The Rhys Davies Short Story Competition is a distinguished national writing competition for writers born or living in Wales.

The competition recognises the very best unpublished short stories in English in any style and on any subject up to a maximum of 5,000 words.

Entrants must have been born in Wales, lived in Wales for 2 years or more or currently be living in Wales.

1st Prize – £1,000 sterling and publication in a short story anthology to be published by Parthian Books in 2025.

11 x Runners-up/Finalist Prizes – £100 each and publication in a short story anthology to be published by Parthian Books in 2025.

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid. They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.