Online Competitions to Win

Can you tell a story in 100 words or fewer? Leaf Books invites you to write a piece of Nano Fiction on any subject.

This is our second Nano competition – and with the success of our first collection of Nano- fiction, Ada, hitting record sales we thought it was about time we put further writers of outstanding short sharp storywriting into print.

Winning and outstanding entries will be published in the Leaf Writing magazine,

These, and further commended entries will also be published in an anthology.

First prize: Winner receives £150 and a free copy of the Leaf Writing magazine and the anthology

One runner up will receive a free copy of the magazine / anthology.

Further successful entrants published in the magazine will get a free copy, and commended authors for the anthology will be able to pre- order the book at a reduced rate.

To enter: £3 per entry, 4 entries for £10.

Closing Date: 30th April 2010

First prize: £100, second prize £50, third prize £25. All other shortlisted entrants receive £5. All shortlisted stories published in Dark Tales, now in its 13th volume. Read more…

First prize: £100, second prize £50, third prize £25. All prize-winning stories will also be published online for a limited time to receive feedback from readers, and will be distributed in an e-book to subscribers to increase your audience. Read more…

The Scott Prize is an international annual prize for a first collection of short stories by a single author. Entrants must not have been published before, and must permanently reside in the UK & Ireland, the USA, or Australia & New Zealand. Read more…