The Writers College Short Story Competition
The annual Writers College Short Story Competition is held to acknowledge excellence in creative writing in the short story form.
The competition is open to any writer WORLDWIDE who is unpublished, or has been published fewer than four times.
The 2024 theme is ‘It didn’t have to be this way’. Writers can interpret and represent the theme in any way they choose. Each story must include the phrase ‘It didn’t have to be this way’ somewhere in the story. Writers must produce their own title.
Only one story per entrant is allowed. We only accept entries written in English.
First prize is NZ$1000.
The competition closes at midnight on 30 September 2024. The longlist will be published by 31 October 2024, and the winners announced and displayed on our website on 15 November 2024.
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Enquiries about submissions should be directed to The Writers College. Please always refer to their website for complete details and information.
Please note, this prize is run by The Writers College, not the Commonwealth Foundation.
