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Dark Tales Quarterly Short Story Contest

It’s baaaaack… Dark Tales is relaunching its short story competition. The quarterly magazine is seeking unpublished horror and science fiction stories up to 5000 words.

Prizes: First prize, £250 plus publication; Runner-up, £50 plus publication; Third place, £25 plus publication.

Reading fee: £5  (higher if you’d like a critique)

Deadline is November 30, 2013. For more information, please visit their website.

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Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition

Lorian Hemingway, photo by Tom Corcoran

A perennial favorite for 31 years, this competition for emerging writers is open to original, unpublished short fiction up to 3500 words. Ms. Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, is the competition’s final judge.

Prizes: First prize, $1500 and publication; second and third prizes, $500 each.

Reading fee: $15.00 per story.

Deadline is May 1, 2013. For more information, please visit their website.

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Gemini Magazine Short Story Contest

Gemini Magazine is seeking entries for its fourth annual short story contest. All themes, styles, subjects welcome.

Prizes: Grand prize, $1000; Second prize, $100, plus 3 honorable mentions

Reading fee: $4.00 per entry.

Deadline is April 1, 2013. For more information, please visit their website.

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InkTears Short Story Competition 2012

InkTears is looking for short stories written in English, any theme, between 1,000 and 3,000 words. Deadline for submission is November 30, 2012. All prizewinners get published to the InkTears Readers and consideration for a short story collection/anthology publication.

Prizes:
Winner £1,000, runner-up £100

Reading fee is £6.00 per story.

Deadline is November 30, 2012. For more information, please visit their website.

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