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Two Nigerian Writers, Ope Adedeji and Svetlana Chigozie Onye, Make the Shortlist for the £1,000 2026 4thWrite Short Stor...

The shortlist for the 2026 4thWrite Prize, which marks its 10th anniversary this year, is out. Run by the publisher 4th Estate in association with the Guardian, the prize is a shor...

Winner of the school division of the 2026 Sargeson Prize

Winning story of the 2026 Sargeson Prize

Wellington writer Mikee Donato has won the $15,000 Sargeson Prize fo...

Second place story in the 2026 Sargeson Prize

Auckland writer Cait Kneller has won 2nd place in the Sargeson Prize with her story about two girls who meet o...

South Leeds youngster wins Leeds 400 writing prize

As part of the Leeds 400 celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the city receiving its royal charter in 1626, the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society held a creative wr...

Brittle Paper Flash Fiction Competition Winners!

  The Brittle Paper Flash Fiction Competition results are in! To celebrate our debut Literary Festival, held on 29 August 2026, we had a Flash Fiction competition, and over 250 sub...

Shortlisted Stories from the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Now Available to Read on adda

Stories shortlisted for the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize are now available to read online on adda, the online literary magazine of the Commonwealth Foundation. The shortlist...

A short story is about to pay $15,000

Wasafiri Announces 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize Shortlists After Record Entries, With Africa Up by 172%

  Wasafiri has released the shortlists for the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize, selecting fifteen writers across fiction, life writing, and poetry. Winners in each categ...

Witsprouts Opens Nominations for Second Storytelling Prize worth ₦500,000 | Deadline September 30

The Witsprouts Project, a cultural organisation dedicated to expanding participation in African arts and culture, has opened nominations for the second edition of the Witsprouts St...

Your Favorite Short Story

“Brevity is the soul of wit.”  —William Shakespeare * * * We’re all familiar with Shakespeare’s take on the subject of brevity. But in the 21st century, brevity may be the soul of...

British-Nigerian Screenwriter Thara Popoola Wins the ВЈ1,000 Modern Stories: It Must Be Love 2026 Prize

Screenwriter Thara Popoola has won Modern Stories: It Must Be Love 2026 for her novel-in-progress Right Person, Wrong Timeline, Curtis Brown Creative announced, with J. D. Malle’s...

Élékéré Press Announces Shortlist for its Inaugural Short Story Prize

Élékéré Press has announced the seven writers shortlisted for the inaugural Élékéré Short Story Prize, selected from more than 200 submissions from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, the Unite...

Tiny Memoir Contest for Students: Write a 100-Word Personal Narrative

We invite teenagers to tell a story about a meaningful life experience in just 100 words. Contest dates: Sept. 16-Oct. 28, 2026.

STORY OF THE MONTH: August 2026

The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month. The finalists for August were: Tug of War by Trish Fegan Sticky Fingers by Alyson...

Oxfordshire libraries launch search for the next bestselling writer

The Oxfordshire short story competition is open to all ages and offers winners the chance to have their work published as an eBook.

STORY OF THE MONTH: September 2026

The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month. The finalists for September were: Visitation by Paul D’Arcy Cradle by Mikaila Nal...

The Best Student Writing Contests for 2026-2027

Help your students take their writing to the next level.

Secrets of flash fiction revealed as writers gather for insightful Wicklow workshop - ‘It’s about what’s not said’

Cork-based Kerry native wins prestigious Limerick writers’ award

2026 Dream Foundry Contest Winners

The Dream Foundry has announced the winners of this year’s art and writing contests. ART CONTEST 1st place, Monu Bose Prize 2nd Place 3rd Place WRITING CONTEST 1st place 2nd Place...

Voices: The Independent is turning 40 – and we want you to write for us

Calling all Independent thinkers... you could win £500 and be published in the Independent in our 40th birthday ‘New Voices’ writing competition

4th ILPS Essay Writing Competition by International Law and Policy Society, NLUO [Prize Pool of ₹ 15k]: Register by Sept...

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2026 SFPA Poetry Contest Winners

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association has announced the winners of its annual prize for poetry. Poems were judged in three categories, listed below. Dwarf Form (10 o...