Black Spring Crime Writing Prize Closing date: 19th December 2019. Prizes: Prizes: $1,000 advance, publication Entry fee: $25. Looking for: Crime manuscripts, over 50,000 words. Website: https:https://store.eyewearpublishing.com/ Dead of Winter Horror Fiction Contest Closing date: 21st December 2019. Prizes: See website. Entry fee: Not stated. Looking for: Stories MUST be based on the theme(s) provided. Website: http://tclj.toasted-cheese.com/dead-of- winter/ Wild Words Winter Writing Competition Closing date: 21st December 2019. Prizes: publication on the Wild Words website and social media platforms, plus an hour long 1-1 mentoring session. Entry fee: £7.00. Looking for: a 1,000 piece of work written or oral non-fiction (or fiction) inspired by one of four quotes (see website). Website: http://www.wildwords.org/competition Lazuli Literary Group Writing Contest  Closing date: 22nd December, 2019 Prizes: $100. Entry fee: $10. Looking for: Your best writing of any kind. See website for more info. Website: https://www.lazuliliterarygroup.com/contests.html Boulevard Emerging Writers Competition  Closing date: 31st December 2019. Prizes: Fiction, $1,500; non-fiction, $1,000 Entry fee: $16, includes subscription Looking for: Fiction or nonfiction up to 8,000 words, by a writer who has not had a book published. Website: https://boulevardmagazine.org/short- fiction-contest Words Magazine Short Story Competition  Closing date: 31st December 2019. Prizes: £50, £25. Free entry. Looking for: Short stories, up to 2,000 words, theme 'murder'. Website: http://www.wordsmag.com/compcal19.htm Lascaux Prize - Short Fiction Closing date: 31st December 2019. Prizes: $1,000 plus a bronze medallion, and publication online in The Lascaux Review. Entry fee: $15. Looking for: Entries up to 10,000 words. Further details:  All genres and styles are welcome. Website: https://lascauxreview.com/contests/ Ouen Press Short Story Competition  Closing date: 31st December 2019. Prizes: Cash prizes and publication. 1st - £300, 2 runners up x £100. Highly Commended entries recognised. Looking for: Short stories, 4,000-10,000 words on the theme of 'The Gift' Free entry. Further details: The short story must be a work of fiction involving a 'Gift' of any type (a present, a capability) at any time (past, present day, future) or in any place (this world or another) within its theme. Website: http://www.ouenpress.com/23.html James Knudsen Prize Closing date: 1st January 2020. Prizes: $1,000 and subscription to Bayou Magazine. Entry fee: $20. Looking for: Short stories up to 7,500 words. Website: https://bayoumagazine.org/writing- contests/ The Henshaw Short Story Competition Closing Date: 6th January 2020. Prizes: 1st £200, 2nd £100, 3rd £50. Entry fee £6 by PayPal or by Cheque to G. Jennings. Optional Critiques a further £12. Entry requirements: A short story on any subject up to 2000 words. Results announced by the end of January 2020. Prize winners published on the Henshawpress website and in our next Anthology. Email: editor@henshawpress.com URL of competition page: http://henshawpress.co.uk San Francisco Writers Conference Closing date: 10th January 2020. Prizes: $250, 2x$100; consultations. Entry fee: $35 per item. Looking for: Fiction, non-fiction and writing for children, up to 1,500 words. Website: https://www.sfwriters.org/2020-writing- contest-overview/ Prism Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction Closing date: 15th January 2020. Prizes: Can$1,500, $600, $400. Entry fee: International entries $45. Additional entries $5 per piece. Looking for: Short stories, up to 4,000 words. Website: http://prismmagazine.ca/contests/ Breakwater Fiction Contest Closing date: 15th January 2020. Prizes: $1,000 and publication. Entry fee: $10. Looking for: Short stories, 1,000-5,000 words. Website: www.breakwaterreview.com/ Historical Fiction Competition Closing date: 15th January 2020. Prizes: First prize is £200, plus publication in a future Writing Magazine special, with £50 and website publication for second. Entry fee: £6.00. Looking for: Any era, any theme, but your story for this special one-off competition must fall under the general umbrella of historical fiction. Further details: For the purposes of this competition, we’re defining historical fiction as anything over fifty years ago. Website: https://www.writers-online.co.uk/writing- competitions/historical-fiction-competition/ NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge Closing date: register by 18th January 2020. Prizes:  $5,000, $1,750, $1,000, $500, 5x$125, plus software and conversion services Entry fee: $48-$55 Looking for: See website for details. Website: http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/SSC/Chall enge.htm The Fresher Writing Prize - Short Story Closing date: 27th January 2020 Prizes: £200 cash prize. Feedback and advice. Plus a professionally produced recording of your work. Entry fee: £7. Looking for: Up to 3000 words maximum. Further details: Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Children’s etc. Entrants must be over 16 years old on the closing date. Website: https://www.fresherpublishing.co.uk/the- fresher-writing-prize-3/ Arts Quarter Short Story Prize Closing date: 31st January 2020. Prizes: 1st Prize - £750; 2nd Prize - £250; A professional critique from the Christopher Fielden organisation will be offered to between 3 and 5 other authors at the judges' discretion. Entry fee: £12. Looking for: Short stories - 4000 words on any theme. Website: https://www.artsquarterbooks.com/short- story-competition.html The 15 Elmbridge Literary Competition 2019/2020 Closing date: 7th February 2020. Prizes: Amounts vary, depending on age of entrant, between £12 and £25 for first prize. See website for more details. Entry fee: None stated. Looking for: Short stories and poems that explore new worlds. Further details: Competition theme is 'New World'. Website: https://www.rcsherrifftrust.org.uk/competitions Writers' & Artists' Short Story Competition Closing date: 13th February 2020. Prizes: a place on one of Arvon's residential writing courses (worth £1000). Entry fee: Free. Looking for: a short story (for adults) of no more than 2,000 words. Website: https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/competitions MTP Winter Short Story Competition Closing date: 29th February, 2020 (Opens 1st December 2019) Prizes: 1st - £400; 2nd - £300; 3rd - £200. Entry fee: £5.00. Looking for: 3,000 words maximum, no minimum. Further details: Most genres accepted: fiction, science fiction, non-fiction. Website: https://www.mtp.agency/competition Writers' Retreat UK Short, Short Story Competition Closing date:  29th February, 2020. Prizes:   First   prize   is   £200   and   free   retreat   place.   2nd –   £100,   plus   50%   discount   for   an   available   Writer’s Retreat   UK   retreat.   3rd   –   £50,   plus   50%   discount   for an   available   Writer’s   Retreat   UK   retreat.   6   additional merit prizes of £15 will be awarded. Entry fee: £15 to enter but early bird fee of £10. Looking for: Any genre, 250-1000 words. Further   details:   All   entrants   get   a   code   for   our   short story   app   which   includes   an   additional   free-to-enter micro fiction competition. All winning entries go into a published anthology. Website: writersretreatuk.co.uk/competitions