From the Leicester Writes Short Story Prize website:   We’re looking for new and original fiction under 3,500 words. Stories can be any length (up to 3,500 words) style, or subject. There is no set theme. £7 per story. Max three entries per person. PRIZES 1st Prize   – £200 2nd Prize – £125 3rd...

From the competition website:   Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition Open for entries 1 May – 31 July Word limit: 3,000 Closing date: 31st July (midnight) Entry fee: €19 per story The competition is open to original, unpublished and unbroadcast short stories in the English language of 3,000 words or fewer. The story can be on any subject, in any...

From the competition's website:   Since 2016, Aurora has provided a platform for writers, offering a prize that is truly national (and international) with its heart in the East Midlands. Our judges have included some of the region’s leading literary lights, with names such as Joanna Cannon, Casey Bailey, Mahsuda Snaith, Alison Moore, Jon McGregor,...

Rose Keating celebrates the publication of her much anticipated debut short story collection, Oddbody. Rose will be reading from the collection, before being in conversation with Jordan from the bookshop, answering questions from the audience and signing copies of Oddbody.

From the competition website: The Bournemouth Writing Prize Celebrating 10 Years of Outstanding Writing Submissions open April 2025 for the Tenth Anniversary Edition of the Bournemouth Writing Prize. This year, we’re celebrating a decade of discovering original writing, and we’d love to read yours. Submit one story, up to 3,000 words. All submissions close: 15th of August.   To enter: Submit - The...