Each year, thousands of short story competitions are run around the world. Here are just a few to get you started. |
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 Annual InternationalThe Bridport Prize International Writing Competition An writing prize for short stories, flash fiction and poems.
The Bristol Short Story Prize Publishes an annual anthology as well as presenting cash prizes.
Commonwealth Short Story Competition To promote new creative writing for radio, this competition is funded and administered by the Commonwealth Foundation and the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association and is open to all Commonwealth citizens aged 18 and over. |
Click on the .pdf below for 106 Competitions and Opportunities for Short Story Writers
AustralianThis writing event is open to adults and high school students and is a joint activity of the Rotary Club of Balwyn, Leader Newspapers and the City of Boroondara.
An Australian site offering a variety of short story competitions througout the year. Cash prizes and publication.
The Carmel Bird Short Fiction Award A competition for short stories of any genre to 3,000 words. In 2011 prize money is $500 with each of two runners up receiving $100 each. |
QuarterlyA quarterly open themed competition for flash fiction to 500 words.  Read 'After the Wake', my second prize winning entry in Flash500 First Quarter 2010 competition. The Book Abyss Writing Competition For fiction or non-fiction short stories up to 1,000 words. MonthlyWriters' News and Writing Magazine WN/WM run an annual program of writing and poetry competitions through their magazines.
The Global Short Story Competition A monthly competition for open themed short stories to 2,000 words.
 Read Bloody Mongrel, my first prize winning entry in Global Short Stories February 2011 competition More Australian Alan Marshall Short Story Award A national short story competition run by Nillumbik Shire Council in honour of Alan Marshall, author of 'I Can Jump Puddles'.
Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize A rich poetry and short story prize administered by Griffith University's School of Humanities on the Gold Coast. |
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