Home › Award › Fish Short Story Prize 2026
Award
Fish Short Story Prize 2026
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-11-30
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Fish Publishing
- Deadline
- 30 November 2026
- Where
- Ireland
- Compensation
- €3,000 for 1st place, €300 for 2nd and 3rd, €200 each for 7 honourable mentions, plus a three-day Short Story Workshop for the winner
- Disciplines
- Writing, Short Story
About this opportunity
The Fish Short Story Prize 2026 is a prestigious international competition hosted by Fish Publishing in West Cork, Ireland. It offers a top prize of €3,000 and a three-day workshop at the West Cork Literary Festival, with additional prizes for second, third, and seven honourable mentions. Entries are accepted until 30 November 2026, with an entry fee of €24 (€16 for subsequent entries).
Who can apply
- Open to writers internationally; no specific restrictions mentioned.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
Similar opportunities
- Leonard Cohen Poetry PrizeOnly Poems · Award · Canada · Deadline 7 Nov 2026
- Convocatoria Tierra Adentro de Novela Inédita 2026Fondo de Cultura Económica de España · Award · Spain · Deadline 7 Nov 2026
- IV Concurso de Relato Juan María Molina Jiménez (Convocatoria para Ceuta)Pilar Zapata · Award · Spain · Deadline 8 Nov 2026
- 2026 Novel Excerpt Contest — Judged by Chinelo Okparanta | $3,000 Prize!The Masters Review · Award · Deadline 8 Nov 2026
- 2026 Novel Excerpt ContestThe Masters Review · Award · Deadline 8 Nov 2026
- Novel Excerpt ContestThe Masters Review · Award · Deadline 8 Nov 2026