The Creative Writing NZ Short Story Prize 2024 is open for entries from January 30th, 2024!

The deadline for receipt of all entries is 11.59pm(NZST) on April 30, 2024.

Entries will only be accepted through Duosuma.

Entries can be on any subject, theme or genre.

Entry fee: $9 per entry. You can submit multiple entries as long as each entry is paid for individually and includes a separate entry form.

The winner will receive $1,000. Two runner-up prizes – $200 each. The winner and runners-up will also receive a free online course and publication on our site.

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.