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Short Story Contests

5/1/2025 Writers Games, 6 weekly comps, Various Prompts

 https://www.writersworkout.net/games/registration

5/2/2025 Writing Battle, Micro fiction, 500 words, Prompts 

https://writingbattle.com

 5/4/2025 Fractured Lit, Themed Challenge, Various

 https://fracturedlit.com/calendar/

5/19/2025 Twisted Tournament, Micro fiction, Various Prompts

 https://twistedtournament.com/register-for-contest?annual=true

5/31/2025 Bridport Prize, Short Story 5000 words, Open

https://bridportprize.org.uk/

5/31/2025 Bridport Prize, Flash Fiction 250 words, Open

https://bridportprize.org.uk/

5/31/2025 Wow, Women on Writing, Flash Fiction250-750 words, Open

https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#FlashFictionContest

5/31/2025 Ton Howard/John H. Reid Fiction, 6000 words, Open

https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom-howard-john-h-reid-fiction-essay-contest

6/2/2025 Black Fox Literary, 5000 words, Theme

https://blackfoxlitmag.com/contests/

6/3/2025 Writers Digest, Annual Writing Competition, 4000 words, Open

https://www.writersdigest.com/wd-competitions

7/1/2025 Globe Soup, Short Story, 500 words, Prompts

https://www.globesoup.net/writing-competitions

7/13/2025 Fractured Lit, Themed Challenge, Various

https://fracturedlit.com/calendar/

7/15/2025 Masters Review, Short Story, 6000 words, Open

https://mastersreview.com/

7/15/2025 Not Quite Write, Short Story, 500 words, Prompts

https://notquitewritepodcast.com/prize/

7/31/2025 Anthology, Short Story, 1500 words, Open

https://anthology-magazine.com/awards/short-story-competition/

6/30/2025 L Ron Hubbard, Writing Competition, 17000 words, SF/Fantasy

https://writersofthefuture.com/

7/1/2025 Historical Writers, Short Story, 3500 words, Historical Fiction

https://historicalwriters.org/dorothy-dunnett-hwa-short-story-competition-is-now-open/

7/14/2025 NYC Midnight, 500-Word Fiction, 500 words, Prompts

https://www.nycmidnight.com/

8/1/2025 Writer's Playground, 3000 words, Prompts

https://www.writersplaygroundllc.com/how-it-works

8/1/2025 Writing Battle, Nano fiction, 250 words, Prompts

https://writingbattle.com/

8/15/2025 History Through Fiction, Short Story, 5000 words, Historical Fiction

https://www.historythroughfiction.com/short-story-contest

8/15/2025 Bristol Short Story Prize, Short Story, 4000 words, Open

https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/

8/15/2025 Edinburgh Short Story Short Story, 250 words, Open

https://www.scottishartstrust.org/

8/15/2025 Wow, Women on Writing, Flash Fiction 250-750 words, Open

https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#FlashFictionContest

8/18/2025 Twisted Tournament Micro fiction Various Prompts

https://twistedtournament.com/register-for-contest?annual=true

9/15/2025 Fractured Lit, Elsewhere Prize, Various Prompts

https://fracturedlit.com/calendar/

9/15/2025 Masters Review Chapbook, 22500 words, Open

https://mastersreview.com/

9/15/2025 Ink of Ages, Fiction, 2000 words, Historical Fiction

https://fictionprize.worldhistory.org/

9/30/2025 Something or Other, Annual Writing Competition, 5000 words Historical Fiction/Fantasy

https://soopllc.com/annual-short-story-contest/

9/30/2025 L Ron Hubbard Writing Competition, 17000 words, SF/Fantasy

https://writersofthefuture.com/

10/5/2025 Writing Battle, Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Prompts

https://writingbattle.com/

10/26/2025 Writing Battle Short Story, 2000 words, Prompts

https://writingbattle.com/

11/10/2025 NYC Midnight Microfiction,250 words, Prompts

https://www.nycmidnight.com/

11/15/2025 Twisted Tournament, Micro fiction, Various Prompts

https://twistedtournament.com/register-for-contest?annual=true

11/12/2025 Twisted Tale Tournament, Various Prompts

https://twistedtournament.com/register-for-contest?annual=true

11/15/2025 Curious Curls, Short Story Up to 10,000, Open

https://www.curiouscurlspublishing.com/fiction-contest

11/15/2025 Wow, Women on Writing, Flash Fiction, 250-750 words, Open

https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#FlashFictionContest

12/1/2025 Fractured Lit, Micro fiction, 400 words, Open

https://fracturedlit.com/calendar/

12/15/2025 Writers Digest Annual Writing Competition1500 words, Open

https://www.writersdigest.com/wd-competitions

12/16/2025 Globe Soup Short Story 8000 words, Open

https://www.globesoup.net/writing-competitions

12/31/2025 L Ron Hubbard Writing Competition17000 words, SF/Fantasy

https://writersofthefuture.com/

1/31/2026 NYC Midnight, Short Story 2500 words, Prompts

https://www.nycmidnight.com/

1/31/2026 Story Unlikely, Short Story, 4500 words, Open

https://www.storyunlikely.com/#contest

2/6/2026 Writing Battle Flash Fiction, 1000 words, Prompts

https://writingbattle.com/

2/17/2026 Twisted Tournament Micro fiction, Various Prompts

https://twistedtournament.com/register-for-contest?annual=true

2/28/2026 Edinburgh Short Story Short Story 2000 words, Open

https://www.scottishartstrust.org/

2/28/2026 Fractured Lit, Anthology Various, Open

https://fracturedlit.com/calendar/

2/28/2026 Next Generation Short Story 5000 words, Open

https://shortstoryawards.com/rules.php

2/28/2026 Wow, Women on Writing Flash Fiction250-750 words, Open

https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#FlashFictionContest

3/7/2026 Furious Fiction - Monthly First weekend, Flash Fiction500 words, Prompts

https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/

3/31/2026 L Ron Hubbard Writing Competition17000 words, SF/Fantasy

https://writersofthefuture.com/

3/21/2026 NYC MidnightMicrofiction100 words, Prompts

https://www.nycmidnight.com/

3/31/2026 Black Fox Literary, 5000 words, Theme

https://blackfoxlitmag.com/contests/

3/31/2026 Masters Review, Debut Fiction6000 words, Open

https://mastersreview.com/

4/13/26 Fractured Lit, 1000 words, Open   

https://fracturedlit.com/calendar/

4/13/26 Writing Battle, 1000 words, Prompt

https://writingbattle.com

4/13/26 Solarpunk-Quarterly, Sci-Fi Hopeful, 1000-7500 words, Open

https://solarpunkmagazine.moksha.io/publication/1/guidelines

4/28/26 Globe Soup, Short Story, 500 words, Paranormal Prompt

https://www.globesoup.net/writing-competitions

4/30/26 Haven Speculative, Speculative Fiction, 6000 words

 https://www.havenspec.com/submit/

4/25/26 Not Quite Write, 500 words, Prompt

https://notquitewritepodcast.com/prize/

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