It is that time of year again, and The Royal Gazette is reaching out to all wordsmiths, young and old, to embrace the season by entering the Stanley Ratteray Memorial Christmas Short Story Contest.

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 ...

The “Future Voices Foundation” has officially announced the opening of its 2026 International Short Story Competition, specifically targeting writers between the ages of 13 and 21. The contest aims to ...

The Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is a local writing competition that invites writers from across the Peninsula to share original work and be recognized by the community. The contest includes ...

ENID, Okla. — Enid Writers Club has opened its short story contest to high school seniors in Garfield, Grant or Major counties, with the prize of a $1,000 scholarship. Those applying must submit a ...

The short stories and essays from students and adults that took the top prizes in our annual writing competition.

The Berkshire Athenaeum is accepting entries through Aug. 1 for its annual short story contests for children and young adults, inviting writers ages 6 to 18 to submit original fiction.