Competitions

The HG Wells Short Story Competition is open for entries. Submission Guidelines Theme: The Cheat. Entries must be in English. The length must be 1,500 to 5,000 words. Open style/genre.…

The Fiction Factory Short Story Competition 2026 is open for entries. Submission Guidelines The Competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over. International entries are welcome, but stories must…

The Apollo Bay Wordfest Short Story Competition is open for entries. Submission Guidelines Open to residents of the state of Victoria, Australia. Writers who have never had a publishing contract…

The Hunter Writers Centre’s ‘Grieve’ Writing Competition is open for 2026. Submission Guidelines Entrants must be aged 18 years or over. Submissions are open to Australian citizens or permanent residents…

The Purorrelato 2026, Micro-story competition is open for entries. Submission Guidelines Any person over the age of 18 can participate, with a maximum of three micro-stories per author. The theme…

The E M Fletcher Writing Competition 2026 is open for entries. Submission Guidelines Short story of 1500 – 2000 words on a family history or genealogy theme The Competition is…