Literary Women’s Writing Prize for Short Story

The Literary Women’s Writing Prize for Short Story is an international writing competition organised by The Kind Press to recognise and support women’s writing and provide emerging and established writers with opportunities for publication.

Eligibility

• Open to women writers from anywhere in the world.

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old as of February 1, 2027.

• All submissions must be written in English.

• Entries must be original and unpublished.

• No formal education or previous publishing experience is required.

What You Can Submit

The competition accepts fiction and nonfiction, including:

• Short stories

• Essays

• Poetry

• Mixed-form writing

Entries may be up to 2,600 words.

Poetry submissions must consist of a single poem of no more than 50 lines and 1,000 words.

There is no restriction on theme or style.

Prize

• First Prize: AUD 1,000.

• All shortlisted entries will be published in Anthologia 2027, an international paperback anthology published by The Kind Press and distributed by Simon & Schuster Australia.

Entry Fee

• AUD 33 early-bird fee until November 29, 2026.

• AUD 45 standard entry fee after the early-bird period.

• Each submission requires a separate entry and entry fee.

Important

Submissions created, edited or developed using ChatGPT, Claude or other generative AI tools are not eligible.

Deadline

February 12, 2027, at 5:00 PM AEDT.