#1 Inaugural Edition

Reedsy Prompts has inspired and supported a global community of writers for nearly a decade. Now, we’re proud to launch a new competition: the Reedsy Literary Prize, an award created to recognize short fiction of exceptional quality.

Writers around the world have three months to compose and refine a single short story (2,000 to 5,000 words) in response to one prompt. All submissions will be assessed by the Reedsy team, with longlisted stories reviewed by our guest judge Jon Michael Darga, Literary Agent at Aevitas Creative Management and a Reedsy editor.

Whether you’re an emerging voice or an established writer, we invite you to submit your best short fiction for the chance to get your work read by a top literary agent. If you’ve been slowly shaping a story — or waiting for the right place to submit — this is the perfect opportunity to see how your storytelling stacks up against a global community of writers.