Writing Competitions 2014

Spinetinglers.co.uk Monthly Short Story Competition - The top five stories each month will be published on the site and the first place story will be published in the annual anthology. First prize £100; 2nd prize £50; third prize £25. Closing date for submissions is the 15th of each month, limit is 5,000 words and the theme is dark fiction.More information about Spinetinglers monthly competition.

 

Inspired by My Museum . Any writer from anywhere in the world between the ages of 16 and 35 can take part. Entries can be up to 400 words. Only ONE entry is allowed per person. Closing date 10 February 2014. More information about the Inspired by My Museum competition.

The White Review short story competition - First prize £2,500 for a short story up to 7,000 words that expands the genre. Entry fee £15. Closing date 1 March 2014. More information about The White Review short story competition

 

Bath Short Story Award - No story theme'; 2,200 word limit. Entry is £8 and prizes range from £50 to £1,000. Closing Date is 31 March 2014. Find out more about the Bath Short Story Award.

 

Asian Writer Short Story Prize - Annual award for new and original fiction under 3,000 words. More information about the Asian Writer Short Story Prize.

Asham Award - this award is for women only. First prize £1,000. Entry fee £15 for a story up to 4,000 words. More information about the Asham Award.

BBC National Short Story Award - Annual award. First prize £15,000 for a short story up to 8,000 words. More information about the BBC National Short Story Award.

 

Berkhamsted Writing Competition- Story theme is 'Beginnings'; 1,000 word limit. Entry is £5 and main prize is a £500 bursary for MA in Creative Writing at Kingston University. Closing Date is 4 April 2014. Visit the website for more information

 

Blue Thumbnail Short Story Competition. 3,000 word limit; entry is £6. First prize is Writers' workshop or Greek retreat, there are also related runners up prizes.

 

Bridport Prize - Yearly short story competition, any theme. More information about the Bridport Prize. The 2013 prize will be announced in the New Year.

 

Bristol Short Story Prize - short story, 4,000 words. First prize £1,000. Entry fee £8. More information about the Bristol Short Story Prize.

 

Cinnamon Press - this website runs monthly competitions. More information about the Cinnamon Press competitions

 

Commonwealth Short Story Prize - awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2000-5000 words). Regional winners will receive £2,500 and the Overall Winner will receive £5,000. Translators will receive additional prize money.  More information about the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

 

Costa Short Story Competition - short story up to 4,000 words long. First prize £3,500. Free entry. More information about the Costa Short Story Competition.

 

Creative Writing for All - First prize £60 for a short story up to 2,000 words on the theme 'Childhood Memories'. Entry fee £5. Additional entries £3. Any profits will be donated to Womens' Aid. More information about Creative Writing for All - Short Story Competition.

 

Curry Mallet History Festival Adult's Short Story Competition - First prize £100 for stories on the theme 'The reunion', 'The journey' or 'The letter'. Entry fee £5. More information about the Curry Mallet History Festival Adult's Short Story Competition.

 

Curry Mallet History Festival Children's Short Story Competition - First prize £35 for stories starting with the sentence 'My hamster is stuck in the piano!' for the aged 11 and under category and for the 12-16 category, either '"Ghosts don't sing in tune," she said' or 'I think our garden shed is a time machine.' Stories should be under 500 words. Entry fee £3 per entry. More information about the Curry Mallet History Festival Children's Short Story Competition.

 

Dark Tales - First prize £100 for horror and speculative fiction. More information about the Dark Tales prize

 

Doris Gooderson Short Story Competition - annual short story competition on any theme, maximum 1,200 words.More information about the Doris Gooderson Short Story Competition.

 

Eclat Fiction - regular competitions for stories up to £1,500. First prize £100. Any theme. More information about the Eclat Fiction competitions

Edge Hill Prize for the Short Story - awarded to the best short story collection. More information about the Edge Hill Prize for the Short Story

 

Emerald Writing - First prize £75 for flash fiction. More information about the Emerald Writing prize

 

Exeter Writers Short Story Competition 2013 - First prize £250 for a short story up to 3,000 words. Entry fee £5.More information about Exeter Writers Short Story Competition.

