Where can I send my writing?
We all know that deadlines help to get things polished, edited and out there. Here are some competitions and ideas for where you can send your stories. They are a random selection, no favouritism involved!
Websites that list flash and short story magazines and competitions
Betas and Bludgers. They have a fabulous pinned list of opportunities on a google drive spreadsheet, beautifully laid out in month order with entrance fee, prize money and so on. They list over 100 writing competitions, based mostly in the UK.
Neon Books is a UK based literary magazine and chapbook publisher. Neon magazine features horror, science-fiction with literary leanings, as well as magical realism, or the uncanny. They say, ‘ we’re committed to helping new writers find their footing and promote them throughout their career. Their Big List of Literary Magazines is well worth reading and features mainly UK based magazines
Christopher Fielden Comprehensive lists of competitions for novels, flash, poetry and short stories.
Literistic A different take on listings. A paid subscription service for $3 a month to receive a curated list of ‘the best contests and magazines worth submitting to, including presses, grants and residencies.’ International options. US-based
Duotrope Another subscription service that lists markets from all over the world. Offers advanced search on genre, length, style, topic, theme as well as submission trackers, deadline calendar and a searchable database. It costs £4.25 a month
Submittable Sign up for a free account and access competitions, prizes, residencies and more. You can filter for free or paid events and with it provides a calendar of closing dates.
Flash Fiction Competitions - a small, random selection
National Flash Fiction Day They run competitions for an annual anthology, micro fiction, novella-in-flash award, micro-fiction
Janus Literary https://www.janusliterary.com/submit/
Brevity publishes essays on the craft of writing flash fiction, in the form of flash essays from well-known and emerging writers. 750 words or less.
Bath Flash Fiction Award: Rolling competitions 3 times a year. They organise Flash Fiction Festival. Prestigious
Smoke Long Quarterly Very prestigious e-zine with essays on craft, regular competitions
The Short Story (TSS Publishing ) Regular competitions, craft essays, critiques
Visual Verse Write a flash fiction in an hour based on an image. Regular, rolling submissions.
Micro-fiction competitions
Fifty Word Stories Bite sized fiction Each month, submissions will be open between days 1 and 15 of that month.
Blink Ink Themed monthly competitions for 50-word stories
Fanstory $9.95 to enter but you receive feedback
Friday Flash Fiction 100-word stories Free entry
Creative Non-Fiction (True stories, well told), often abbreviated to CNF
Creative Non-Fiction Literary Journal : Unlike most magazines they draw heavily from unsolicited submissions. “we’re most interested in writing that blends style with substance, and reaches beyond the personal to tell us something new about the world. We firmly believe that great writing can make any subject interesting to a general audience.”
TSS Publishing The Short Story. co.uk A home for CNF
