Story Unlikely Short Story Contest

Open now for fiction.

Last updated Aug 6, 2026

Story Unlikely is a literary magazine that publishes fiction and nonfiction and runs a short story contest with a substantial prize and no entry fee.

Response time info: ~148 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Submission calls

fictionPays: $3,000–$5,000 prize package

Short Story Contest: $3,000–$5,000 prize package, publication, illustration, and NO entry fee. No word count or genre restrictions stated.

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