Fish Publishing Short Story Prize
Deadline: November 30 (midnight GMT)
Prize Fund : €6,000 (equates approx to US$6,000)
For the opportunity to have your short story published in the Fish Anthology 2025, enter the Fish Short Story Prize. Ten stories will be selected for publication.
Judge: Sean Lusk, winner of the Manchester Fiction Prize, the Fish Short Story Prize, and second prizes in the Bridport and Tom-Gallon Trust awards
Word Limit: 5,000
Results: 17 March '25
Anthology Published: July '25
Entry Fees: €22 for first entry (€14 each additional)
€22 equates approximately to US$23 or £18
Optional critique €58
The ten winning stories will be published in the Fish Anthology 2025.
- 1st prize: €3,000 and five-day Short Story Workshop at the West Cork Literary Festival
- 2nd prize: Online Writing Course + €300
- 3rd prize: €300
- 7 Honourable Mentions €200 each
See also the Fish Publishing
Short Story Writing Course
This online program offers both new and experienced writers an extensive range of creative ideas and activities to help develop their craft. Course tutor Mary-Jane Holmes will be on hand to offer advice on mastering technique and developing personal style. Each module concentrates on a key aspect of the form, such as shape and structure, narrative perspective and characterization. By the end of the program you will have completed a polished work of short fiction that will be submitted for the next Fish Short Story Prize.
- 10 separate modules
- complete at your convenience within five months
- prompt, one-to-one feedback from an engaging writing professional
