Another month, another list of short story contests for you to try your hand at. Even though it’s not exactly a short story contest, no November list would be complete without a mention of NaNoWriMo (That’s National Novel Writing Month for the uninitiated) — so there’s your obligatory mention.
Anyway, even if you’re doing NanoWriMo, these contests could be well worth your time if you’ve got a few shorter pieces prepared. Good luck everyone!
Amprosia – The WCDR Prose Competition
- Deadline: November 1
- Guidelines: 1,000 words or fewer
- Entry fee: $20 (Canadian), $25 (International)
- First Prize: $1,000
The Briar Cliff Review Fiction Contest
- Deadline: November 1
- Guidelines: 6,000 words or fewer
- Entry fee: $20
- First Prize: $1,000
Mississippi Review Prize
- Deadline: November 1
- Guidelines: 1,000-8,000 words
- Entry fee: $15
- First prize: $,1000
Reed Magazine John Steinbeck Award
- Deadline: November 1
- Guidelines: 6,000 words or fewer
- Entry fee: $15
- First prize: $1,000
- Deadline: November 1
- Guidelines: 5,000 words or fewer
- Entry fee: $15
- First prize: $1,000
Tampa Review Danahy Fiction Prize
- Deadline: November 1
- Guidelines: 500-5,000 words
- Entry fee: $20
- First Prize: $1,000
- Deadline: November 15
- Guidelines: 7,000 words or fewer
- Entry fee: $25
- First prize: $1,500 (plus airfare and other goodies)
Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition
- Deadline: November 15
- Guidelines: 1,500 words or fewer
- Entry fee: $20
- First prize: $3,000
The New Millenium Writings Award for Fiction
- Deadline: November 17
- Guidelines: 6,000 words or fewer
- Entry fee: $20
- First prize: $1,000
- Deadline: November 18
- Guidelines:
- Entry fee: £4
- First prize: £60
- Deadline: November 30
- Guidelines: 5,000 words or fewer
- Entry fee: €20
- First prize: €3,000
Hackney Literary Awards
- Deadline: November 30
- Guidelines: 5,000 words or fewer
- Entry fee: $30
- First prize: $600
Narrative Fall 2012 Story Contest
- Deadline: November 30
- Guidelines: 15,000 words or fewer
- Entry fee: $22
- First prize: $2,500
Prairie Fire Fiction Contest
- Deadline: November 30
- Guidelines: 10,000 words or fewer
- Entry fee: $32
- First Prize: $1,250
As always, I’ve tried to only include the most updated, highest-quality contests here.
That said, if you know of a contest that should be on here and isn’t, by all means let me know and I’ll add it! (brian@pinionpost.com)
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