Skip to content
  • About Anne O’Leary
  • Send an email

Word herding

On writing, reading and randomness

Category: Short story competitions

Short story competitions July-December 2019

[Updated 13/11/19] The last time I did a short story round-up, the year was just beginning and the days were short – though the month was looong. Now here we are, already halfway through 2019, and some of us are in the middle of unprecedented heatwaves. Good times. Here’s a brand new list of opportunities… Read More Short story competitions July-December 2019

July 4, 2019November 29, 2019 AnneLeave a comment

Free-to-enter writing competitions

[Updated 16/9/19] Writing is a funny old game that you can easily spend more money on than you earn from it. To make progress, you need to get your work out into the world and hopefully build a reputation as a writer. But regularly entering competitions is costly, and you can run up quite a… Read More Free-to-enter writing competitions

June 9, 2019September 16, 2019 Anne4 Comments

2019 short story competitions

[Updated regularly] It may feel as if January is in its 95th day, but you have to trust me when I say it really is coming to an end. And if you’ve been struggling to get back to disciplined writing time after the lovely laziness of Christmas, this list of upcoming short story competitions might… Read More 2019 short story competitions

January 23, 2019July 4, 2019 Anne2 Comments

Winter-spring short story competition round-up

[UPDATED 6/12/18] The great thing about annual short story competitions is that they seem to loop back around in no time, so if you’ve had no luck one year you can soon try your hand again. Here’s a list of some interesting ones open for entries over the coming months. As ever, it isn’t a… Read More Winter-spring short story competition round-up

November 7, 2018December 6, 2018 Anne7 Comments

From the Well competition

I was absolutely overjoyed to win my first short story competition recently. Yesterday saw the launch of the From the Well competition anthology, which takes its name from my entry Smoke in the Rain. Finally getting to hold a copy of the book was overwhelming, particularly as it was officially presented by the Cork County Deputy… Read More From the Well competition

July 14, 2017August 3, 2018 Anne3 Comments

Colm Tóibín International Short Story Award 2017 longlist

A bit of happy news dropped into my inbox yesterday – a story of mine, ‘A Simple Loss of Balance’, has been longlisted for the Colm Tóibín International Short Story Award 2017. I was even happier to see the name of my writing group pal Sinéad Slattery on there too, plus a host of writers whose… Read More Colm Tóibín International Short Story Award 2017 longlist

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 Anne7 Comments
Books & Literature
Books & Literature

Recent Posts

  • UL Winter School 2019: return of the Dooligans
  • A couple of Best Microfiction 2020 nominations
  • Retreat West charity anthology ‘No Good Deed’
  • ‘Mind Games’ published in Lunate Fiction
  • The rejection game
  • 6 things I’ve learned about entering competitions
  • Best British & Irish Flash Fiction list

Archives

Categories

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets
Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy