Fall Story Contest

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
November 30, 2023
Entry Fee: 
$27
Cash Prize: 
$2,500

A prize of $2,500 and publication in Narrative is given annually for a short story, a short short story, an essay, a short graphic narrative, a short work of memoir, or an excerpt from a longer work of prose. A second-place prize of $1,000 and publication in Narrative is also awarded. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 15,000 words of prose with a $27 entry fee by November 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Narrative, Fall Story Contest. Tom Jenks, Editor.

Spring Story Contest

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
July 31, 2023
Entry Fee: 
$27
Cash Prize: 
$2,500

A prize of $2,500 and publication in Narrative is given annually for a short story, a short short story, an essay, or an excerpt from a work of fiction or creative nonfiction. A second-place prize of $1,000 is also awarded. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a work of fiction or creative nonfiction of up to 15,000 words with a $27 entry fee by July 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Narrative, Spring Story Contest. Tom Jenks, Editor.

Barthelme Prize for Short Prose

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
August 31, 2023
Entry Fee: 
$26
Cash Prize: 
$1,000

A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gulf Coast is given annually for a short work of prose. Submit a prose poem, a work of flash fiction, or a micro essay of up to 500 words with a $26 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Gulf Coast, by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Gulf Coast, Barthelme Prize for Short Prose, University of Houston, English Department, 3687 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX 77204. (713) 743-3223. Rosa Boshier González, Editor.

Flash Fiction Contest

$1 to $20
Deadline: 
August 31, 2023
Entry Fee: 
$7
Cash Prize: 
$1,000

A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gemini Magazine is given annually for a short short story. The editors will judge. Submit a story of up to 1,000 words with a $7 entry fee by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Gemini Magazine, Flash Fiction Contest, P.O. Box 1485, Onset, MA 02558. (339) 309-9757. David A. Bright, Editor.