Tick-tock ⏰ Deadline time!

Two more days to submit for the Short Story Prize

Dec 13

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Hi, the extended deadline for the Short Story Prize has just 2 more days left now.

December Deadlines

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Don’t forget to send your LIGHT-inspired stories by 15th December for the extended deadline for the Short Story Prize. £1000 in cash prizes to be won and publication in the anthology edition in February. Enter here.

The 1000 Word Photo comp wants your stories of EXACTLY 1000 words inspired by the photo. Deadline is 31st December as we all know writers don’t go to New Year’s Eve parties! Cash prizes are a share of the entry fees and publication is in March.

Early 2025 Submission Opportunities

Our second annual Hermit Crab Prize closes in February. Cash prizes and publication for all shortlisted and winning writers. Our judge is Avitus B. Carle. Get all the info here and read this year’s winners here.

Plus the Monthly Micro returns in January for tiny stories up to 150 words inspired by the prompt which is revealed on the first Monday of the month. Cash prizes, a secret prize for the winner of the public vote, and all 10 shortlisted stories published.

The theme for Edition 8 of WestWord - publishing April 2025 - is ILLUSION. Send your short stories, flashes and micros by 31st January 2025. Submit here.

The first Folktale Flash Contest has an April deadline. I’m judging this one and winners and shortlisted writers get cash prizes and publication. Info here.

Plus submissions are always open for Short Story Spotlight, Story Sunday and Flash Focus!

Join our community

Want to join our community and get craft workshops and submissions to lots of our editions included? Membership starts at just £6 a month.

To give you an idea of what you can expect from the workshops I have removed the paywall on a previous one: Writing Hermit Crab Flashes That Have Got Great Story. Watch it here.