Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction
April 24-26, 2026
It's a write-off!
Hosted in Australia for writers worldwide
500 words
60 hours
2 teams
1 winner
Choose a team and write a 500-word story based on your team's prompts to compete for thousands of dollars in cash prizes & print publication. Then stick around for the Not Quite Write Podcast afterparty, where the judges will unpack the competition stats and celebrate the top stories!
1st Prize AU$1,500 (~US$1,035) | 2nd AU$1,000 | 3rd AU$500 | 4th AU$350 | 5th AU$250 | 6th AU$200 | plus 3x AU$100 Wildcard Prizes
Entry ticket: AU$35 (~US$24). Your ticket includes access to the Not Quite Write Community, a safe space to share your work, give and receive feedback, and chat with other authors.
The winner receives a trophy, and the top 6 stories also feature in a dramatised reading on the podcast and are published in our annual Best of the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction anthology.
