The Moth Short Story Prize 2026 now is over!
The Moth Short Story Prize 2026 is an international prize recently announced for entries and is open to anyone from anywhere in the world, as long as their story is original and previously unpublished.
Short description
The Moth Short Story Prize 2026, international prize, organized by The Moth, an international arts and literature magazine, based in Irelandan, has been recently announced for entries and is open to anyone from anywhere in the world, as long as their story is original and previously unpublished.
This international prize is open to anyone from anywhere in the world as long as their story is original and previously unpublished.
You can enter as many stories as you like.
There is a word limit of 3,000.
Entries must be in English.
Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published online or broadcast.
The winners are chosen by a single judge each year, who reads the stories anonymously.
The winners will be announced in August 2025.
Eligibility
The Moth Short Story Prize is an international prize, open to anyone over the age of 16.
Benefits
➜ 1st prize: 3,000 €
➜ 2nd prize: 1,000 €
➜ 3rd prize: a week at The Moth Retreat in rural Ireland
The winning story will be printed as part of the summer fiction series in the Irish Times, while the 2nd and 3rd-prize-winning stories will be published in the Irish Times online.
Entry fees
The entry fee is 17€ per story.
