Competitions
August 20, 2026
I have updated my list of forthcoming writing competitions.
Tag: Short stories
Competitions
July 24, 2026
I have updated my list of forthcoming writing competitions.
Sonder submissions
July 21, 2026
Sonder books invites submissions for four anthologies. One is for stories based on real sea shanties, one for tales of the afterlife. Another is for stories set in Cornwall, and the last for contributions to the story of Middle Itchenstoke, a fictional village which Sonder has created, complete with settings and a few characters which writers are free to use.
They’ve accepted my story ‘Seven Ways to Let Go’ for ‘The Great Beyond’!
Competitions
June 21, 2026
I have updated my list of current writing competitions…
May Competitions
April 21, 2026
I have updated my list of current writing competitions…
WOTM March Winner
April 2, 2026
The winning piece in our March Writer of the Month competition was Little Weed, by Peter Hankins.
You can read all the entries here:
April Writing competitions
March 20, 2026
My latest list of current writing competitions is here. Rather slim pickings in April, but there are quite a few coming up in May. Surprisingly, there are no competitions for writing a good April Fool story. Someone should organise that!
WOTM Winner
March 9, 2026
The latest Writer of the Month contest was won by Ashwin Dave with his amusing piece To Be Or Not To Be Smart(ies)
You can read all the entries here…
March Competitions
February 21, 2026
I have updated my list of current competitions.
It’s Love at Croydon Writers
February 10, 2026
Lots of non-members have expressed an interest in our Writer of the Month competition – so for February we are opening it to all comers. Only members who enter will get to vote on the winner, though! There is no prize, but entries will be published here.
The theme for the February contest is “Love”. Unrequited love, forbidden love, love against all odds, love over the airwaves… let your imagination decide. There are no limits other than a word count of 750 words for prose, 7 or 8 verses for a poem. Non-fiction, memoir, or part of a screenplay etc are all welcome too.
The deadline for entries will be Friday 21st February: send them to Stella at:
