From the competition website: The Ironclad Creative Short Story Competition is for both published and unpublished writers. We aim to run four short story competitions each year. Prize winning and shortlisted writers will be published in our July 2026 anthology. We accept any length of story up to 6k words. Don't use the word...
From the competition website: Welcome to Inkspot’s first Flash Fiction Short Story Competition! £500 for 500. We’re looking forward to receiving your flash fiction short stories, with a word count not exceeding 500 words. Short scripts are also welcome. We will be looking for all the usual things, whether it’s quality writing, characterisation, deft world-building, sparkling dialogue, humour,...
From the competition website: One of the largest short story prizes, the winning story features in our anthology, so you will see your words in print, maybe for the first time. That’s not all. It opens up further opportunities where your story needs to have been published. You will be invited to our awards celebration...
From the competition website: In our quest to offer authors a stage for their work, we are excited to be hosting our 2026 Short Story Competition. First Prize: £1000 (GBP) Second Prize: £500 (GBP) Third Prize: £250 (GBP) 5 Runners-up Prizes of £50 (GBP) Prizewinning stories will be published in the MTP 2026 Anthology (print book...
From the competition website: The RSL V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize seeks to find the best unpublished short story of the year. The 2027 V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize is now open for entry until Monday 22 June at 5pm. Please ensure you have read and understood the V.S. Pritchett Prize Eligibility and Guidelines prior to entering. ...