Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction 2026
ROUND 2: 24-26 APRIL 2026
It’s a write-off!
- 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 $1,500, 2nd $1,000, 3rd $500, 4th $350, 5th $250, 6th $200, plus 3 x $100 Wildcard Prizes.
The top 6 stories also feature in a dramatised reading on the podcast and are published in the annual Best of the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction anthology.
KEY DATES:
| ROUND 1: JANUARY 2026 | |
| Prompts released | Midday Friday 23 January 2026 AEDT |
| Deadline for entry | Midnight Sunday 25 January 2026 AEDT |
| Judging window | 26 January 2026 – 8 March 2026 AEDT |
| Results announced | Before 5:00pm Sunday 8 March 2026 AEDT |
| ROUND 2: APRIL 2026 | |
| Prompts released | Midday Friday 24 April 2026 AEST |
| Deadline for entry | Midnight Sunday 26 April 2026 AEST |
| Judging window | 27 April 2026 – 7 June 2026 AEST |
| Results announced | Before 5:00pm Sunday 7 June 2026 AEST |
| ROUND 3: JULY 2026 | |
| Prompts released | Midday Friday 24 July 2026 AEST |
| Deadline for entry | Midnight Sunday 26 July 2026 AEST |
| Judging window | 27 July 2026 – 6 September 2026 AEST |
| Results announced | Before 5:00pm Sunday 6 September 2026 AEST |
| ROUND 4: OCTOBER 2026 | |
| Prompts released | Midday Friday 23 October 2026 AEDT |
| Deadline for entry | Midnight Sunday 25 October 2026 AEDT |
| Judging window | 26 October 2026 – 6 December 2026 AEDT |
| Results announced | Before 5:00pm Sunday 6 December 2026 AEDT |