The New Writers Flash Fiction Competition 2024 is open to writers from around the world. There’s a top prize of £1,000, a second prize of £300 and a third prize of £200.

The deadline is midnight (UK time) on Wednesday 31st January 2024 and £1.00 from each entry will be donated to First Story.

The head judge is Stephanie Carty, author and clinical psychologist.

We are keen to encourage quality submissions, 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.