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 only.
Seeks original, unpublished stories, not exceeding 4,000 words.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). Deadline: March 31.
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 seeks short stories in the mystery genre of 5,000 words or less. Prizes total $450 cash plus free subscriptions and possible publication. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: October 31.
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 fee of $10 is required. The Press is also open for submissions where no upfront fees are charged.
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 30, 2004.
A short story contest for original, unpublished manuscripts of less than 3,000 words, offering significant cash, publication and publishing prizes.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 fee: $10.
An annual contest for original, unpublished stories up to 3,000 words in length, open to writers who have not yet achieved major market success.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: $10. Deadline mid-May.
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 awarded to the winner ($500) and each author published in an Anthology ($200). Deadline: December 31, 2003. Free entry.
Seeks original stories and essays, up to 8,000 words, either published or unpublished. Winning and commended works will be published in an anthology. Cash prizes total $2,575. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: March 31, 2005.
A short story contest looking for true life stories in the categories of friendships, animals, Christmas, and amazing coincidences. Prizes of $1,000, $500, and $250 (Canadian) will be awarded for winning submissions received on or before August 30, 2004. Word limit: 3,000. No entry fees.
Ongoing quarterly contests require entrants to submit a short story within 24 hours of the topic's notification. $5 entry fee. Cash prizes total $750 for first, second and third places.
All entries must be unpublished; no longer than 5,000 words; postmarked by October 1; accompanied by a $15 entry fee per story. 1st Prize: $1,000. 2nd Prize: $500. 3rd Prize: $250.
