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SHORT STORY COMPETITIONS

Fiction Factory Short Story Competition 2024

Win prizes for short stories up to 3,000 words.

The Fiction Factory Short Story Competition is inviting short fiction in any genre apart from children’s and YA.

Enter original, unpublished short stories up to 3,000 words.

The prizes are TBA. The entry fee is £7 for one story, £13 for two, and £18 for three. The closing date is 31 July.

Website: https://fiction-factory.biz/short-story-submission/

The Bath Flash Fiction Award June 2024

The Bath Flash Fiction Award, which runs three times a year, is given for original, unpublished short fiction up

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