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Storytrade Book Awards
Storytrade
Genres: Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Novel, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Science Writing, Script Writing, Short Story, Thriller, and Young Adult
The Storytrade Book Awards celebrate excellence in small and independent publishing, recognizing outstanding books across various categories. The awards aim to provide visibility and recognition to authors and their works.
Top Prize:
$1,000
Additional prizes:
$1,000 for each Book of the Year (Fiction & Nonfiction). Medals, book stickers, and digital seals for Winners and Finalists
💰 Entry fee: $75
📅 Deadline: June 30, 2026 (Expired)
Christmas Horror Short Story Competition
Globe Soup
Genres: Fiction, Short Story, Horror, and Mystery
The contest invites submissions of horror-themed short stories that embrace Christmas themes. Open to adult writers; stories should be original and unpublished. Judged based on storytelling quality, craft, originality, and voice.
Top Prize:
£1000
💰 Entry fee: $8
📅 Deadline: January 26, 2026 (Expired)
Inkshift $1,000 Writing Contest
Inkshift Inc.
Genres: Fiction and Short Story
Inkshift's $1,000 Writing Contest is a free-to-enter short story competition open to writers aged 18 and over worldwide, with a single grand prize of $1,000. All genres are welcome, and entries are judged on storytelling quality, originality, character development and prose.
Top Prize:
$1,000
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2026 (Expired)