 

Eyelands Third International Short Story Contest - First prize air tickets from a European city to Greece and back, and publication, for a short story up to 2,500 words on the theme 'Dream' and 'Getaway. Entry fee: 10 Euros. More information about the Eyelands Third International Short Story Contest.

 

Fiction Fast-Track - Apostrophe Books run monthly short story competitions. More information about Fiction Fast-Track

 

The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition - For very short stories from 250-1,000 words; first prize £200; entry fee £3 for one story, or £7.50 for three stories; closing date 31st January 2014. More information about The Fiction Desk.

 

Fish Publishing - this website runs monthly competitions. More information about the Fish Publishing competitions

 

Five Stop Story's monthly competition - First prize £50. Entry fee £4. 1,000-3,000 word short stories on any theme.More information about Five Stop Story. New competition every month.

 

Flash 500 - flash fiction competition for short stories up to 500 words. Regular competitions. More information about Flash 500

 

Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award - awarded to the best short story collection. More information about the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award

 

Greenacre Writers Short Story Competition - Annual competition. First prize £100 for a short story up to 2,000 words. Entry fee £5,50. More information about the Greenacre Writers Short Story Competition

Highlands and Islands Short Story Association Competition - annual prize for a short story up to 2,500 words. First prize £400. Entry fee £5. More information about the HISSAC.

 

Home-Start Bridgwater Short Story Prize 2013 - First prize £500 for a short story up to 2,200 words on any theme. Entry fee £7. Judged by Dame Margaret Drabble. More information about the Home-Start Bridgwater Short Story Prize 2013.

 

inkhead Short Story Competition - First prize £150 for a short story up to 1,000 words on one of the following titles: Grandpa's Ghost, The Sound of Crickets and Sighing Trees, Dangerous Andrew's Last Mission, A Day In The Life of Robot Ronnie, A Hero Sits Next Door. Entry fee £5. More information about the inkhead Short Story Competition

 

InkTears Short Story Competition - First prize £1,000 for short story 1,000-3,000 words, any theme. More information about the InkTears Short Story Competition.

Jukebox Story - a new monthly night and website dedicated to short stories inspired by songs (800-1000 words).More information about Jukebox Story

 

Leaf Books - this website runs regular competitions. More information about the Leaf Books competitions

 

Lightship International Short Story Prize - First prize: £1,000. Judge: Tessa Hadley. Max: 5000 words. Entry Fee: £12. Patrons: Hilary Mantel, Andrew Motion, Christopher Reid, Cynthia Ozick, Lindsay Clarke. More information about the Lightship International Short Story Prize and other competitions.

 

Limnisa Bluethumbnail Short Story Competition - First prize: one week writer's retreat in Greece for short stories up to 3,000 words on any theme. Entry fee £6 per story. More information about the Limnisa Bluethumbnail Short Story Competition.

 

Little House Short Story Competition - First prize £2,000 for short story up to 2,000 words. Entry fee £6.50. More information about Little House Short Story Competition.

 

The London Magazine Short Story Competition - 4,000 word limit, no theme, £500 first prize plus publication in The London Magazine. Closes 31st October. The competition winners will be announced in January at House of Commons event. More information about the London Magazine Short Story Competition

Meridian Writing Competitions - this website hosts regular writing competitions. More information about Meridian Writing Competitions

 

Momaya Short Story Competition 2013 - First prize £110 for a short story, up to 3,000 words on the theme of music. Entry fee £8. More information about the Momaya Short Story Competition 2013.

 

Mslexia Short Story Competition 2013 - First prize £2,000 for stories of up to 2,200 words. Judge: Janice Galloway. Women writers only. More information about the Mslexia Short Story Competition 2013.

