Please note that apart from The Writing Quarter Competition, all other listings are for external competitions. If you have a question about these competitions, please contact the competition organisers by clicking the website link in each listing. Unfortunately, we cannot assist with queries on external competitions. If you’re a competition organiser and would like to […]
We run a free to enter short story writing competition. This is an ongoing monthly competition. Deadline: Last day of every month Prize: $30 We’re looking for short stories of up to 3,000 words. Open theme. Competition Rules This competition is open to all writers aged 18 or over, regardless of nationality or country of […]
Crooked by Colette Coen Colette Coen has most recently been published in Chroma, Structo and Crannog Magazines. Her novel All the Places I’ve Ever Been and short story collections are available on Amazon. She lives in Glasgow, Scotland with her husband and their two teenagers. She is also Mum to a university student who has flown […]
The Young Writers’ Award is open until December 17, 2018. Free to enter. The award has two categories: 1. The Children’s Picture Book category A short, structured story to 250 words, fiction or non-fiction. Story only, no illustrations required. The winning story will be professionally illustrated and produced as a 32-page hard copy book and […]
Winner: Mark Towse, for ‘Skin Suit’. Mark has only been writing short stories for five months now, but his passion and enthusiasm are unparalleled, and this has recently resulted in publication in four magazines including Books N’ Pieces, Artpost Magazine, Montreal Writes and five upcoming anthologies. Mark resides in Melbourne, Australia with his wife and […]
The Questions Writing Prize is open until May 1, 2019. Open to 18-30 year olds. Free to enter. Submit fiction or non-fiction, 1,500-2000 words, on any topic. First prize is $2,000. More here.