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Duets & Duvets Award Part 1

April 13, 2016April 16, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

Making sweet music together.

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The Hope Springs Maternal Award

October 7, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children. -Jessica Lange

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They Walk Among Us! | The ‘Others’ Award

September 10, 2015January 7, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

Some say they just arrived, while others believe they’ve always been here.

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The Woolf’s Peak Award

September 5, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

For this award authors are asked to use a short poem by Virginia Woolf as a prompt for writing a dual narrative story.

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A Writing Competition With a Dark Perspective | The Hunter Award

July 29, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

it’s time to get in touch with your inner demons.

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Flash Fiction Competition Listings 2016

July 18, 2015April 3, 2016 EditorialShort Story Competiton Listings

The big list of small fiction. Regular contests from around the web all in one place, including daily, weekly and quarterly awards.

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A Faerie Simple Writing Contest | The Fae Little Things Award

July 16, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

Why does the sugar go missing, only to reappear in the afternoon? What is that strange laughter by night? And why do daisies grow in circles… Blood circles.

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Writing Contest Based On A Misunderstanding | The Warren’s Ashes Award

July 15, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

Write a story based on a misunderstanding, where characters act under a false belief, be it deliberate or otherwise. Engage the reader with dramatic irony and create tension through the story.

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A Big Technology Writing Contest | The Engineers Do It in Their Overalls Award

July 9, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

{Due 9 Aug 2015) Engineers and their achievements are often overlooked in modern fiction. It’s time to correct that. A writing contest with structural integrity.

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Fantasy Fiction Contest | The Sun and Moon Award

July 3, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

 A fantasy fiction contest that pits two estranged siblings into a chance first encounter. 700 Words. Due 2 August 2015. 

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Cyberpunk Flash Fiction Contest | The Gibson Bigend Award

June 10, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests
cyberpunk flash fiction contest

Taking your cues from the master of cyberpunk, write a flash fiction story that uses the unequal distribution of technology as a main theme or plot point.

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Fantasy Writing Award | Lantern’s Flame

June 5, 2015January 4, 2016 Talia McBrideShort Story Contests

FlashThis winter has been the longest in memory, and the town’s reserves are dwindling. You have been elected (on account of drawing the shortest straw) to venture out into the cold and dark and see how the neighbouring town fares. […]

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The Misery Fiction Writing Competition

May 24, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

Horror, while you were sleeping…

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OPEN SPACES | Science Fiction Short Story Contest 2015

May 18, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests
Copyright Darren Kirby

Using one of of the prompts from Writing Prompts For Science Fiction Stories as a starting point, write your best science fiction story of no more than 700 words. Make sure you follow all the guidelines listed below, including how to […]

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PROGNOSIS NEGATIVE Short Story Contest

May 8, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

In this short story contest, authors are asked to write a piece of fiction where the protagonist received unexpected news.

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Movie Synopsis Contest| Dallas Lawyers Club Award

April 17, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

{Closed} In this contest we ask authors to write a film treatment / synopsis / brief about a film in which the characters have no sense of irony.

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TRIGGER WARNING Short Story Contest

April 12, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

  Short List & Winner Announcement Read the full short list and winner announcement here: TRIGGER WARNING SHORT STORY CONTEST GUIDELINES The Samurai and Western Genres both occupy the territory of the revenge narrative, often involving a lone hero or […]

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Linkbait & Switch Science Fiction Short Story Contest

March 22, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests

Catherine Miller took out first place for this award. Read the Winner Announcement:   1.Mr Right Is Definitely Out There by Ash Warren A tongue in cheek bit of Clickbait about love bots for sale that gives new meaning to […]

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The Comfortably Anon Writing Contest

March 12, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialShort Story Contests
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This award is now closed. Read the winner announcement  1. Blanket Rules – Sean C Sydney’s Dystopian Future laid bare on a slow train to nowhere (Read more). 2. Process of Elimination – Ash Warren A Sci Fi short about […]

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The GROTESQUE PORTRAIT Award | A Free Short Story Contest

March 3, 2015January 4, 2016 EditorialClosed Awards, Short Story Contests
free short story contest

There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion. Edgar Allan Poe

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A Wolf in Writer’s Clothing: The Tobias Madden Interview


Read the full interview with WOLVES editor and writer Tobias Madden

Sadie’s Cabin in the Woods: An Interview with Madeline Pettet

Read the full interview with WOLVES author and NiTH Senior Judge Madeline Pettet

The Wolf in the Castle: An Interview with Jeanette Stampone


Read the full interview with WOLVES author Jeanette Stampone.

Jurassic Heart Surgery: An Interview with WOLVES author Ian Harrison

Read the full interview with Aussie author Ian Harrison.

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