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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... |
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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...
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 The Anthology Flash Fiction Competition is open to original and previously unpublished flash fiction pieces on any theme or genre in the English language by writers of any nationality, living anywhere in the world.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...
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...
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From the competition website: Open to unpublished writers or those with fewer than four publications, from any country.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.
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... |
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Competition Deadline: Zoetrope All-Story Short Fiction Contest
From the competition website: The Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Competition is a catalyst for writing careers. Recent winners and honorable mentions have subsequently been recognized among the finalists for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. We welcome short fiction of no more than five thousand words. Entries are vetted... |
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Competition Deadline: Bath Flash Fiction Award
From the competition website: Three rounds per year: March to June, July to October, and November to February. Full details in the rules. In summary: 300 word limit. £1000 prize for the winner, £300 second and £100 third. Two commendations £30 each. 50 longlisted entrants offered publication in our end of year print and... |
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Competition Deadline: The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2026
From the competition website: Since 1732, The London Magazine has published short stories by some of the most well-regarded writers in English, from Jean Rhys and Raymond Carver to Virginia Woolf and V. S. Pritchett. Our annual Short Story Prize seeks out new voices to join this distinguished literary history. Established to support and... |
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The Short Story Salon returns with an evening of readings and conversation from three exciting contemporary writers: Elsa Court, Kim Wiltshire, and Georgina Parfitt. Join us online on 19 October at 18.00 (BST) / 19.00 (CEST) as each writer shares a short story and discusses their creative practice. A thoughtful, intimate online gathering for anyone... |
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Competition Deadline: FFF Competition #36
From the competition website: Submit a flash fiction piece of between 100 and 300 words, on any theme. 1 Winner will receive £200.00 and publication 2 Highly Commended will receive £100.00 and publication 3 Shortlisted will receive £80.00 and publication Judge: TBC The closing date for FFF Competition Thirty-Six is Friday, 23rd October 2026... |
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Competition Deadline: Scratch A4 Competition
From the competition website: Scratch A4 is a bi-annual Short Story competition for <1000 word stories. The six shortlisted writers are invited to read their stories at the amazing Scratch A4 final. Submissions are opening in September for Scratch A4 Winter '26! The window runs from September 12 until midnight, 24th October. Enter... |
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The Classics Book Club meets on the first Thursday of each month here at Hatchards, Piccadilly. This book club will instead take place one week ahead of schedule, on Thursday, 29th October. This month's book is: "Japanese Ghost Stories" by Lafcadio Hearn. The dead wreak revenge on the living, paintings come alive, spectral brides possess mortal men...
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Call for Papers: Special Issue on William Faulkner in Journal of the Short Story in English
JSSE 90 (Spring 2028) Guest edited by: Françoise Buisson,Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour Solveig M. Dunkel, Université de Lille Frédérique Spill, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, president of the William Faulkner Society. Deadline for abstract submissions: 30 October 2026 Suggested Proposals The purpose of this special issue of JSSE is thus to examine the challenges faced... |
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Competition Deadline: The Bedford Competition 2026
From the competition website: Chance of winning up to £2000 in the short story and poetry main prizes. Separate short story and poetry prize winning categories for those aged 17-25 and for local Bedford residents. Enter here. |
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