San Diego Library's Matchbook Story Contest returns for 10th year, challenging writers to craft 50-word tales and support the ...

Amal Badmus, a talented Year 10 student from Bermondsey, clinched victory in a six-word story contest hosted by Penguin Random House. Her poignant story, 'Maze is glass, somehow I’m lost,' struck a ...

Stanford resident Debbie Duncan reviewed children’s books for the Palo Alto Weekly for 23 years. She is the author of the Benjamin Franklin award-winning picture book “When Molly Was in the Hospital,” ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—This fall, the University Libraries joined 14 institutions to participate in the Long Story Short contest, an inter-university, global writing contest. The writing contest encouraged ...

About the author: John Armstrong was born in London and raised in Castlebar, County Mayo. He holds an MPhil in Irish Writing ...

We present another story from the RTÉ Short Story Competition shortlist 2026 — read Bubble by Jamie Samson below, and hear ...

A short story contest is helping to "nurture" writers across Guernsey, organisers have said. The Guernsey Literary Festival has launched its second short story competition following the first edition ...

Browse previous Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest winners by year. The story links below are the first-place winners in each category, along with links to the original winners announcements. This ...

ENID, Okla. — Enid Writers Club has opened its short story contest to high school seniors in Garfield, Grant or Major counties, with the prize of a $1,000 scholarship. Those applying must submit a ...