Who Knew There Were So Many?! #writingcompetitions2015

Artificum Competition - Competition open for short fiction, poetry and very short fiction. Terms and conditions vary and prizes range from £25 to £200. More information about Artificum Competition


Asian Writer Short Story Prize - Annual award for new and original fiction under 3,000 words. More information about the Asian Writer Short Story Prize.

Asham Award - this award is for women only. First prize £1,000. Entry fee £15 for a story up to 4,000 words. More information about the Asham Award.

Bath Flash Fiction Award - Entry fee is £9 (£4 for members). Word limit is 300 words and first prize is £1,000. More information about Bath Flash Fiction Award

BBC National Short Story Award - Annual award. First prize £15,000 for a short story up to 8,000 words. More information about the BBC National Short Story Award.

Bridport Prize - Yearly short story competition, any theme. More information about the Bridport Prize. The 2013 prize will be announced in the New Year.

Bristol Short Story Prize - short story, 4,000 words. First prize £1,000. Entry fee £8. More information about the Bristol Short Story Prize.

Cambridge Fiction Award - Monthly competition, which is free. A new subject is determined on the 25th of each month. More information on Cambridge Fiction Award

Carillon Magazine Charitable Competition - Chosen stories will feature in an anthology to raise money for Worldwide Cancer Research. Stories should be 600 - 1,200 words; entry is £2 per story and winners will receive 80% of entry fees. More information about Carillon Magazine Charitable Competition.

Cinnamon Press - this website runs monthly competitions. More information about the Cinnamon Press competitions

Costa Short Story Competition - short story up to 4,000 words long. First prize £3,500. Free entry. More information about the Costa Short Story Competition.

Creative Writing for All - First prize £60 for a short story up to 2,000 words on the theme 'Childhood Memories'. Entry fee £5. Additional entries £3. Any profits will be donated to Women's Aid. More information about Creative Writing for All - Short Story Competition.

Cro Magnon Short Story 2015: Primitive Humanity - Entry is £5 and the theme is 'primitive humanity'. Maximum word length is 3,000 words and the closing date is 30 September 2015; first prize is £100. More information about Cro Magnon Short Story 2015: Primitive Humanity

Doris Gooderson Short Story Competition - annual short story competition on any theme, maximum 1,200 words. More information about the Doris Gooderson Short Story Competition.

Eclat Fiction - regular competitions for stories up to £1,500. First prize £100. Any theme. More information about the Eclat Fiction competitions

Emerald Writing - First prize £75 for flash fiction. More information about the Emerald Writing prize

Fiction Fast-Track - Apostrophe Books run monthly short story competitions. More information about Fiction Fast-Track

Frome Festival Short Story Competition - First prize £300, second prize £150, third prize £75. Entry fee £5 (£47 for in-depth critique) for a short story 1,000-2,200 words, any theme. More information about the Frome Festival Short Story Competition.

Fish Publishing - this website runs monthly competitions. More information about the Fish Publishing competitions

Flash 500 - flash fiction competition for short stories up to 500 words. Regular competitions. More information about Flash 500

Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award - awarded to the best short story collection. More information about the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award

Henshaw Short Story Competition - Unpublished stories of up to 2,000 words on any theme. Closing date is 30 September/ First prize is £100 and 2nd is £50. Closing date is 31 October. More information about Henshaw Short Story Competition

Hour of Writes Weekly Competition - Theme changes every week and word limit is 2,000 words. Entry fee is £3 and the prize is a minimum of £50. Closing date is every Friday at 11pm (GMT). More information about Hour of Writes Weekly Competition.

Inktears short story competition - Stories of any theme are welcome and word length is between 1,000 and 3,500. First prize is £1,000 and runner-up is £100. Competition closes 30 November. More information about Inktears short story competition.

inkhead Short Story Competition - First prize £150 for a short story up to 1,000 words on one of the following titles: Grandpa's Ghost, The Sound of Crickets and Sighing Trees, Dangerous Andrew's Last Mission, A Day In The Life of Robot Ronnie, A Hero Sits Next Door. Entry fee £5. More information about the inkhead Short Story Competition

Kishboo Short Story competition - On going competition; entries must be a maximum of 2,000 words and the ten best stories will be selected for publication. Readers note for the winning stories. First prize is £50 and second prize is £25. More information about Kishboo Short Story Competition.

