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2026 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize

Australian Book Review (ABR) welcomes entries in the 2026 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, one of the world’s leading prizes for short fiction that now it's in sixteenth edition. ...

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PURORRELATO micro-story contest 2026

Casa África launches the 12th edition of Purorrelato, its micro-story contest that aims to promote literary creation that encourages us to feel and think about Africa and to continue showing differen ...

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BDFIL Prize 2026

BDFIL, in partnership with the water Departement of the city of Lausanne and le Musée Romain de Lausanne-Vidy, recently has organised new edition of its BDFIL 2026 inviting everyone worldwide to part ...

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2026 HG Wells Short Story Competition

The annual HG Wells Fiction Short Story Competition 2026, recently annouced for entries is founded by the world-renowned BBC Aeronautics Correspondent Reg Turnill and his wife, Margaret, to celebrate ...

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The Bridport Prize 2026

The Bridport Prize 2026, run by the Bridport Arts Centre in Bridport in England, committed to discovering new writers in poetry, short story, flash fiction, the novel and memoir, now is opened for ent ...

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