The following is a list of Writing Competitions for aspiring storytellers with our thoughts on them – good, bad, and ugly.
We have no affiliation with any of these competitions and hope you will find our honest opinions helpful.
If you run a competition and think we have judged you unfairly, we are always happy to have your feedback and hear your side of the story.
| Competition | Entry | Frequency | Description | Our Comments | |
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 | 50-Word Stories | Free | Monthly | Exactly 50 words | |
 | 101 Words | Free | Monthly | Exactly 101 words | |
 | Elegant Literature | Free | Monthly | The submissions window opens on the first and closes at midnight on the final day of each month. | |
 | Free Flash Fiction | £ 3.99 | between 100 and 300 words, on any theme | Free Flash Fiction, but alas not free to enter their competition. We would like this competition more if they didn't abuse the word FREE. |
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 | Furious Fiction | Free | Monthly | Furious Fiction is a monthly short story challenge from the Australian Writers’ Centre. | |
 | Fusilli Writing | ||||
 | Globe Soup | ||||
 | Not Quite Write | ||||
 | NYC Midnight | Various | |||
 | Reedsy Prompts | $ 5.00 | Weekly | Prompts come out every Friday morning (UK time) | |
 | Press 53 | Free | Monthly | 53 Words | |
 | Twist in the Tale | Various | |||
 | Word Herd | ||||
 | Writing Battle | $ 18 | Quarterly | 01 Receive Writing Prompts. 02 Write One Story (250 words) 03 Read Ten Stories | |
 | Writers Playground | ||||
 | The Writer's Games | ||||