The Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction

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The Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction is an annual international competition for unpublished English-language flash fiction of up to 250 words.

Response time info: By 15 December 2026

Read the full guidelines at scottishartstrust.org↗

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flashLiteraryMysteryRomanceHumorOpens May 1, 2027

Annual flash-fiction competition for stories on any topic, in any genre, written in English for adult readers; maximum 250 words excluding the title. Entries must be unpublished, anonymous, entirely the author’s own work, and may not use AI. Entry fee is £10 per story; free bursary applications run from 1 May to 1 July 2026. Shortlist notifications are due by 15 December 2026.

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