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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: The Julia & Martin Wilson Short Story Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nBroadway Arts Festival launched a short story prize in order 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 no theme to adhere to. \nPrizes: \n\nMain prize (adults): £800\nAges 11-16yrs: £100\nAge 10 and under: £100\n\nThe deadline for entries is 6pm on 27th March 2026.  \nPlease Note: \n\nDo not enter any previously submitted entries as they will not qualify for consideration.\nEntries will be assessed using a plagiarism and AI checker\nFor those age 16 and under\, a maximum of 2 stories per entrant permitted.\n\nWinners will be announced towards the second week of May. Winning stories will be published on the festival website for all to read & enjoy. \nThere is a fee of £12 per entry for the main prize of £800 for adults\, but the competition is free to enter for those age 16 and under. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-the-julia-martin-wilson-short-story-prize-2026/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260419
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nThe aim of the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize is both to celebrate the best of new short fiction under 2000 words and to give winners the most visibility possible for their writing. That’s why we’ve teamed up with sixteen different literary and artistic institutions to not only offer cash prizes and writing retreats but also to ensure that all our shortlisters have the opportunity to be published in multiple print and online journals\, have their work put in front of literary agents\, and present their stories at an event. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-desperate-literature-short-fiction-prize-2026/
CATEGORIES:Competition Deadline
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Scratch A4 Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nSubmissions are open for Scratch A4 Summer ’26… until midnight\, 25th April!​ \nThe Judges are: \nGurnaik Johal – Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. \nEmily Fish – Emily Fish began her publishing career as an Agent’s Assistant at Aitken Alexander Associates. After three years she moved into editorial at Faber\, and now works at Hutchinson Heinemann\, an imprint of Penguin Random House. \nTom Conaghan – Publisher at Scratch Books.​​ \nScratch A4 Summer ’26 will be held in Soho on the evening of Saturday 6th June.​​ \nTo enter our competition to read your story at the Summer ’26 edition of Scratch A4\, complete these two simple steps… \n1) Buy this Contestant Entry ticket. You will receive a Confirmation email. \n2) Forward this Confirmation email – attaching your <1000 word story – to ScratchA4entries@gmail.com  \nPlease take your name off the document itself  \nSubmissions close: Midnight Saturday 25th April \nIf your story is chosen in the shortlist of six\, you will need to be able to get to London that evening – even if you’re not shortlisted\, we really do recommend you come along anyway for a night of wonderment and good cheer. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-scratch-a4-competition/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430
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DTSTAMP:20260519T121241
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Ironclad Short Story Competition\, Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nThe Ironclad Creative Short Story Competition is for both published and unpublished writers. \nWe aim to run four short story competitions each year. \nPrize winning and shortlisted writers will be published in our July 2026 anthology. \nWe accept any length of story up to 6k words. \nDon’t use the word FOOTPRINT in the title unless it’s alongside a sub-heading or with other words or phrases. \nYou may use the word in the body of the text\, but you don’t have to. \nWhat we expect is that your work to be inspired by the word in some way. \nAny way. \nA way that might be unexpected…. or entirely expected\, but the story takes us somewhere interesting\, and grips us. \nWe’re looking for writers who have exciting voices and can move us. We believe that can happen in any genre of prose. \nPlease make sure you’ve read the terms and conditions carefully! \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-ironclad-short-story-competition-summer-2026/
CATEGORIES:Competition Deadline
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Inkspot’s Flash Fiction Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nWelcome 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. \nWe will be looking for all the usual things\, whether it’s quality writing\, characterisation\, deft world-building\, sparkling dialogue\, humour\, heartbreak\, intrigue … but with the discipline and restraint necessary to remain within the word count. We’re banking on receiving some excellent entries\, as we’re planning to compile our favourites into an e-book\, which will also be available in print\, as POD. \n  \nSubmit here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-inkspots-flash-fiction-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Competition Deadline
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: The Bridport Short Story Prize
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \nOne 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 and get insightful feedback from the judges and our professional partners. Finally\, we will champion you not only as our winner but always as part of the Bridport Prize family. \nSubmit here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-the-bridport-short-story-prize/
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: The MTP Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n\nIn our quest to offer authors a stage for their work\, we are excited to be hosting our 2026 Short Story Competition. \n\n\nFirst Prize:      £1000 (GBP) \nSecond Prize: £500 (GBP) \nThird Prize:     £250 (GBP) \n5 Runners-up Prizes of £50 (GBP) \nPrizewinning stories will be published in the MTP 2026 Anthology (print book and eBook). The Anthology title will be based on the title of the winning entry. \n  \n\nSubmit here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-the-mtp-short-story-competition/
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