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, with prizes and profits donated to school book purchases.

Read the full guidelines at henshawpress.co.uk↗

Submission calls

fictionCloses Sep 30Fee: £6 per entryPays: Prizes: £200 for first place, £100 for second place, and £50 for third place.

The September competition is open and closes 30 September at 12.00pm. Fictional short stories of up to 2,000 words on any theme are accepted; entries must be original and unpublished, and must not be AI-generated. Prizes are £200, £100, and £50.

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