Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2025

The Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition 2025 is open for entries. The deadline for receipt of all entries is July 31 at 4 pm (GMT).

Entries can be on any subject, theme or genre. Your story must be written in English. A maximum of 3,000 words. No minimum.

All entries are judged anonymously. Please do not include your name, address, phone number, email, website, social media details, etc. on the short story document or in the file name as this will result in disqualification.

First prize is £1,000, an online creative writing course with Creative Writing Ink, and publication on their website. Two runners-up will receive £200 each.

Final Judge: Tyler Paterson.

FAQ
If you are curious how writing competitions work, or it’s your first time entering one, we recommend reading our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page first.

ProWritingAid
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. Visit their website and try ProWritingAid for free.