing skills\, or you want to learn the craft of writing a novel\, they may have a course that appeals. \nThe judging panel is made up of three talented authors: Arja Salafranca\, Sonny Whitelaw and Andrew Salomon who have a wealth of writing success and experience between them.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/uk-writers-college-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
DTSTAMP:20260909T143154Z
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SUMMARY:Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on 1 October 2026\nEntry Fee: $30\nPrizes: $1\,000 and publication at the magazine’s website as a special online supplement to the subsequent Spring edition; second prize is $500; and third prize is $250\nWord Limit: 5\,000 words\nGuest Judges: Pemi Aguda\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: all-story.com/zoetrope-all-story-short-fiction-competition/\n\nAccording to the organisers\, The Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Competition is a catalyst for writing careers. Recent winners and honourable mentions have subsequently been recognized among the finalists for the PEN/Hemingway Award\, the National Book Award\, and the Pulitzer Prize. \nThe competition welcomes short fiction of no more than five thousand words. First prize is $1\,000 and publication at the magazine’s website as a special online supplement to the subsequent Spring edition; second prize is $500; and third prize is $250. \nAdditionally\, the three prizewinners and seven honorable mentions are considered for representation by participating talent agencies: William Morris Endeavor; CAA; the Wylie Agency; Aragi\, Inc.; Regal Literary; Dunow\, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency; Markson Thoma Literary Agency; Inkwell Management; Sterling Lord Literistic; Aitken Alexander Associates; the Book Group; the Gernert Company; Janklow & Nesbit Associates; and the Georges Borchardt Literary Agency. \nThe guest judge for the 2026 competition is Pemi Aguda\, whose first collection Ghostroots (which included two stories first published in Zoetrope: All-Story)\, was a finalist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction\, the 2024 Los Angeles Times Book Prize\, and the 2025 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Her most recent contribution to Zoetrope: All-Story\, “The Hollow\,” won a 2023 O. Henry Prize; and the one prior\, “24\, Alhaji Williams Street\,” was a finalist for the 2019 National Magazine Award for Fiction. Her debut novel\, One Leg on Earth\, was published by W. W. Norton & Company in May 2026. \nAll stories submitted to the competition are considered for publication in the print edition.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/zoetrope-short-fiction-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011
DTSTAMP:20260909T143834Z
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SUMMARY:Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 10th October 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: Winner: £100\, goody bags and anthology publication\nWord Limit: 500 words (Short stories)\, 500 words (blogs)\, 40 lines (poems)\nAge Categories: 7-11\, 12-14\, 15-17 and 18-25 years\nTheme: Nature\, the environment\, or issues related to climate change\nCompetition Website: writingeastmidlands.co.uk/young-writers-groups/solstice-writing-prize/\n\nWriting East Midlands is seeking short stories\, blogs and poems from writers aged 7-25 on the theme of nature. \nThis year\, Writing East Midlands is seeking 500-word short stories\, 500-word blogs or 40-line poems from young writers across the UK—all on the theme of nature\, the environment and issues related to climate change! \nThe Solstice creative writing competition is open to writers aged 7-25\, with four age categories to enter (7-11\, 12-14\, 15-17) and prizes on offer for the first-place winner and five highly commended entries in each category. \nPrizes include: £100\, goody bags and publication in our online anthology. \nWriting East Midlands is delighted to announce the 2026 judge of the Solstice Nature Prize for Writers is Gill Lewis. Gill is the multi-award-winning and bestselling author of children’s nature-themed novels such as Sky Hawk\, Sky Dancer\, White Dolphin and A Story Like the Wind. You can find out more about Gill Lewis here. \nThe Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers is FREE to enter. The deadline is 10th October 2026 at 11.59 pm. Check out the full details on the competition website.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/solstice-nature-prize-young-writers/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTSTAMP:20260908T083201Z
