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 ...

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

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,” ...

In conjunction with the festival organisers, we are launching a short story competition, with the winning entry to be printed in the Helston Packet and online at the end of the festival. The story ...

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 Cottage Pie by Alison Jameson below, and ...

Competition deadline: 11th December 2026 Ennis Book Club Festival is thrilled to announce the launch of its fourth annual Short Story Competition, an inspiring opportunity to champion emerging ...

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 ...

Take part in the Wordplay for Winter short story competition in conjunction with the Helston Packet. (Image: /iStockphoto) Do you have a passion for words and a love of short stories? Helston's new ...