39 Steps Flash Fiction Competition is open for submissions.
Submission Guidelines
- Theme: inspired by John Buchan’s The Thirty-Nine Steps.
- Micro-flash story of Max. 39 words (excluding the title that is limited to 8 words or under).
Judges: Nick Sayers, former Fiction publisher at Hodder, and Mary Loring, former Editorial Director at Abacus Books.
Entry fee: €10 entry fee (up to 4 stories). Free coupon for those in financial need.
Prizes:
- €100 cash prize (the more entry fees received, the higher the cash prize will become, artwork created by Alban Low for an outright winner and a copy of our limited illustrated edition 39 steps chapbook.
- The authors of the 39 selected stories will receive a copy of the limited illustrated edition 39 steps chapbook and be invited to an Invitation Only Writers’ Circle online event, plus a public online showcase to celebrate their work.
Deadline: Midnight (UTC) on Tuesday 22nd April, 2025.
All details, all submissions via their website.