Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
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Last checkedThe Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition is an international short-fiction contest offering cash prizes and publication to winning writers.
Response time info: Winners will be posted in May 2027; only the first-place entrant will be notified personally.
Read the full guidelines at shortstorycompetition.com↗Submission calls
Open to: Open to U.S. and international writers whose fiction has not appeared in a nationally distributed publication with a circulation of 5,000 or more; online-magazine and self-published writers are considered individually.
Short fiction with no theme or genre restrictions; stories must not exceed 3,500 words. The 2026 deadline was September 15, and entries for the 2027 competition began September 16, 2026. The 2026 first-place winner receives $1,500 and publication; second and third place receive $500 each.
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