Scottish Arts Club Short Story Competition 2025

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Applicant criteria

NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
  • No specific age required
Gender
  • Both

Opportunity criteria

Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature

Opportunity description

This short story competition is organized by the Scottish Arts Club in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is open to all writers worldwide, published and unpublished, who are over 16 years of age.

We welcome stories in all genres: literary, historic, crime, romance, gritty realism, contemporary, humour 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: £11 per story.

Prizes:

  • First prize: £3,000
  • Second prize: £500
  • Third prize: £250
  • Write Mango Flash Award: £300
  • First Write Award: £300
  • Isobel Lodge Award: £750 (open to unpublished writers living in Scotland)

For further information, please visit the official competition website.

Benefits

Chance to win cash prizes and get your stories published.

Eligibility criteria

The competition is open to all writers worldwide, published and unpublished, who are over 16 years of age. Stories must be original and unpublished and written in English.

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