The London Magazine is currently hosting a short story competition! 1st – £500 This will be published in the magazine and featured on the website. 2nd – £300 This will be featured on the website. 3rd – £200 This will be featured on the website. We will consider short stories of up to 4,000 words in length (no flash fiction). The title is NOT included in the word count. The competition is open to everyone: it is not restricted...

Stories and poems of up to 200 words on the theme of feminism. Judges: Authors Kirsty Logan and Kaite Welsh, and For Books’ Sake Founder Jane Bradley: Prizes: £50, £25, £25 and a one year digital subscription to BUST Magazine 10 finalists will be chosen for online publication with a link to their blog or website. Free entry. Global entries welcome. Closing date: 26 October 2013 URL for entries:...

Original, unpublished horror and science fiction of up to 5000 words is welcome for our recently re-launched competition. You can enter online if you are outside the UK and email your work.   Prizes in US dollars are $387, $155 and $77, plus publication in our high-quality anthology.   The entry fee is $8, $16 if you would like a tick-sheet critique, $32 if you would like a critique and edit.   Find us at www.darktales.co.uk along with complete...

(Ventura, CA—August 27, 2013)  The Ventura County Writers Club (VCWC) announced its 14th Annual Short Story Contest, which will open for submissions on September 1, 2013 and close October 15, 2013. For the second year, the Short Story contest will accept entries from students currently enrolled in high school. The student entries will be judged in a separate category.The contest draws entries from around the country as well as internationally....

Contest category: Short Story Type: Horror Deadline: October 10, 2013 Entry fee: $0.00 (FREE!) Word count Maximum: 750 Prizes: First place: Two signed copies of Exiled and a digital copy of Tristis Manor Second place: One signed copy of Exiled Third place: Swag (bookmarks, bracelets, etc.) Prompt: Write something scary. That’s it. Seriously. Something to keep in mind; I don’t scare easily -especially when it comes to writing mostly...

$10 ENTRY FEE A minimum of $300 will be awarded, with at least $250 going to first place and at least $10 to our four honorable mentions. Our five finalists will also appear in Issue 11 of the magazine due out in January 2014. Last year we awarded $585 in prize money. For every entry over 25, an additional $5 will be awarded to the first place story. Compose a short story entirely of dialogue. You may use as many characters as you want. Your...