Name: Competition Deadline: Bath Flash Fiction Award
Start: 2026-10-04T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-04T23:59:59+02:00

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	5 events 1 5 events, 1 2026-04-01 Exhibition: Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press 2026-09-01 Competition Deadline: The Observer / Redstone Press Postcard Story Prize 2026 Competition Deadline: The Observer / Redstone Press Postcard Story Prize 2026 September 1 Competition Deadline: The Observer / Redstone Press Postcard Story Prize 2026 From the competition website: Open to writers of all ages and backgrounds. A postcard is a simple thing: image on one side, writing on the other. But the relationship between image and text can be complex and teasing. Postcards always tell a story of some kind and are often glimpses into larger stories, inklings... 2026-09-01 Competition Deadline: Best in Rural Writing Contest Competition Deadline: Best in Rural Writing Contest September 1 Competition Deadline: Best in Rural Writing Contest From the competition website: Contest submissions may be previously published, and will also be read within 3-4 months of submitting with an eye towards publication on the site, as well as the forthcoming Best in Rural Writing print anthologies. (Note: shortlisting in the contest does not automatically secure a place in the anthology, unless selected as... 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields September 1 - September 26 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields Celebrate stories, poetry, writing and everything in between with another fantastic line up of events, workshops and performances. Avid readers can look forward to a brilliant mix of author talks featuring local talent, regional writers and bestselling favourites. We have two costume talks, creative calligraphy, a regency tea dance workshop and lots more. If you’re... 2026-09-01 Competition Deadline: Plough Short Fiction Contest Competition Deadline: Plough Short Fiction Contest September 1 Competition Deadline: Plough Short Fiction Contest From the competition website: Plough is thrilled to announce its inaugural annual short fiction contest, open to writers anywhere in the world. The winning writer will receive a two thousand dollar award and the winning story will be published in Plough. In addition, up to three finalists will receive two hundred and fifty dollars as...	2 events 2 2 events, 2 2026-04-01 Exhibition: Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	2 events 3 2 events, 3 2026-04-01 Exhibition: Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	2 events 4 2 events, 4 2026-04-01 Exhibition: Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	3 events 5 3 events, 5 2026-04-01 Exhibition: Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press 2026-09-05 Competition Deadline: The McNeile Writing Competition Competition Deadline: The McNeile Writing Competition September 5 Competition Deadline: The McNeile Writing Competition From the competition website: A short story competition organised by Clapham Writers charity in honour of the late Penelope McNeile; celebrating creativity, diversity, storytelling, and emerging literary voices. Whether you are writing your first short story or have been writing for years, the McNeile Competition is an opportunity to share your voice, challenge your... 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	2 events 6 2 events, 6 2026-04-01 Exhibition: Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields
1 event 7 1 event, 7 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 8 1 event, 8 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 9 1 event, 9 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 10 1 event, 10 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 11 1 event, 11 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 12 1 event, 12 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	2 events 13 2 events, 13 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields 2026-09-13 Competition Deadline: The BPA Short Story Award Competition Deadline: The BPA Short Story Award September 13 Competition Deadline: The BPA Short Story Award From the competition website: The Short Story Award is open to unrepresented writers anywhere in the world. All you need is a complete short story up to 2,500 words. Prize: cash + agent introduction, 1st Prize £1,000 + agent introduction, 2nd Prize £300, 3rd Prize £100This year's judges are literary agent, Corissa Hollenbeck, at...
1 event 14 1 event, 14 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 15 1 event, 15 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 16 1 event, 16 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 17 1 event, 17 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 18 1 event, 18 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 19 1 event, 19 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	2 events 20 2 events, 20 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields 2026-09-20 Event: Short Story September Festival, Phoenix Leicester Event: Short Story September Festival, Phoenix Leicester September 20 - September 21 Event: Short Story September Festival, Phoenix Leicester Hosted by short story publisher Dahlia Books, the Short Story September Festival is the ultimate weekend for writers looking to master the art of writing short stories. Our main festival sessions will take place on Saturday 20th September in Leicester. Additional writing workshops will take place on Sunday 21st September via Zoom. All online workshops...
