• Competition Deadline: The MTP Short Story Competition

    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...

  • Event: ENSFR reading group, June meeting

    Zoom

    The next short fiction reading group meeting will take place (via Zoom) on Monday 1st June at 5pm (UK time). Below, you can find information on how to join the online meeting room. I have attached an iCalendar file that you can add to your calendar. During the meeting, we will be discussing Julie-Ann’s reading suggestion: the...

  • Residency: Magnetic 5

    Cove Park

    We are thrilled to continue our involvement in the Magnetic Residencies programme, in partnership with Villa Arson, Nice. The Magnetic 5 call for applications is open until Tuesday 2 June 2026. Cove Park welcomes applications from artists based in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Scotland-based artists are welcome to apply to Villa Arson. The Magnetic Residencies programme offers...

  • Conference: 8th Annual ENSFR Conference at the University of Artois

    University of Artois Arras, France

      We are excited to announce a Save The Date for the 8th Annual ENSFR Conference. The conference will be held at the University of Artois (Northern France) on the 10-12th of June 2026. The title of the conference is: “In Different Shapes: the short story and its modes of circulation in magazines and newspapers.”...