We usually run three competitions per year which have cash prizes and are awarded by external guest judges which means that there is a small submission fee. Click on the links to see the winners of our 2024 competitions for Poetry, Flash Fiction and Short Stories, and our 2025 Poetry winners. Our current competition is to create a flash fiction story on the theme of “Envelope”.
We now only accept entries via email with Word/PDF attachments and payment via bank transfer. Please do not send in entries without reading the rules carefully as we will not accept any that do not conform to our rules.
Flash Fiction Competition, 2025
FIRST PRIZE £50
Second Prize – £30, Third Prize – £20,
With an extra prize of £10 for the best placed LOCAL WRITER outside the top 3 (postcode eligibility NG22/23/24/25)
Remit: Up to 300 word short story using the theme of ‘envelope’.
Judge: Anne Howkins
RULES
Please read these rules carefully. Entries which do not meet the competition’s criteria or breach the rules will be disqualified. The entry fee will not be refunded. The decision of the judge(s) is final. No correspondence can take place regarding the results. We accept entries sent via email only.
Content:
- Entries should be up to 300 words in length (excluding title).
- Entries to be typed in a black standard font, 12 pt.
- Entries must be emailed, hard copy entries are no longer accepted.
- All writing must be the original work of the competitor and previously unpublished.
- Do not include your name ANYWHERE in your entry, its title or filename – judging is blind.
- The author retains all rights at all times but by entering the competition you are giving us permission to publish your entry on our website (top 3 only).
Submitting:
- Entries should be saved as either a Word (.doc or .docx) file, or as a pdf (.pdf). No other formats are acceptable.
- The file name should be your entry title, e.g. my_amazing_writing.pdf or .doc or .docx. Try to avoid generic titles such as fosseway.doc or competition.pdf. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME IN THE ENTRY TITLE as it will be disqualified if you do.
- Email entries should be sent to competitions.fosseway@mail.com with your entry as an attachment to the email, putting the entry title as the subject of the email.
- In the body of your email please confirm the title of your entry, and give us your name, address, email address, phone number and word count together with the amount you have paid. Please also indicate where you saw the competition details. You can send multiple entries in one email (ensure your subject states “Multiple entries” rather than your single title and list all entries in the body of the email); alternatively send one email per entry.
- Hard copy entries are no longer accepted.
- Deadline is 23:59, Saturday 16 August 2025. Payment must also be received by this deadline.
Payment:
- Fees: £5 for first entry, £3 for each additional entry. Fosseway Members get £1 discount from total fees payable.
- Please pay the correct fee by bank transfer to:
- Account name: Fosseway Writers Group
- Sort Code: 40-34-08
- Account Number: 91222228
- Reference: Please put your name as the reference
- Cheques are no longer accepted.
Winners will be announced on Wednesday 3 September 2025. Prize-winners and commended entrants will be notified before the results evening. Details of the prize-winners are posted on our website at https://fossewaywriters.wordpress.com/ after the winners have been announced.
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