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Flash Fiction Prize

Fish Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$18
Deadline: 
February 28, 2026

A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,155) and publication in the annual Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a work of flash fiction. The winner is also invited to give a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July. Tania Hershman will judge. Submit a story of up to 300 words with a €16 (approximately $18) entry fee for online entries or €19 (approximately $22) for postal entries by February 28. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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international | short-shorts

Short Memoir Prize

Fish Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
January 31, 2026

A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,155) and publication in the annual Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short memoir. The winner is also invited to give a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July. Ted Simon will judge. Submit a memoir of up to 4,000 words with a €22 (approximately $25) entry fee for online entries or €25 (approximately $29) for postal entries by January 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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international | memoir

Poetry Prize

Fish Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$16
Deadline: 
March 31, 2025
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,029) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a single poem. The winner is also invited to read at the anthology launch event at the West Cork Literary Festival in July, along with nine finalists whose work will also be published in the anthology. Billy Collins will judge. Submit a poem of up to 60 lines with a €16 (approximately $16) entry fee for online entries or €19 (approximately $20) for postal entries by March 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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