My publishers have a backlog because of delays caused by the current pandemic. It wouldn’t surprise me if other publishers are in the same situation. I guess that would have a negative impact on all forms of publishing, not just short stories. Still, I have found publishers for two of the three shorts I have written this year to date, and the third is currently ‘out there’ being considered. My publishers know I’m writing a second collection and are encouraging me to do so, but I suppose I’m in the luxurious position of already having my foot in the proverbial door. I agree that there is a lot of ‘bad’ or poor quality writing that gets submitted and this is also true in the self-publishing world. Even if the writing has been carefully edited, the content or meaning is trash.
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Thanks Tim, yes, there are very few competitions which accept over 5,000 words. You can try the magazines page as a lot of the US publications take submissions around the 7,000 word mark. The idea to sponsor a Short Story competition actually came from one of our employees who is a keen writer, and regularly enters competitions in her spare time. We thought it was a great idea, so offered to support it. Entering one of their competitions gives you lifelong membership to Globe Soup and access to their free mini contests and challenges.
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I’m new to this writing lark so really appreciate this site. Can we have some updated one off competitions now as some in your list have now expired. Anthea, you could try one or two of the competitions from the list I have for young writers and children on this page. Hi Petrina, most of the competitions listed on the site accept entries from residents in any country as long as the stores are written in English. There are a few which only accept entries from specific countries, so you’ll have to check each competition website to see the exact rules, but most are happy to accept entrants from anywhere. There’s also the Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story prize – it actually closed today (sorry!) but seems to be an annual thing, open to writers of any nationality.
It’s been most helpful to me as I’ve written a couple of shorts recently and have decided to put them into a few competitions to test the water. The only one I’m aware of in the UK is the Earlyworks Press Competition. The BBC Short Story Award also takes stories of this length, but you have to be from the UK and previously published to enter it. Also, as the page is getting larger and the lists are getting longer, it is becoming harder for me to maintain. I’ll do my best to check all the links regularly, but if you spot any mistakes, outdated information or broken links, please let me know. I will also try and add to this list regularly as I hear about more competitions. One day the mother allowed the boy to feel the movements of the unborn child.
This is standard stuff and very fair, especially given the 10K prize. This means, once the they have published your story, you can do what you want with it. Greetings, I’ve noticed the ‘Dark Lane Quarterly Collaborative’ magazine, is not an addition to any of the listings.
