Grand Prize 2025

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Closes
12:00 - 30 June 2025
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Win up to £1,000 in our 2024 Grand Prize, our open competition for your short stories in any form, on any topic.

The only stipulation is that your story should be a maximum 2,000 words.

Stories will be judged by the Writing Magazine team and the winner published in Writing Magazine later in the year.

The closing date is 30 June.


Prize

First prize is £1,000.

Runners-up:

  • £250 for second
  • £100 for third
  • a WM Courses mini-critique for fourth
  • a twelve-month Writers Online membership for fifth.
Prices
Standard Rate
£ 17.50
Subscriber/Member Rate
£ 12.50