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This year’s first short fiction reading group meeting will take place (via Zoom) on Monday 26th January at 5pm (UK time). Below, you can find information on how to join the online meeting room. During the meeting, we will be discussing Paul’s reading suggestion: the short story “Butterflies” by Samanta Schweblin. It is a very short story at... |
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Call for Papers: ENSFR Annual Conference, Artois 2026
In Different Shapes: The Short Story and Its Modes of Circulation in Magazines and Newspapers 10–12 June 2026 / 10-12 juin 2026/ 10–12 de junio de 2026 Laboratoire Textes et Cultures (UR4058), Université d’Artois Invités d’honneur / Invited Speakers / Invitados de honor Elizabeth Baines Paul Delaney, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin...
Competition Deadline: Bristol Short Story Prize
From the competition website: We are delighted to announce that the Bristol Short Story Prize is once again open for submissions. We accept entries of up to 4000 words from any genre and from published and unpublished authors alike. Enter by 31 January 2026 for the chance to win £1500 and publication in the Bristol...
Competition Deadline: Ironclad Short Story Competition
From the competition website: The Ironclad Creative Short Story Competition is for both published and unpublished writers. We aim to run four short story competitions each year. Prize winning and shortlisted writers will be published in our April 2026 anthology. We accept any length of story up to 6k words. Deadline: 31 January Enter here.
Competition Deadline: Parracombe Prize
From the competition website: Welcome to Parracombe Prize 2026. It’s the short story competition that started small and went global, now in its sixth year. With the Parracombe Prize, no writer gets overlooked. Every submitted story is read by a panel of judges, which includes published writers. Long listed entries are re-read twice more and... |
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Competition Deadline: Claret Press Short Story Competition
From the competition website: We're looking for stories that reflect today's politics. The deadline for entries is 1st February, 2026. Deadline: 1 February Enter here. |
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Competition Deadline: Writers’ & Artists’ Short Story Competition
From the competition website: Enter our free annual short story competition and be in with a chance of winning a place on an Arvon Residential Writing Week (worth £985) as well as seeing your story published on our site. To enter, all you have to do is submit a short story (for adults) of no more than... |
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This launch event celebrates the publication of a new Short Fiction in Theory and Practice special issue which critically examines materiality in the short fiction of Alice Munro (1931-2024). Throughout her fourteen collections of short stories, Munro has shown a clear interest in how her characters’ inner life and perception of the world are defined... |
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In this session, we’ll explore the Irish Income for the Arts programme, which has supported artists’ incomes and helped retain talent in the sector since 2022. The scheme has awarded a weekly payment of €325 for 2,000 artists selected at random. With the pilot scheme ending in February 2026, this will be an opportunity to...
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Event: Next Generation Short Story Awards
The Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories (5,000 words or less per story) in English. Brought to you by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA) and Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group (IBPPG), the 2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards offers 30+ categories,... |
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Competition Deadline: Edinburgh Short Story Award 2026
From the competition website: Open to writers worldwide, published and unpublished For short stories on any topic up to 2,000 words We welcome stories in all genres: literary, historic, crime, romance, realism, contemporary, humour and more. Entrants can be any age over 16 years. Stories should be suitable for an adult audience. Enter... |
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