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Women's Fiction Competition 2026 - Short Story
Women's Fiction Competition 2026 - Short Story

1st prize £3,000. Three additional finalists will each receive £150 and all four winning entries are published in Issue 112 of Mslexia. Winning entries plus eight more shortlisted entries will receive £75 and be published in Mslexia's ebook anthology Best Women's Short Fiction 2026. Entry fee: £14. Closing date: 21 September 2026.

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Closes
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Sep
Women's Fiction Competition 2026 - Flash Fiction
Women's Fiction Competition 2026 - Flash Fiction

1st prize £1,000. Three additional finalists each receive £100 and all four winning entries are published in Issue 112 of Mslexia. Eight additional shortlistees will recieve £50, plus publication in Mslexia's ebook anthology Best Women's Short Fiction 2026 alongside our winner and finalists. Entry fee: £8. Closing date: 21 September 2026. 

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21
Sep
Women's Fiction Competition 2026 - Novel
Women's Fiction Competition 2026 - Novel

1st prize £5,000. Finalists receive manuscript feedback from The Literary Consultancy and personal introductions to literary agents arranged in partnership with New Writing North. For novels of at least 50,000 words in any genre for adult, or young adult, readers. Submit first 5,000 words only in the first instance. Longlisted entrants will be asked to submit their finished manuscripts along with a synopsis later in the judging process. Entry fee: £28. Closing date: 21 September 2026.

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