Short Story Competitions (2)
July 11th 2010 13:13
I wrote a blog post on short story competitions in January, all of which are over by now. Here is a list with upcoming competitions for the remainder of 2010:
Competitions with Deadlines
Guildford Book Festival 2010 Short Story Competition: deadline 31st of July; open theme but story should "inspire and uplift readers to make the most of their days and their lives"; max. 7,000 words; entry fee £5, only one story submission per author; prize: your story will be turned into an iPhone app and will be made available through the iTunes store
HISSAC Short Story Competition: deadline 31st of July; open theme; max. 2,500 words; entry fee £5 for one story or £12 for three submissions; prize: £400 for the winner and £50 each for the second and third place
WOW! Summer 2010 Flash Fiction Contest: deadline 31st of August; open theme; between 250 and 750 words; entry fee $10; prize: $250 for the winner, $150 for the runner-up, $100 for third place plus a lot of other stuff for the 10 best submissions plus 15 honourable mentions (check the website for the full list)
Words With Jam First Annual Short Story Competition: deadline 31st of August; max. 2,500 words; entry fee £6 for one story or £10 for two; prize: £300 for the winner, £100 for the runner-up and £50 for third place plus publication in the December issue of Words With Jam
Leaf Books Micro-Fiction Competition: deadline 30th of September; open theme; max. 300 words; entry fee £3 for one submission or £10 for four; prize: £150 plus publication in Leaf Writers' Magazine and an anthology, further entries may be published in the anthology but there is no cash prize
Leaf books run a number of other writing competitions as well, among them Write About Writing (deadline 15th of July) and a Postcard and Short Travel Writing Competition (deadline 31st of August).
Flashback Fiction Competition: deadline 31st of October; theme: bring the past to life; max. 500 words; prize: £100 for the winner and £50 for the runner-up
Short Story Radio Romance Award 2011: deadline 15th or November; engaging and entertaining romance story; max. 4,000 words; entry fee £7; prize: £50 plus recording and broadcast of story on Short Story Radio website and podcast
Words Magazine Short Story Competition: deadline 31st of December; open theme; max. 2,000 words; no entry fee; prize: £100
Monthly competitions
Cazart Writing Competitions 2010: closing date is the 26th of the month; open theme; max. 400 words for flash fiction and 400 - 3,000 words for short story submissions; entry fee £3, you can enter as many as you like; prize: dependant on the number of entries that month - the more submissions, the higher the prize money - plus publication on their website for two months
Global Short Story Competition: open theme; max. 2,000 words; entry fee £5 per submission (up to four per month); prize: £100 for the winner and £25 for the runner-up
Whidbey Student Choice Contest: open theme; max 1,000 words; prize: $50
This is my personal selection of upcoming short story competitions. If you know of any others that you think I should mention or if you run one, please leave a link to the competition in the comments. If I like it, I'll include it.
Competitions with Deadlines
Guildford Book Festival 2010 Short Story Competition: deadline 31st of July; open theme but story should "inspire and uplift readers to make the most of their days and their lives"; max. 7,000 words; entry fee £5, only one story submission per author; prize: your story will be turned into an iPhone app and will be made available through the iTunes store
HISSAC Short Story Competition: deadline 31st of July; open theme; max. 2,500 words; entry fee £5 for one story or £12 for three submissions; prize: £400 for the winner and £50 each for the second and third place
WOW! Summer 2010 Flash Fiction Contest: deadline 31st of August; open theme; between 250 and 750 words; entry fee $10; prize: $250 for the winner, $150 for the runner-up, $100 for third place plus a lot of other stuff for the 10 best submissions plus 15 honourable mentions (check the website for the full list)
Words With Jam First Annual Short Story Competition: deadline 31st of August; max. 2,500 words; entry fee £6 for one story or £10 for two; prize: £300 for the winner, £100 for the runner-up and £50 for third place plus publication in the December issue of Words With Jam
Leaf Books Micro-Fiction Competition: deadline 30th of September; open theme; max. 300 words; entry fee £3 for one submission or £10 for four; prize: £150 plus publication in Leaf Writers' Magazine and an anthology, further entries may be published in the anthology but there is no cash prize
Leaf books run a number of other writing competitions as well, among them Write About Writing (deadline 15th of July) and a Postcard and Short Travel Writing Competition (deadline 31st of August).
Flashback Fiction Competition: deadline 31st of October; theme: bring the past to life; max. 500 words; prize: £100 for the winner and £50 for the runner-up
Short Story Radio Romance Award 2011: deadline 15th or November; engaging and entertaining romance story; max. 4,000 words; entry fee £7; prize: £50 plus recording and broadcast of story on Short Story Radio website and podcast
Words Magazine Short Story Competition: deadline 31st of December; open theme; max. 2,000 words; no entry fee; prize: £100
Monthly competitions
Cazart Writing Competitions 2010: closing date is the 26th of the month; open theme; max. 400 words for flash fiction and 400 - 3,000 words for short story submissions; entry fee £3, you can enter as many as you like; prize: dependant on the number of entries that month - the more submissions, the higher the prize money - plus publication on their website for two months
Global Short Story Competition: open theme; max. 2,000 words; entry fee £5 per submission (up to four per month); prize: £100 for the winner and £25 for the runner-up
Whidbey Student Choice Contest: open theme; max 1,000 words; prize: $50
This is my personal selection of upcoming short story competitions. If you know of any others that you think I should mention or if you run one, please leave a link to the competition in the comments. If I like it, I'll include it.
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