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,...
The ENSFR is delighted to welcome representatives of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for a conversation about the Prize, its history, the 2026 shortlist, and wider discussions around the state of the contemporary short story. The speakers include Razmi Farook (Director-General of the Commonwealth Foundation) and Emma D’Costa (Consultant to the Foundation) who managed the Commonwealth...
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: 2026 Competition Open From 1 Jan 2026 to 31 May 2026 Organised by the Yeovil Community Arts Association, this is your opportunity to enter five very different categories of writing. Aspiring writers throughout the world should enter this prestigious writing competition. Submit here.
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...