From the competition website:   Our 2024 Open Short Story Competition is open to writers of all genres and styles. Whether you write sci-fi, historical, horror, or anything else, we want to read your story! WORDS: 8,000 max (no minimum) CLOSING DATE: 23:59 (UK time) 16th Dec, 2025 WINNER ANNOUNCED: 10th Feb, 2026   Enter...

From the competition website:   Previously judged by the late thriller and murder mystery author, Ruth Rendell CBE - InterAct's Short Story Competition is now named after her. The competition is more recently judged by Margaret Drabble DBE; biographer, novelist and short story writer. The top 3 stories are shortlisted and performed by professional actors that work...

The School of Philology and the School of Italian Language and Literature, the Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) invite you to participate in the XIII International Conference on Microfiction, entitled "Microfiction and Intertextuality," which they are co-organizing. The conference will be a joint in-person and remote event. The conference proceedings will focus...

From the competition website: Deadline: 31 December 2025 Entry Fee: £6 per entry (additional fee of £14 for a critique) Prizes: First prize: £200; second prize: £150; third prize: £50 Word Limit: 2,000 words Enter here.

  Join us as we honour the enduring legacy of Charles E. May’s Short Story Theories (1976), a landmark work that reshaped how we read, teach, and think about short fiction. This special event marks the 50th anniversary of its publication; a moment to reflect on its impact and celebrate the vibrant community of short...