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Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-12-31
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- LitMag
- Deadline
- 31 December 2026
- Where
- Online
- Compensation
- $3,000 cash prize + publication
- Disciplines
- Fiction, Short Story
About this opportunity
The Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction, hosted by LitMag, offers a $3,000 prize and publication in the journal for a short story between 3,000 and 8,000 words. Entries are accepted online with a $25 fee by December 31, 2026, and all submissions are considered for publication. The winner receives agent reviews from top literary agents.
Who can apply
- Open to all writers; story must be 3,000–8,000 words.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
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