 

Multi-Story - Bi-monthly competitions ranging from flash fiction up to 2,500 words. First prize £300. Entry fee £5 for one or £8 for two. All judges are publishing professionals. More details about the Multi-Story competitions

 

My Mate Kindle Monthly Competition - Monthly competition for short stories up to 2,000 words. More information about the My Mate Kindle Monthly Competition

 

The New Writer - regular poetry, short story and microfiction competitions. More information about The New Writer Magazine

 

Over the Red Line - bi-monthly competition with a £50 prize. Story must have a limit of 3,500 words. Visit Over the Red Line for more details. 

 

Park Publications UK - this website runs regular competitions. More information about the Park Publications UK competitions

 

The Rhys Davies Short Story Competition 2014 is open to all writers born in or currently living in Wales. There is also an Under-21 Prize which is open to writers aged 21 and under on the closing date. First prize is £2,000. Under-21 Prize is £1,000. Closing date is Friday 16 May 2014. Entry fee is £7.00 per story or £4.00 per story for the Under 21 Prize. Stories can be on any theme but must be no more than 2,500 words. More information about RDSSC

The Scott Prize - international annual prize for a first collection of short stories in English. Salt Publishing accepts submissions of short story manuscripts from 1 July to 31 October every year. The winner is announced the following April with a collection publishing six months later. More information about The Scott Prize

 

Senior Travel Expert Travel Writing Competition - Entry is free and the subject is 'travel writing' (fiction or non-fiction). Prize is £100 on a prepaid currency card and to have your story published on the site. Closing date is 1 June 2014. More information about STETW competition. 

Segora Short Story Competitions - regular competitions for cash prizes. More information about Segora

 

The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award - Annual award. First prize £30,000 for short stories of up to 6,000 words. More information about the The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award

 

The Thresholds Short Story Forum - Feature writing competition. First prize £250 and publication on The Forum.More information about The Thresholds Short Story Forum.

 

Tom-Gallon Trust Award and The Olive Cook Award - First prize £1,000 each awarded biennially, in alternate years. More information about Tom-Gallon Trust Award and The Olive Cook Award

 

V S Pritchett Memorial Prize - First prize £1,000 to the best unpublished short story of the year. More information about the V S Pritchett Memorial Prize

 

What needs to change? - First prize £200 for a short story up to 1,500 on any subject. What should we be talking about? Free entry. More information about LibArts London.

 

Whoosh Books Competitions - regular short story competitions. First prize £50. More information about Whoosh Books Competitions

 

The Willesden Herald International Short Story Prize - First prize £300 for short story 7,500 words max, any theme. More information about the Willesden Herald International Short Story Prize 2013-14.

 

Win Your Way to Swanwick - First prize: a week at Swanwick Writers' Summer School for short stories and writing for children up to 1,000 words on the theme '65 Not Out'. Entry fee £5. More information about the Win Your Way to Swanwick writing competition.

 

Words and Women Prose Writing Competition - Winner £600 and publication in an anthology.  Entry is open to all women writers over the age of 16 who live or work in the East of England. Entry fee £10. More information about the Words and Women Prose Writing Competition

 

The Word Hut Short Story Competition - Prize: £50.00. £4.00 per entry. 1,000 words maximum, any subject. More information about The Word Hut Short Story Competition

 

The Writer's and Artists' Yearbook Annual Short Story Competition - First prize £500 and a place on an Arvon course of your choice. Short stories up to 2,000 words on the subject of freedom. Free entry. More information about The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook Annual Short Story Competition.

 

Writers' Forum Short Story Competition - Ongoing monthly competition with cash prizes. More information about the Writers' Forum Short Story Competition

 

Writer's Worldwide Prize - this website runs regular writing competitions. More information about Writer's Worldwide Prize 

Writer's Village - First prize £1000 for a short story, any theme, up to 3,000 words. Entry fee £12. More information about Writer's Village.

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