As more magazines introduce submission windows, and competitions increase their significance, it's worth planning ahead. I shall try to submit to these (mostly UK) competitions and submission windows -
- January
- Stinging Fly - Submission window closes on Jan 16th
- Wigleaf - stories under a 1000 words. Submit during the last week in January - see http://wigleaf.com/about.htm
- Losslit has a January Submission window
- Pure Slush. Deadline 31st Jan. Theme: Beauty. Max 1000 words
- February
- Lost Balloon 1000 words. (1st-7th)
- HU (deadline 7th Feb)
- National Flash Fiction anthology. Theme: Family. Deadline 15th Feb.
- Interpreter's House - Submission window open
- Ambit - Submission window opens on 1st. Closes on 1st March (you pay to submit)
- Exeter - Competition deadline 28th Feb. Max 3000 words. Fee £7, 1st prize £700. See http://www.exeterwriters.org.uk/p/competition.html
- The scores (St Andrews) Submission window closes on 29th Feb (opens 1st Jan)
- March
- White Review Short Story Prize. 1st prize £2,500. Entry fee £15 (50 free entries for low-income writers). Deadline 4th March. 2,000 - 7,000 words.
- The BBC National Short Story Award. Max 8,000 words. Free entry. 1st prize £15,000. Deadline 9th March.
- The Cambridge Prize - Fee £9. 1st prize £1000. Deadline 15th March. Max 400 words.
- Southword - fiction window (Deadline 31st March. Opens 1st Jan)
- April
- Bath competition - deadline 15th April. Max 2,200 words. Fee £8, 1st prize £1200. See https://www.bathshortstoryaward.org/
- QuietManDave Prize (Flash Fiction or Non-fiction). Deadline 17th April. 1st prize £1000 in each category. Fee £5.
- May
- Bristol Competition - deadline 1st May. Max 4000 words. Fee £9, 1st prize £1000. There's an anthology too. See http://www.bristolprize.co.uk/
- Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize. 1st prize £1000. Entry fee £10. Deadline 15 May. 1000-5000 words. Longlist anthologised.
- Bridport - Competition deadline 31st May. Max 5000 words (Fee £9, 1st prize £5000) or 250 words (Fee £7, 1st prize £1000). See http://www.bridportprize.org.uk/
- Frome story competition - Deadline 31st May. First prize £400. Entry fee £8. 1000-2200 words. See http://www.fromeshortstorycompetition.co.uk
- Yeovil story competition - Deadline 31st May. Fee £7. 1st prize £500. Max 2000 words. See https://www.yeovilprize.co.uk
- June
- VS Pritchett - (Fee £7.50, 1st prize £1000). See http://rsliterature.org/award/v-s-pritchett-memorial-prize/ Deadline 28th June.
- Stinging Fly window opens.
- Postbox story submissions close on 30th June.
- Under the radar - 1st-30th window. See https://www.ninearchespress.com/magazine.html
- Wells Festival Story Prize. Deadline 30th June. Fee £6. 1st prize £1000. 2000 words max
- July
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