Submissions of up to 200 words on the theme of PULPED FICTION are sought for the 2021 NWF joanne burns Microlit Award, co-hosted by Spineless Wonders and the Newcastle Writers Festival. Cri Fi, Sci Fi, Noir, Rom Com, Lit Fic, Western, Horror, Gothic, Fantasy, Fairytale… In this year’s callout we are […]
Bristol Short Story Prize
Welcome to the Bristol Short Story Prize – an annual international writing competition open to all published and unpublished, UK and non-UK based writers. The 2020 Bristol Short Story Prize is open for entries. Closing date is midnight (BST) on April 30th, 2020. 1st prize is £1,000 2nd prize is […]
Australian Shadows Awards
Submissions for the 2019 Australian Shadows Awards are now open until March 31 2020! AWARD CATEGORIES Works of horror or dark fiction may be entered into the following categories: Short Fiction: works up to 7,500 words. Long Fiction: works between 7,501 to 39,999 words (novelette or novella). Novel: works of at least 40,000 […]