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SUMMARY:London Magazine Short Story Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 18 October 2026\nEntry Fee: £12 (£6 subsequent entries)\nPrizes: First Prize: £1000; Second Prize: £600; Third Prize: £400\nWord Limit: 4\,000\nJudges: Camilla Grudova\, Tim MacGabhann\, Ayşegül Savaş\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  thelondonmagazine.org/short-story-prize-2026\n\nThe London Magazine Short Story Prize 2026 is open to entries until 18th October. Since 1732\, The London Magazine has published short stories by some of the most well-regarded writers in English\, from Jean Rhys and Raymond Carver to Virginia Woolf and V. S. Pritchett. Their annual Short Story Prize seeks out new voices to join this distinguished literary history. \nEstablished to support and celebrate emerging literary talent\, the prize offers writers from around the world an opportunity for publication and recognition. They are seeking previously unpublished stories of no more than 4\,000 words. \nThe London Magazine Short Story Prize 2026 will be judged by Camilla Grudova\, Tim MacGabhann and Ayşegül Savaş. \nThe winning stories will be published in future issues of The London Magazine. Winners will also receive cash prizes and be celebrated at a prize-giving ceremony at the end of the year.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/london-magazine-short-story-prize/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20260903T123933Z
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SUMMARY:The Bedford Competition - Short Story and Poetry Awards
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 October 2026\nEntry Fee: £8.50 (or three for £17). Students: £6 (or three for £12)\nPrizes: 1st: £2\,000\, 2nd: £400\, 3rd: £300\nWord Limit: Stories up to 3\,000 words; poems up to 40 lines\nEligibility: Entrants must be aged 17 or older\, but from anywhere in the world\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\, Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: bedfordwritingcompetition.co.uk\n\nThe Bedford Competition are an International Competition\, open to everybody from around the world aged 17 or over\, with prizes totalling £5\,600 including special awards for young writers and Bedford writers. All winning and shortlisted entries are published on the website and in a paperback anthology with global distribution. The organisers donate proceeds to charities that support literary and literacy skills. \nThe short story competition is for stories up to 3\,000 words. The poetry competition is for poems up to 40 lines. Entrants can write on any theme. Check out the competition site for the full terms and conditions.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/bedford-short-story-poetry-awards/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTSTAMP:20260903T084925Z
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SUMMARY:Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize 2026/27
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 8 November 2026\nEntry Fee: £11 per story\nPrizes: 1st Place: £3\,000; Shortlist: £200 (shortlisted authors); Longlist: £50 bookshop vouchers\, plus a 4-book subscription to Galley Beggar Press\nWord Limit: 6\,000 words\nJudges: Directors of Galley Beggar Press plus three guest judges: Victoria Mackenzie\, Timna Fibert\, and Gonzalo C. Garcia\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  galleybeggar.co.uk/prize\n\nThe Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize is a very highly regarded competition run by a the innovative and impressive independent publisher\, Galley Beggar Press. They’ve published some fantastic books over the years\, which you can browse on their website. \nBack to the competition though\, and the top prize of £3\,000 is well worth going for\, while the four judges will ensure the winning stories will have to be from the top drawer. You’ve got 6\,000 words to play with\, but be sure to the make every word count. Galley Beggar are providing 200 free entries for low earners.  \nThis year\, the directors of Galley Beggar Press will be joined by three new judges: Victoria Mackenzie (author of For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain\, winner of the Saltire First Book Award and a Guardian\, Sunday Times and Scotsman Book of the Year 2023)\, Timna Fibert (winner of the Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize\, 2023)\, and Gonzalo C. Garcia (Associate Professor at the University of Warwick and Galley Beggar author of two novels: We Are The End\, 2018; Telenovela\, 2025).  \nDeadlines and announcements\n– The deadline for submissions is midnight of the evening of 8 November 2026 (UK time).\n– On 22 February 2027 a longlist of 10 stories will be announced.\n– On 15 March 2027 a shortlist of 3 stories will be announced.\n– On 29 March 2027 the winner of the 2026/27 Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize will be announced.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/galley-beggar-press-short-story-prize/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201
DTSTAMP:20260908T081843Z