Less than 100 words competition - Weekly competition that closes at 6pm (GMT) every Friday. Prize is £20; entry is 99p. More information about Less than 100 words competition

Lightship International Short Story Prize - First prize: £1,000. Judge: Tessa Hadley. Max: 5000 words. Entry Fee: £12. Patrons: Hilary Mantel, Andrew Motion, Christopher Reid, Cynthia Ozick, Lindsay Clarke. More information about the Lightship International Short Story Prize and other competitions.

Limnisa Bluethumbnail Short Story Competition - First prize: one week writer's retreat in Greece for short stories up to 3,000 words on any theme. Entry fee £6 per story. More information about the Limnisa Bluethumbnail Short Story Competition.

London Short Story Prize 2015 - The competition is open to writers over the age of 18 who live in the UK, and we welcome stories of up to 8,000 words. The winner will receive £1,000, a Brunel writing desk courtesy of Heal's and publication via Spread the Word's Flight Press short story anthology. Closing date is 1 September 2015, midday. More information about London Short Story Prize 2015

Multi-Story - Bi-monthly competitions ranging from flash fiction up to 2,500 words. First prize £300. Entry fee £5 for one or £8 for two. All judges are publishing professionals. More details about the Multi-Story competitions

Oriel Davies Writing Competition 2015 - The theme is 'flora' and first prize is a £50 voucher. Entry is £3 and closing date is 2 November. More information about Oriel Davies Writing Competition 2015

Over the Red Line - bi-monthly competition with a £50 prize. Story must have a limit of 3,500 words. Visit Over the Red Line for more details. 

Park Publications UK - this website runs regular competitions. More information about the Park Publications UK competitions

Prolitzer Prize - Any style or theme (unpublished) with a word limit of 2,500 words. £4 per entry and winner receives £200.  Competition closes 1 October. More information about Prolitzer Prize.

Senior Travel Expert City, Town or Village Writing Competition - First prize of £100 for a story up to 750 words on any 'City, Town or Village' which will persuade readers that they would really like to visit the place. Free entry. More information on The City, Town or Village writing competition

The Short Story Competition - New winners are picked monthly with a £250 prize; entry is £4.99. Word limit is 2,000 words. More information about The Short Story Competition.

Short Story Competition 2015 - Word limit is 1,000 - 5,000 words. Entry is £5 and prizes range from £50 to £300. Deadline for submission is 15 September 2015. More information about Short Story Competition 2015

Short Story Sunday - No theme with maximum length of 3,500 words. First prize is to have worked by Literary agents and publishers. Free entry. More information about Short Story Sunday.

Steyning Festival Short Story competition - The theme is 'home thoughts from abroad'. Best story by a British resident - £250. In addition, three submissions will be marked for special commendation in the competition, and will receive £50 each. More information about Steying Festival Short Story competition.

Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival Creative Writing Competition - Poems (max 600 words) and short stories (max 2000 words) welcomed. Open in three age categories (7-11, 12-17 and 17+). Free to enter and winning entries and highly commended entries published in a Festival book. More information about Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival Creative Writing Competition.

The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award - Annual award. First prize £30,000 for short stories of up to 6,000 words. More information about the The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award.

The Thresholds Short Story Forum - Feature writing competition. First prize £250 and publication on The Forum. More information about The Thresholds Short Story Forum.

Tom-Gallon Trust Award and The Olive Cook Award - First prize £1,000 each awarded biennially, in alternate years. More information about Tom-Gallon Trust Award and The Olive Cook Award

V S Pritchett Memorial Prize - First prize £1,000 to the best unpublished short story of the year. More information about the V S Pritchett Memorial Prize

What needs to change? - First prize £200 for a short story up to 1,500 on any subject. What should we be talking about? Free entry. More information about LibArts London.

Whoosh Books Competitions - regular short story competitions. First prize £50. More information about Whoosh Books Competitions

The Willesden Herald International Short Story Prize - First prize £300 for short story 7,500 words max, any theme. More information about the Willesden Herald International Short Story Prize 2013-14.

The Word Hut Short Story Competition - Prize: £50.00. £4.00 per entry. 1,000 words maximum, any subject. More information about The Word Hut Short Story Competition

The Writer's and Artists' Yearbook Annual Short Story Competition - First prize £500 and a place on an Arvon course of your choice. Short stories up to 2,000 words on the subject of freedom. Free entry. More information about The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook Annual Short Story Competition.

Writers' Forum Short Story Competition - Ongoing monthly competition with cash prizes. More information about the Writers' Forum Short Story Competition

Writers Reign Short Story Competition - The competition has no theme and word count is between 1,00 and 1,500 words. Entry is £3.50 for one story or £6.00 for two. First prize is £100, second prize is £50 and third prize is £25. More information about Writers Reign Short Story Competition.