CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Short Story Awards

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Arts opportunity Literary arts Central Alberta Call for Submissions

DEADLINE: February 25, 2027 - 5:00 pm

Next Generation Short Story Awards

  • Submissions accepted: Unpublished short stories and poems (5,000 words or less)
  • Categories: 30+
  • Deadline: Thursday, February 25, 2027
  • Entry Fee: $25 for the first category entered, and $20 for every additional category entered for the same story
  • Winners' Prizes: Winners in each category receive $75 cash prizes, gold medals, digital stickers, social media coverage, literary exposure, story publication in an Anthology of Winners, and a complimentary copy of the Anthology of Winners. Three Grand Prize Winners will be selected from all entries and awarded $500 for 1st Prize, $300 for 2nd Prize and $200 for 3rd Prize and will be invited to attend the Next Generation Indie Book Awards gala ceremony.
  • Finalists' Benefits: Finalists in each category are given digital stickers, literary exposure, and author's name and title of story mentioned in the Anthology of Winners. A copy of the Anthology of Winners is available to purchase at half price and silver medals are available to order.
  • Enter at: www.shortstoryawards.com