The Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction

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The Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction is an annual international flash-fiction competition for stories of up to 250 words, with multiple cash prizes and anthology publication opportunities.

Response time info: By 15 December 2026

Read the full guidelines at scottishartstrust.org↗

Submission calls

flashLiteraryMysteryRomanceHumorOpens May 1, 2027

Flash fiction on any topic or theme, in any genre, written in English for adult readers; maximum 250 words excluding the title. Entries open 1 May to 31 August annually, with the 2026 deadline at 23:59 UK time on 31 August. Prizes include £2,000, £400, £200, the £500 Golden Hare Award, and the £250 Write Mango Award.

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