{"id":25300,"date":"2026-06-18T11:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jgf.org.za\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=25300"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:44:59","slug":"mslexia-womens-fiction-competition-2026-flash-fiction","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/jgf.org.za\/af\/event\/mslexia-womens-fiction-competition-2026-flash-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Mslexia: Women&#8217;s Fiction Competition 2026 &#8211; Flash Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mslexia\u2019s competition is for <strong>unpublished<\/strong> complete <strong>short fiction of up to 300 words<\/strong>. The competition is <strong>open to all women<\/strong>, of any nationality, from any country, provided you&#8217;re writing in <strong>English<\/strong> (or associated dialects). This includes under-18s.<\/p>\n<p>No entrant may win more than one prize in any one competition. If the judge\/s include more than one anonymised entry by the same writer in the winners\u2019 list, the lower-placed entry will be eliminated to allow the maximum number of writers to win prizes.<\/p>\n<p>Entries that have won a prize in any other competition are not eligible. Entries should not be a translation of another author\u2019s work. AI-generated entries are not eligible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prizes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>winner<\/strong> will receive <strong>\u00a31 000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Three additional <strong>finalists<\/strong> will each receive <strong>\u00a3100<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Eight <strong>shortlistees<\/strong> will each recieve <strong>\u00a350<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The winning entry and three finalists will be published in the December 2026 edition of <em>Mslexia<\/em>. The winning entry, three finalists and the eight additional shortlisted stories will also appear in Mslexia\u2019s ebook anthology, <em>Best Women\u2019s Short Fiction 2026<\/em>, which will be published in December 2026.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Entry fee:<\/strong> \u00a38<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> 21 September 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For any further information email Mslexia at <a href=\"mailto:competitions@mslexia.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">competitions@mslexia.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mslexia.co.uk\/competitions\/flash-fiction\/womens-fiction-competition-2026-flash-fiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h4>Submission deadline: 21 September 2026<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mslexia\u2019s competition is for unpublished complete short fiction of up to 300 words. 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