The Scratch A4 1000-Word Short Story Competition is open for entries.
Submission Guidelines
- Open to short stories, 1,000 words or less.
Judges:
- Gurnaik Johal – Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award.
- Emily Fish – Hutchinson Heinemann, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
- Tom Conaghan – Publisher at Scratch Books.
Entry fee: £4
Prize: Be one of six finalists whose stories are read in Soho on Saturday, 6th June.
Deadline: 25th April, 2026
Please note: This is an external competition; all details and all submissions are on their website. Click here.