I am reading for this competition, with closing date 31 August. If you enter a short story early, yours might get to be the best so far and then fend off quite a few or maybe lead all the way. In other words, send in! I love reading brand new fiction.
We’re back with a competition for inclusion in Willesden Herald: New Short Stories 12. Open to international entries. Closing date will be August 31, 2022. Entry fee £5. There are ten prizes, as follows:
- 1st prize: £300 + one-off inscribed Willesden Herald mug
- 2nd: £200
- 3rd: £100
- 7 x £50
- Plus you get a copy of the anthology when it’s published.
We may invite a guest judge to select the winning entries from a shortlist. Please visit our submittable.com page for full details and to Submit.
EditorS.J. Moran

Photo: One-off Willesden Herald mug inscribed “Willesden Short Story Prize 20xx”