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Flash Fiction Competition 2026
Back for 2026- our Flash Fiction comp gives you a chance to get creative in a short form of prose writing… not always easy to achieve, as we discussed with our Scriever, Catherine recently! Have a go…
FEB COMPETITION
The Federation of Writers (Scotland) is running a bi-monthly Flash Fiction Competition.
The cost of entry is £3. There is no limit to how often a writer can submit as long as each entry has a separate entry fee.
Entries in Gaelic will be retained until the bi-monthly competition which is closest to the Mod in October so that a judge can look at all the Gaelic entries at once.
Competition Details
1) Payment
Please pay your £3 entry fee at this link:
This will give you a reference number.
OR: you can pay via the Federation Banking details:
Bank of Scotland:
Sort Code:80-22-60 Account: 24436766
Again, please reference ‘FWS flash’, in your ref box when making your payment and say on your email that you have made payment via the bank account.
2) Submission
Please add this reference number at the top of your Flash Fiction document. Send your finished Flash Fiction piece of no more than 500 words to: treasurerfws@gmail.com who will then forward your piece to the judges.
3) Prizes
a) The winner of the Flash competition will be offered publication on our Federation website and promotion via our socials for the winning Flash.
b) The winner will be offered the opportunity to have their piece included in the Federation 2026 anthology, alongside the April 2026 winner - with later winning pieces being offered this opportunity in the next anthology.
c) The winner will also be offered the opportunity to have up to 1000 words sent to a beta reader for feedback.
d) All bi-monthly Flash winners for consideration for the Fed Flash 2026 title.
The winner of the Fed Flash 2026 in English or Scots will be invited to read their piece at Tinsel Tales in the company of our Makar and Scriever. The winner of the Gaelic Flash competition will also be invited to read their piece at Tinsel Tales, be promoted on our Socials and could choose to have their piece included in our next anthology.
All rights will remain with all respective authors.