Next Generation Short Story Awards

Open now for fiction.

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The Next Generation Short Story Awards is an international competition for short story authors, offering cash prizes and anthology publication across 30+ categories.

Response time info: ~79 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at shortstoryawards.com↗

Submission calls

fictionCloses Jan 28, 2027Fee: $25 per story for the first category, $20 for each additional category for the same storyPays: Grand Prize: $500 (1st), $300 (2nd), $200 (3rd); Winners: $75; inclusion in digital anthology for some winners

International awards program for short stories in English; 30+ categories including genre and age-specific awards; open to all short story authors worldwide; entry deadline January 28, 2027; cash prizes for winners and finalists; some winning stories included in a digital anthology; $25 entry fee pe

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