Henshaw Press Short Story Competition

Open now for fiction.

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Henshaw Press runs a quarterly short story competition for writers over 16, accepting original unpublished fiction up to 2,000 words on any subject, with a £6 entry fee and cash prizes.

Read the full guidelines at henshawpress.co.uk↗

Submission calls

fictionCloses Sep 30Fee: £6 per entryPays: 1st Prize £200, 2nd Prize £100, 3rd Prize £50

Quarterly short story competition for original, unpublished stories up to 2,000 words on any subject; open to anyone over 16; £6 entry fee; 1st Prize £200, 2nd Prize £100, 3rd Prize £50; up to five stories per writer per competition; stories must not be generated using AI technology.

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