Inkspot Publishing’s £500 for 500 Flash Fiction Writing Competition is open for entries.
Submission Guidelines
- 500 words excluding title
- Writers cannot submit work that has already won or been shortlisted by another writing competition, and has been published by a large-circulation platform or magazine
- Open to writers worldwide
Judge: Peter Buckman, Literary Agent, The Ampersand Agency
Entry fee: £10 for General Entry, £20 for Entry + a paragraph of feedback from a competition reader
Prize: £500
Deadline: Sunday, May 17th 2026, 11:59 PM GMT
Please note: This is an external competition; all details and all submissions are on their website. Click here.