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Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition

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Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. The fee is GBP £9.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom Established in 2022

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationUnknown contest frequency.

Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including....

General.

Lengths:
Short Story1,000 - 3,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: GBP £1,000 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.


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Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
This project ranks among the 25 Most Approachable Fiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 42 reports from 41 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported5 min | 73.9 mean avg | 104.0 median | 133 max days (41.7 std dev)
Responses97.62 %
Acceptances40.48 % of submissions accepted (47.9 avg. days per acceptance) | 41.46 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections57.14 % (94.8 avg. days per rejection) | 8.3 % personal, 91.7 % form, 0.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses2.38 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals2.38 % (5.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending11 responses are pending (164 min | 180.8 mean avg | 172.0 median | 222 max days waiting | 18.4 std dev) from 11 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: GBP £9.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 14 Jan 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 09 Jan 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 11 Mar 2025
Last Audited: 28 Jan 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 24 Feb 2022

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