Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction 2025

  • Opens: Midday 24 January 2025 AEDT; 
  • Closes: Midnight 26 January 2025 AEDT 

The Not Quite Write Prize challenges writers to break the writing ‘rules’ while still telling a compelling 500-word story. 

Participants have 60 hours to write up to 500 words of Flash Fiction in response to two prompts and one anti-prompt.

Entry Fee: AU$35 (20% early bird discount available).

Prize: Total prize pool of AU$4,000 with 8 cash prizes including AU$1,500 and a trophy for first place, plus publication for the entire shortlist. Winners are read aloud on the Not Quite Write podcast and receive a publishing contract for the annual print anthology.

More information: https://notquitewritepodcast.com/prize/

There will be 3 more rounds of the competition in 2025 on the following dates (all other details remain the same): 

  • 25-27 April 2025 
  • 25-27 July 2025 
  • 24-24 October 2025

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