The Writers' HQ Flash Quarterly Competition

A project of Writers' HQ (see other related projects).

This project is on indefinite hiatus. Check their site to find out whether this is a submission and/or publication hiatus. (March 2020)

About

Writerpeople! Your words are needed. By us. We want your words, is what we’re saying. We crave them. And if we don’t get them in regular, let’s say three-monthly doses, we will shrivel and perish. Welcome, friends, to our quarterly flash fiction competition. In the years we’ve been running writers’ retreats and writing courses, we’ve come across a whole load of amazing stories written by our amazing students. “Holy fuckballs!” we cried, “Those stories should be published and read the whole internet over!” And then we realised that we in fact have a website and are a writing organisation of growing recognition and means and actually what the hell is stopping us from running our own competition and publishing those stories ourselves? Nothing. That’s what.

No Fees! This contest does not charge mandatory fees.

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Publication Media & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Awarded 4 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Awarded 1 x per year

Fiction On Hiatus

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026