Scottish Arts Club Short Story Competition
Applications for this opportunity are closed
The deadline passed on 27 February 2025. The details below are kept for reference.
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Applicant criteria
- NationalityNo specific nationality required
- AgeNo specific age required
- GenderBoth
Opportunity criteria
- Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature
- LocationRemotely
- Deadline2025-02-27
Opportunity description
The Scottish Arts Club, located in Edinburgh, Scotland, announces a short story writing competition open to all writers worldwide, published and unpublished, who are over 16 years of age.
The competition welcomes stories in all genres: literary, historic, crime, romance, gritty realism, contemporary, humor, and more.
Entries can be on any theme or subject but must be written in English.
Stories must not have been previously published.
Entry fee: \u00a311 per story.
Prizes:
- First prize: \u00a33,000
- Second prize: \u00a3500
- Third prize: \u00a3250
- Write Mango Flash Award: \u00a3300
- First Write Award: \u00a3300
- Isobel Lodge Award: \u00a3750 (open to unpublished writers living in Scotland)
Eligibility criteria
The competition is open to all writers worldwide, published and unpublished, who are over 16 years of age.
Stories must be written in English.
Stories must not have been previously published.