4 events 21 4 events, 21 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields 2026-09-20 Event: Short Story September Festival, Phoenix Leicester Event: Short Story September Festival, Phoenix Leicester 2026-09-21 Competition Deadline: Mslexia Women’s Fiction Competition 2026 – Short Story Competition Deadline: Mslexia Women’s Fiction Competition 2026 – Short Story September 21 Competition Deadline: Mslexia Women’s Fiction Competition 2026 – Short Story From the competition website: 1st prize £3,000. Three additional finalists will each receive £150 and all four winning entries are published in Issue 112 of Mslexia. Winning entries plus eight more shortlisted entries will receive £75 and be published in Mslexia's ebook anthology Best Women's Short Fiction 2026. Entry fee: £14. Enter here. 2026-09-21 Competition Deadline: The Sareeta Domingo Prize Competition Deadline: The Sareeta Domingo Prize September 21 Competition Deadline: The Sareeta Domingo Prize From the competition website: The Sareeta Domingo Prize is a free-to-enter writing prize created to discover and support unpublished writers from Black and Global Majority backgrounds, founded by bestselling author Dorothy Koomson in association with Sareeta Domingo’s family, Hachette UK, Jacaranda Books and David Higham Associates. Enter here.	2 events 22 2 events, 22 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields 16 h 30 min - 18 h 00 min Event: Sahra Hersi, Stories and Symbols as Tools for Making (CPD Session) at Charleston House, Sussex September 22 @ 16 h 30 min - 18 h 00 min Event: Sahra Hersi, Stories and Symbols as Tools for Making (CPD Session) at Charleston House, Sussex Join artist and educator Sahra Hersi for a free CPD (continuing professional development) session. Connected to our Reimagine project, a creative learning programme developed with Year 9 students from Priory School in Lewes, this session is open to all educators and practitioners interested in creative learning, including teachers, youth workers, social workers, artists and home educators....	1 event 23 1 event, 23 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 24 1 event, 24 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 25 1 event, 25 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	1 event 26 1 event, 26 2026-09-01 Event: WRITE Festival at The Word, South Shields	0 events 27 0 events, 27
1 event 28 1 event, 28 18 h 00 min - 19 h 00 min ENSFR General Meeting September 28 @ 18 h 00 min - 19 h 00 min ENSFR General Meeting The European Network for Short Fiction Research invites members to our Annual General Meeting on 28 September at 6pm BST / 7pm CEST. We will look back at the projects, collaborations, and developments that have shaped our work over the past year, and outline our plans and priorities for the year ahead. This meeting is...	0 events 29 0 events, 29	5 events 30 5 events, 30 2026-09-30 Competition Deadline: The Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2026 Competition Deadline: The Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2026 September 30 Competition Deadline: The Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2026 From the competition website: The deadline for receipt of all entries is September 30th, 2026, at 5 pm (GMT) Entries will only be accepted through Subfolio. Entries can be on any subject, theme or genre. Entry fee: £12 per entry. You can submit multiple entries as long as each entry is paid for individually and includes a separate entry... 2026-09-30 Competition Deadline: The Writers’ College Short Story Competition Competition Deadline: The Writers’ College Short Story Competition September 30 Competition Deadline: The Writers’ College Short Story Competition From the competition website: Open to unpublished writers or those with fewer than four publications, from any country. Win cash prizes, industry recognition, and a chance to impress our expert judges. Enter here. 2026-09-30 Competition Deadline: Anthology Flash Fiction Competition 2026 Competition Deadline: Anthology Flash Fiction Competition 2026 September 30 Competition Deadline: Anthology Flash Fiction Competition 2026 From the competition website: Established to inspire creativity, great writing and to provide a platform for publication. The Anthology Flash Fiction Competition is open to original and previously unpublished flash fiction pieces on any theme or genre in the English language by writers of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. We are looking for writing... 2026-09-30 Competition Deadline: SaveAsWriters International Creative Writing Competition 2026 Competition Deadline: SaveAsWriters International Creative Writing Competition 2026 September 30 Competition Deadline: SaveAsWriters International Creative Writing Competition 2026 From the competition website: To celebrate 150 years since the first ever telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell, SaveAs Writers invite you to submit poetry or short stories with this theme: 'Lines of Communication'. Methods of communication have developed rapidly since that first phone call in 1876. Therefore, the theme can be interpreted... 2026-09-30 Competition Deadline: Destiny International Literary Prize 2026 Competition Deadline: Destiny International Literary Prize 2026 September 30 Competition Deadline: Destiny International Literary Prize 2026 From the competition website: 1st Prize: £1000 2nd Prize: £100 3rd Prize: £50 Worldwide publication for all shortlisted entries. ONE Short Story per entry (1000 – 5000 words) Preferred format: Arial 12p 1.5 line spacing Entry fee £10 ( £5 for gold members) Your name must NOT appear anywhere on the manuscript itself, as...