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  • December 2025

  • Sat 6

    Competition Deadline: Chaotic Creators Magazine Short Story Contest

    December 6, 2025

    From the competition website:   This competition is open to beginners, experts and anyone in between. The theme is romance. The winner will receive a £50 cash prize (subject to...

  • Tue 9

    Event: Revisiting the ‘Save Our Short Story’ Campaign: A Retrospective Gathering

    December 9, 2025 @ 18 h 00 min - 19 h 30 min
    Teams

    The ENSFR invites you to a special event commemorating the legacy of the Save Our Short Story campaign — a landmark movement that rallied writers, scholars, and readers in defence...

  • Mon 15

    Event: Online Reading Group, 15th December 2025 at 5PM (UK time)

    December 15, 2025 @ 17 h 00 min - 18 h 30 min
    Zoom

    The last short fiction reading group meeting before Christmas will take place (via Zoom) on Monday 15th December at 5pm (UK time). During the meeting, we will be discussing Ines' reading suggestion:...

  • Tue 16

    Competition Deadline: Globe Soup Open Short Story Competition

    December 16, 2025

    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...

  • Sun 21

    Competition Deadline: InterAct Stroke Support’s Ruth Rendell Short Story Competition

    December 21, 2025

    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...

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  • New Episode: Women of Wonder, in ‘A Small, Good Thing’ PodcastFeb 2026
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  • About
    • About
    • ENSFR Team
    • Our Members
  • Events & Deadlines
  • ENSFR Conferences
  • Resources
    • Academic Short Story Journals
    • Short Fiction Publishers
    • Other Resources
  • Publications
    • Fiction and Critical Editions
    • Academic Publications
  • Our Community
    • Our Research & Interviews
    • Our Writers
    • Our Reading Group
    • Our Newsletters
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