Opportunities

Short Fiction/ University of Essex International Short Story Prize 2021

Application Deadline:
31 March 2021 12:00 am

From Short Fiction Journal: We are excited to reopen our internationally-renowned short story competition, made possible by the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies (LiFTS) at the University of Essex. The shortlist judge in 2021 for the main Prize will be highly acclaimed short story writer Irenosen Okojie. ​ This year we will also […]
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Arachne Press: Call for submissions for UK resident writers of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage

Application Deadline:
14 April 2021 12:00 am

Pictured: Laila Sumpton and Sandra Agard From Arachne Press: Arachne Press is planning an anthology of fiction and poetry from UK resident writers of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage. Publication will be October 2021. We will pay royalties. Once published in an Arachne anthology you may be invited to submit a collection or novel. […]
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Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction

Application Deadline:
15 April 2021 12:00 am

From Desperate Literature: Awarded for an original work of short fiction under 2000 words The aim of the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize is both to celebrate the best of new short fiction and to give winners the most visibility possible for their writing. That’s why we’ve teamed up with fourteen different literary and artistic […]
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