Story Unlikely’s Short Story Contest
31 January 2025
There are no restrictions on genre: fantasy, sci-fi, memoir, fiction/nonfiction, etc. are welcome. As long as it’s written and told with quality and care. The story itself cannot exceed 4 000 words. There are no restrictions on age or location of participants, and no need to ask us for permission to participate in the contest.
Prize:
- First place: $1 500
- Second place: $1 000
- Third place: $500
The winning story will be featured on Story Unlikely’s website, will be strongly considered for our annual (print) sample magazine, and may be sent out as the bonus story for signing up, which means a lot of exposure to the winner. All three placing stories will be published in the monthly issue, and all three will be illustrated.
All authors must be signed up for the Story Unlikely monthly magazine (it’s free) to be eligible for prize and publication. Please note that although you’re welcome to unsubscribe at any time, just wait until the contest is over, otherwise they’ll consider that a disqualification of your entry.
They only accept email submissions. Attach the entire story to the email (Microsoft Word doc or docx) and send it to dan@storyunlikely.com.
Submission Deadline: 31 January 2025 (midnight central standard time).
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