I met him on a Tuesday, which felt inconsiderate. To me, not him. Not because I had plans. Nowadays after school, I rarely have plans. My calendar is a grid of blank squares I have no intention of ...

There’s no dust here. There never was. When I was little, I used to run my fingers along the windowsills, the tabletops, the spaces in between the paintings and picture frames, and they were always ...

A short story contest is helping to "nurture" writers across Guernsey, organisers have said. The Guernsey Literary Festival has launched its second short story competition following the first edition ...

The 2027 CBC Short Story Prize is accepting submissions until Nov. 1, 2026. The winner receives $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a writing residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Muskogee Area Literacy Council presented awards to winners of its 2026 writing contest Thursday, July 16, at the Muskogee ...

The Oxfordshire short story competition is open to all ages and offers winners the chance to have their work published as an eBook.

The Berkshire Athenaeum and the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum have launched the 48th annual Short Story Writing Contest for Children and the 29th Annual Short Story Writing Contest for Young ...