Short Stories
"Dont Get Mad - Get Evil" International Writing Competition
Open for original, unpublished short stories on a given theme. Maximum length: 5,000 words. Prize money totals Canadian$850. Deadline: June 1, 2004. Free entry.
$5000 Literati Short Story Competition
A short story contest for original, unpublished manuscripts of less than 3,000 words, offering significant cash, publication and publishing prizes. Closes September 15, 2004. Entry…
Annual Short-Story Contest
Seeks Science-Fiction/Fantasy stories. Deadline: May 31, 2004. Entry Fee: $10. Cash prizes total $850.
Author Mania Writing Contest
A cash prize of $1,000 plus publication is offered for a short story on any topic. Maximum length: 5,000 words. Entry fee: $20. Closing date: March 31, 2005. Open to U.S. residents…
Boulevard Emerging Writers Contest
Leading U.S. literary magazine offers $1,500 plus publication for original short fiction by an unpublished author. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: December 15, 2004.
Cadenza Magazine Short Story Competition
Seeks original, unpublished stories, not exceeding 4,000 words. Open theme (but no children's stories). Cash prizes total 350 English pounds. Entry fee: 5 pounds (or equivalent). D…
Carve Magazine Short Story Contest
The Raymond Carver Short Story Award at Carve Magazine is one of the world's premier fiction awards for original, unpublished short stories. Maximum length: 10,000 words. Prize mon…
Donard Short Story Competition
A free-to-enter contest offering a modest cash prize for a 5,000 word (or less) story in any category or theme.
Dragonfly Spirit Writing for Children Short Story Contest
Seeks original short stories in the children and young adult genres. Limit: 2,000 words. Unpublished authors only. Entry fee: $7. Deadline: September 30.
Fantasist Enterprises
Annual fantasy fiction contest, open to all manner of fantastical stories between 2,000 and 10,000 words, closes November 15, 2004. Winners and runners-up will be printed in an ant…
Fire By Nite Awards for Christian Fiction
Seeks short fiction stories with Christian themes. Over $1,000 in prizes plus opportunity for publication. $15 entry fee.
Fish Publishing
Provides information on the international annual short story contest which every year offers a significant cash prize and publishes an anthology of the winning stories.
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine Contest
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine seeks short stories in the mystery genre of 5,000 words or less. Prizes total $450 cash plus free subscriptions and possible publication. Entr…
Glimmer Train Awards for Fiction
Glimmer Train Press offers a number of awards for literary short fiction each year. The prize money for short stories less than 2,000 words, for example, totals $2,000. A reading f…
Haunted Newport Short Story Contest
Original, unpublished stories up to 5,000 words are sought on a paranormal theme, and incorporating at least two Newport, Rhode Island, landmarks. First prize is $500. Closes May 1…
Intergeneration Foundation's Annual Storytelling Contest
Open to all ages, this short story contest is designed to promote intergenerational understanding. Maximum length: 750 words. Cash prizes total $700. No entry fees. Deadline: June …
Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
An annual contest for original, unpublished stories up to 3,000 words in length, open to writers who have not yet achieved major market success. Cash prizes total $2,000. Entry fee…
Memphis Magazine Fiction Contest
Open only to writers living within 150 miles of Memphis, this annual competition seeks original short stories of 3,000 to 5,000 words. Reading fee: $10. Deadline: August 1.
Mixed: Stories About Being Biracial or Multiracial in America
The stories must not exceed 8,000 words and must speak either directly or indirectly about what it is to be biracial or multiracial in the United States. Prize money will be awarde…
Momaya Press
The Momaya Annual Review seeks original short stories on any theme. Limit: 2,500 words. Deadline July 1. Prizes total $300. Entry fee: $10
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