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SUMMARY:Fish Short Story Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30 November 2026\nEntry Fee: €24 (€16 subsequent entries)\nPrizes: 1st Place: €3\,000 plus three-day Short Story Workshop; 2nd: €300; 3rd: €300; 7 honourable mentions win €200 each\nWord Limit: 5\,000\nJudge: Sean Lusk\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  fishpublishing.com/competition/short-story-contest/\n\nThe Fish Short Story Prize is run by Fish Publishing and is open for entries until the end of November. Based in the west of Ireland they have been publishing The Annual Fish Anthology since 1994. This is a very well-respected prize and would look great on any writer’s CV. \nThe first prize is a very generous €3\,000 and the winner also gets to attend a three-day workshop at the West Cork Literary Festival. The writers who finish second and third each get €300\, seven honourable mentions will get €200 each\, and the top 10 winners will also be published in the next Fish Anthology. \nAlthough the entry fee of €24 is a little steep compared to some competitions\, note that you will only be charge €16 for each subsequent entry. There is also an option to get a critique of your story (for €65)\, which could be of interest to those seeking advice about how to improve their writing.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/fish-short-story-prize/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270301
DTSTAMP:20260722T153437Z
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SUMMARY:Canterbury Tales Writing Competition 2026/27
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 28 February 2027\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: Transformations\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-2026-7-transformations\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 ‘Transformations’ 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 2027 – please include your date of birth on the entry form). \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 about a transformation\n– Write a poem or story about change that leads to surprising consequences\n– Write a description of a character who transforms from evil to good or from good to evil \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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SUMMARY:Flash 500 Short Stories Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 28 February 2027\nEntry Fee: £7 for one story\, £12 for two stories\, £16 for three stories\, £20 for four stories\nPrizes: 1st Place: £500; Runner-up: £200; Third: £100\nWord Limit: 3\,000 words (not including title)\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  flash500.com/short-stories\n\nThe folk at flash500.com have introduced a Short Stories Competition\, with a top prize of £500 and a deadline of 28th February 2027.  \nThe entry fee is £7 for one story\, £12 for two stories\, £16 for three stories\, or £20 for four stories. Entries must not have been published and must be in English\, though entrants can reside anywhere in the world. So if you have honed at least the first part of you novel\, get involved and give yourself a chance of earning the top prize of £500.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/flash-500-flash-short-stories-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:To Hull And Back - A Humorous Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11.59pm GMT on 30 June 2027\nEntry Fee: Early bird (until 31st March 2027): £10 for 1 story\, £17 for 2 stories\, £20 for 3 stories. From 1st April 2027 to 30th June 2027: £12 for 1 story\, £20 for 2 stories\, £24 for 3 stories\nPrizes: 1st Prize: £1\,000\, your face on the To Hull And Back Anthology cover and a trip to Hull on a Harley Davidson; 2nd Prize: £200; 3rd Prize: £100; 3 x Highly Commended: £70; 14 x Shortlisted: £35\nWord Limit: 2\,500 words maximum including the title (no minimum)\nJudges: Christopher Fielden and others\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  christopherfielden.com/to-hull-and-back-humorous-short-story-competition/\n\nTo Hull And Back Short Story Competition is the biennial humorous writing contest run by award-winning writer and editor Christopher Fielden. With a very generous total prize pot of £2\,000\, this is a fantastic competition that offers cash prizes to the authors of the top 20 entries. This is the 10th time the competition has run. It is open to anyone residing anywhere in the world. Entries must be written in English. \nAnd not only that… the winner receives what can only be described as a wholly unique prize: the face of the winner author will be printed on the To Hull And Back Short Story Anthology which will be sent to them. But before it wings its way to the winner\, said anthology will be strapped to the handlebars of a Harley Davidson motorcycle and filmed being ridden to Hull and back (from somewhere near Bristol).  \nThis might sound a little bizarre\, but there’s nothing wrong with that in our eyes. And just to prove we haven’t made the whole thing up\, you can check out the videos Chris made when riding the faces of previous contests To Hull And Back on the competition website! \nNote that there’s an early bird price and also a discount for additional entries (up to three in total)\, so it pays to get your entries in sooner rather than later. Good luck!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/to-hull-and-back/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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